editorial update and Psalm 118

So I started listening to podcasts early in the morning, sometimes before sunrise.  This is part of getting my mind in the proper setting to approach the day.  I have various subjects on my podcasting app, but the best, the ones that really do the most, are devotionals.  There's the Morning Mindset, a Christian app that recites some scripture and tries to be practical and positive about it, and there's the various TV people who post audio of their television programs as podcasts.

These have done wonders getting me centered and all "hyped-up", bolstering my enthusiasm for spreading the Gospel throughout the day.  I've even started re-organizing my day for the purpose of supporting the page, and bringing new avenues of content.

All for the glory of our mighty God.

Also, the classic hymn line that many of us sing joyfully at Vacation Bible School in our youth:

"This is the day that the Lord hath made; I will rejoice and be glad in it."

This line is taken from an even older hymn from some 2500-3000 years ago, Psalm 118, as translated thereafter from ancient Hebrew into the English language.

As Pastor Butch Bruton says, "God is good, all the time."  (roughly, en Espanol: "El Dio es bueno, todos los tiempos.")

And having spoken and quoted of "patience" earlier, I note that this podcasting/devotional binge first thing in the morning really goes against patience most of the time, making the Gospel seem more urgent than when I didn't have the morning devotional time.

But it certainly gives the Gospel a bigger, more important presence in my day, and I'm grateful for that.  It came from a productivity thing, talking about successful people reading and doing audiobooks early in the morning, and this came from a Christian evangelist, this mention.  But I steered the advice toward the Gospel, getting me hearing the good messages early, the Good News, such that I get to the proper mindset early in the day, and it tends to stay with me all through the day.

Somewhat later on in the day, I do my Bible readings from various sources, Spurgeon readings, and few other.  I recommend that too, a bit of the Bible everyday, even if its only a piece of a scripture: something to feed the spirit.

Memes: Psalm 118 and Ephesians 4

"....walk worthy of the calling you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."  -Ephesians 4

 

Readings and some selections December 3, 2022.

READINGS:
 

Psalm 91
 

Psalm 118
 

Isaiah 57

Our perspective matters. If we chose to continually see things from man’s perspective, we will be discouraged and disappointed with the Lord. If we choose to get into the Word and see life from His perspective, we find joy peace and excitement by drawing closer to Him. -Daily Disciples.Org

It is the height of grace that Jehovah should be in covenant with man, a I feeble, sinful, and dying creature. Yet the LORD has solemnly entered into a faithful compact with us, and from that covenant He will never turn aside. In virtue of this covenant we are safe. As lions and wolves are driven off by shepherds, so shall all noxious influences be chased away. The LORD will give us rest from disturbers and destroyers; the evil beasts shall cease out of the land. -Charles Spurgeon 

"I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me and thou art become my salvation."

"The stone which the builders refused is become the stone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.  This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."