“America, Bless God”

“Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God,

 You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty.”

Psalm 104:1

  I remember as a child the first time I bought a gift for my Mom with my own money. It was the hardest thing to depart with what little I had but when I saw the joy it brought it was well worth it.

I had always been and am still very good at asking for things, but when we give it completes the transaction of a relationship.

When I hear the song “God Bless America” it causes me to reverse the asking and I have caused myself to praise and honor God. How much more could He give us and yet it seems like we just keep asking?

The verse in Psalm 104 suggests that we “Bless the Lord”; it goes on to recognize the attributes and power of God. To make sure we are not just “Religious” but instead “Relational” we must complete the transaction by giving God the honor He is due.

So the next time you hear “God Bless America” or for that matter, right now “Bless The Lord”, amen! – Rob Russomano is a graduate of the Colony of Mercy and serves on the full-time staff at America’s Keswick

Daily Bible Reading: Exodus 39-40; James 5

Quote of the day:  Jesus Christ, God the Son, joyfully obeyed God the Father, who sent him to rescue his rebellious creation, by being miraculously born of a virgin (he was sinless) and became a human. He willingly paid the price for rebellion—spiritual, eternal and physical death—by dying on a cross.  Then was raised back to life to demonstrate his complete victory over sin and death.   He came to establish his Kingdom rule and redeem (buy back for himself at a price) a people of his own possession.  The whole Old Testament, its laws, ceremonies, stories, characters, kings, prophets and promises, is the uncompleted story, of which Jesus is the fulfillment. Jesus is, as C S Lewis wrote, “the chapter on which the whole plot turns.   Scott Thomas & Tom Wood, Gospel Coach

Bible Memory: Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promises; then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word. Psalm 119:41-42