Daily Bread (How Can We Keep From Singing?)

[shortlady]

Daily Bread (How Can We Keep From Singing?)

Read: Psalm 146

While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. —Psalm 146:2
Robert Lowry felt that preaching would be his greatest contribution in life. However, this 19th-century pastor is best remembered for his gospel music and hymns. Lowry composed words or music for more than 500 songs, including “Christ Arose,” “I Need Thee Every Hour,” and “Shall We Gather at the River?”

In 1860, as the United States teetered on the brink of civil war, Lowry wrote these enduring words that focus not on threatening circumstances but on the unchanging Christ:
What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Savior liveth;
What though the darkness gather round!
Songs in the night He giveth:
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that refuge clinging;
Since Christ is Lord of Heav’n and earth,
How can I keep from singing?

Lowry’s confidence in God during difficult times echoes the psalmist’s words: “Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. . . . Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God” (Ps. 146:3-5).

Whether we react to life with faith or fear depends on our focus. Knowing that “the Lord shall reign forever” (v.10), how can we keep from singing?


If you keep in tune with Christ, you can sing even in the dark.

 

[dperrault1]

reacting with faith or fear

I like what you wrote - thank you.
When I get fearful and full of doubt I use the story of the Woman who touched Jesus robe (Mark 5) and the story of Peter walking to Jesus on the water (Matthew 14) as a vision in my mind.

Jesus told the woman she was healed because of her faith! So when things are really tough and I feel like I'm up against the impossible, I see myself reaching for Jesus' robe and confidently have faith that he will see me through this crisis.

Then as I move forward and another obstacle hits me ... I envision Peter walking on the water to Jesus. And when he's distracted by the storm and waves around him, he looses his focus and faith on Jesus and he begins to sink and call out for help. Jesus reaches down and helps Peter but ask why he lost faith.

Both stories are great visuals for me when I find myself in some really really tough moments.

I praise God that He is always there for me. I really don't know how non-Christians cope with today bad economy. I'm so thankful that I have God's word to speak to me every day!

 

[shortlady]

I like what you wrote - thank you.
When I get fearful and full of doubt I use the story of the Woman who touched Jesus robe (Mark 5) and the story of Peter walking to Jesus on the water (Matthew 14) as a vision in my mind.

Jesus told the woman she was healed because of her faith! So when things are really tough and I feel like I'm up against the impossible, I see myself reaching for Jesus' robe and confidently have faith that he will see me through this crisis.

Then as I move forward and another obstacle hits me ... I envision Peter walking on the water to Jesus. And when he's distracted by the storm and waves around him, he looses his focus and faith on Jesus and he begins to sink and call out for help. Jesus reaches down and helps Peter but ask why he lost faith.

Both stories are great visuals for me when I find myself in some really really tough moments.

I praise God that He is always there for me. I really don't know how non-Christians cope with today bad economy. I'm so thankful that I have God's word to speak to me every day!

Amen I know right. Cause it is tough with Him ith our Faith can you imagine not knowing Him??? God Forbid....