God Claims Earth; God Claims World.

God claims Earth and everything in it, God claims world and all who love on it. He built it on Ocean foundations, laid it out on River girders. Who can climb Mount God? Who can scale the holy north-face? Only the clean-handed, only the pure-hearted; Men who won't cheat, women who won't seduce. God is at their side; with God's help they make it. This, Jacob, is wht happens to God-seekers God-questers. Wake up, you sleepyhead city! Wake up, you sleepyhead people! King-glory is ready to enter. Who is this King-Glory? God, armed and battle-ready. Wake up, you sleepyhead city! Wake up, you sleepyhead people! King-Glory is ready to enter. Who is this King-Glory? God of the angel armies: He is King-Glory (Psalm 24) The Message Version.

No one to claim the body. In news reports and movies, and even in real life, we have heard those words. Usually the deceased was a prisoner or one who died alone; no one to claim the body. A recent newspaper article went in depth in the life of a man who died in the apartment of his long-dead parents. He had been engaged to marry, but the father of the woman denied her to marry him. He never married, worked, and made a few friends. In later life he became a hoarder and did not have a social life, refusing to go out and to let those who knew him, to come into his home. After a few days of his death, police were alerted to a smell in this apartment, and they found the body. The article reported on how a special unit in that city exists to try to put together clues and leads to find someone who might claim the body and the estate of the deceased. This man was cremated and his ashes buried in the city cemetery for those whose bodies are not claimed.

God claims you. No more fitting message can be found for this week of remembrance of the saints in Glory and we, the saints down here. King David knew God and had seen carefully and closely how agos worked, in his life, in the life of Israel, and in the lives of those who sought Him. And we know God never changes, God remains the same. The God Who gave us life, will keep us if we surrender and belong to Him. Our bodies may not be claimed, but our spirits will; He who made You, to whom you gave your heart, will say, "That is my child."

PRAYER: Lord, we pray for those who are alone, for those whose lives have taken sad, unexpected turns and find themselves with no living relatives or people they can call friends. Be with them. But please accept our thanks for Your claim on our lives. We surrender to You and seek to live in Your favor. This we pray in Christ Jesus' strong name, amen.

Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!

Eradio Valverde ASSIGNMENT: Claim somebody today as your friend; truly and genuinely care for them and their lives. Remember Jesus' commandment to love one another!