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1 Hallelujah! Thank God! Pray to him by name! Tell everyone you meet what he has done! 2 Sing him songs, belt out hymns, translate his wonders into music! 3 Honor his holy name with Hallelujahs, you who seek God. Live a happy life! 4 Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works; be alert for signs of his presence. 5 Remember the world of wonders he has made, his miracles, and the verdicts he's rendered - 6 O seed of Abraham, his servant, O child of Jacob, his chosen. 7 He's God, our God, in charge of the whole earth. 8 And he remembers, remembers his Covenant - for a thousand generations he's been as good as his word. 9 It's the Covenant he made with Abraham, the same oath he swore to Isaac, 10 The very statute he established with Jacob, the eternal Covenant with Israel, 11 Namely, "I give you the land. Canaan is your hill-country inheritance." 45 So they could do everything he told them - could follow his instructions to the letter. (Psalm 105:1-11, 45b The Message Bible)
Friend, as we pray today, please pray for Mr. Max Perez, former pastor in the Rio Texas Conference, now living in Dallas, who has been in the hospital for cardiac issues. Pray for his recover and for an appointment he has with a cardiologist today in Dallas. May God bring healing to this brother, whom I've known since his childhood. May God bless you for blessing others with your prayers.
My mother would tell us the story of the circus elephant who was burned with a cigarette by a mean man. The man laughed and laughed, she said, at the pain he had caused the elephant. Several years later, the same circus came to town, and the same elephant saw the man in the crowd that had burned him and went over and killed him. A great story about memory, maybe not much else. But I loved it and remember even to this day. This psalm is about memory, too, for we usually forget much too soon, the good God has done for us. And forgetting usually means that we may walk away from God. If we remember we should thank and praise God for His goodness and for all God has done in our history. We should never forget God's name nor His deeds, the psalmist says. It should be such good news that we hold nothing back from those we meet. If we are able to honor God with songs of hallelujahs, and by seeking Him daily. And the connection to all the passages from this week is the mention of yesterday's wrestler, Mr. Jacob and his lineage who is chosen and special. The God who made the covenant with Abraham will never forget nor forsake that covenant. The covenant passed on to each son, including Hulk Jacob. God is a God whose memory of His promises never forgets His word for His people. All that God promised to Abraham holds true for Jacob and all the sons and daughters who follow.
Everything about God is eternal. Love. word, promises, His Love, also all eternal. As the the psalm concludes with a simple but powerful call to praise the Lord, We should see that the purpose of remembering God's faithfulness is to lead us to a life of obedience and devotion. As we reflect on God's goodness and grace, may our hearts overflow with praise and may our lives be a testament to His faithfulness.
PRAYER: Lord, bless our hearts and minds with thoughts of thankfulness and praise. May we never forget all that You do for us so that we can continue to be faithful; in Christ Jesus we pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord. YOUR CALL TO ACTION: May our memories remind us over and over again of God's faithfulness.
Receive my blessings of love and joy,
Pastor Eradio Valverde, Jr.
