22 - Unless they are told

Communication is such a key component of what we do on a daily basis - and this includes all of us nowadays. We are sending messages, emails, voice-mails, whatsapps, instant messages and so on. We communicate more than we have ever done before. However, despite this, we still have moments of mis-communication or 'lack of' communication. Sometimes people just don't want to read or hear our messages.

In Psalm 22 David writes that future generations will get to know about all that God has done. And how will this happen? Well, it will only happen if we Communicate the message to those around us. The only way the unborn child gets to hear of the Gospel is if someone commits to tell them about Jesus.

Psalm 22:30-31 - "Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
³¹ They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn:
    He has done it!"

 So, how are we planning to pass on the message to others. We can't wait and leave it for someone else to do - it depends on us.

Living in Grace
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Chased by dogs

This afternoon on my run I was chased by dogs, on two separate times. It was fine in the end because the dogs were small enough to out stare (and run), but it would have been interesting if they had been any bigger.

David knew what it was like to be chased by 'dogs', except the dogs that hounded him were actually people. This is what he wrote:

Psalm 59:6 -They come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets.

He also said: "My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet." - Psalm 22:16

This last Psalm was of course the Psalm that Jesus recited from the cross. I am sure that Jesus also felt troubled by the 'dogs' of humanity, as they grouped around him snarling and jeering at him.

So the next time you feel that people are coming for you, remember that both Jesus and David understand your situation. Why don't you read Psalm 22 and Psalm 59 to go deeper into this devotion for today?

Living in Grace
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