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Speaking Out |
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There is beauty in the life that allows the Christ within to be seen by others. Seeing can be done without words, and sometimes we reveal God best when our lips are silent. There is a time though to come out of our silence. Psalm 107 strongly encourages us with a question, and then, a needed response. Has the Lord redeemed you? Then, speak out! As believers, we have each experienced, and continue to experience, God’s redemption. Redemption: God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus, who has freed us by taking away our sins. Redemption: God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. He paid for you with the precious lifeblood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. Knowing what Christ has done for us is reason enough to come out of our silence, but the psalmist elaborates still more on who needs to open their mouths and let their words speak for their God. The psalmist alludes to those who have wandered in the desert – lost, homeless, hungry, thirsty. God rescued them and brought them to safety. Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them. Some sat in a gloomy darkness. Rebellion and scorn held them in chains, but God broke their chains. Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them. Fools suffered for their sins, but they found healing with God. Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them. Others reached their wits’ end, cringing and staggering. God calmed the storm to a whisper, and stilled the waves. Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them. Can you relate at all? In the words of the psalmist, do you recognize the workings of God in your own life? Perhaps this would be a good time to do some remembering, and stir the gratitude within our hearts. And whip it up good! so it overflows from our hearts to our lips! Paul told the Corinthians he was compelled to speak. It would have been far more difficult for him to be silent. It was a compulsion that came very naturally. With our eyes, our hearts, and our minds open to the redemptive work of God in our lives, let us praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds. |
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