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23 May 2007
Psalm 68:11-16
The Lord gave the command, and a great army told the news:
"Kings and their armies run away. In camp they divide the wealth taken in war.
Those who stayed by the campfires will share the riches taken in battle."
The Almighty scattered kings like snow on Mount Zalmon.
The mountains of Bashan are high; the mountains of Bashan have many peaks.
Why do you mountains with many peaks look with envy on the mountain that God chose for his home?
The LORD will live there forever.
We spend loads of time working on our image because we know visual impressions count with many people. Well, with God it's different. God looks on the heart. God has a different set of priorities. Once Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world."
Oh yes, kings and presidents think power is one thing, but this song celebrates kings being "scattered like snow", and the comparatively small mount Zion being chosen by God over and above the grand, multi peaks of Bashan.
If we spend our lives cultivating the values God despises, the inference is that we'll find our little empires crashing round our ears. And when we die, it will show up as nothing but torn rags hanging from barbed wire, with no worth at all to take with us.
So what's the good news?
Make sure you're on God's side! Listen carefully and work in harmony with God's values of truth, compassion and faithfulness. Put yourself out to do something today that God counts beautiful, and see if you can do it without anyone knowing it's you.
Be happy for other people to succeed and go for "win/win" outcomes rather than an "I win they lose" mindset. Don't discount what and who God chooses to work with, even if it jars with your own ideas. That way the one true living and fantastic God can reach deep into your heart and your life and use you - yes YOU!
Lord Almighty
Your great power contrasting with your incredible humility makes me think. I can't say I understand how your ways work, but I do want to let your kind of kingdom grow in my territory. Over to you. Thank you!
Psalm 68:11-16
The Lord gave the command, and a great army told the news:
"Kings and their armies run away. In camp they divide the wealth taken in war.
Those who stayed by the campfires will share the riches taken in battle."
The Almighty scattered kings like snow on Mount Zalmon.
The mountains of Bashan are high; the mountains of Bashan have many peaks.
Why do you mountains with many peaks look with envy on the mountain that God chose for his home?
The LORD will live there forever.
We spend loads of time working on our image because we know visual impressions count with many people. Well, with God it's different. God looks on the heart. God has a different set of priorities. Once Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world."
Oh yes, kings and presidents think power is one thing, but this song celebrates kings being "scattered like snow", and the comparatively small mount Zion being chosen by God over and above the grand, multi peaks of Bashan.
If we spend our lives cultivating the values God despises, the inference is that we'll find our little empires crashing round our ears. And when we die, it will show up as nothing but torn rags hanging from barbed wire, with no worth at all to take with us.
So what's the good news?
Make sure you're on God's side! Listen carefully and work in harmony with God's values of truth, compassion and faithfulness. Put yourself out to do something today that God counts beautiful, and see if you can do it without anyone knowing it's you.
Be happy for other people to succeed and go for "win/win" outcomes rather than an "I win they lose" mindset. Don't discount what and who God chooses to work with, even if it jars with your own ideas. That way the one true living and fantastic God can reach deep into your heart and your life and use you - yes YOU!
Lord Almighty
Your great power contrasting with your incredible humility makes me think. I can't say I understand how your ways work, but I do want to let your kind of kingdom grow in my territory. Over to you. Thank you!
