That Others May See...

The many workings of God I will only ever see 'thru a glass darkly' 

on this side of eternity.

But something really stood out to me when I read this

 Psalm on this quote card one day this week, 

and then it popped up again in the "Praise Him Anyway" reading challenge

 that our family is doing several nites a week.

If I have been rescued from a pit and my feet have 

been set on a rock

and I have a firm foundation on which to stand,

this puts a song in my heart and I praise the Lord.

It's obvious in the last two lines of this Psalm

that the praise will radiate from my life and my mouth

because other people will see and fear the Lord

and put their trust in Him.

This sentiment is echoed in the Sermon on the Mount

where Jesus tells us to let our lights shine before men

'that they may see your good works and glorify

your Father which is in heaven'.

The purpose of people noticing the change in me?

SO that they may be reminded of Who is calling them

to repentance and a new life.

Nothing new here. But fresh thots that blessed my heart deeply.

Let us go forth in full and glad surrender,

loving the Lord and knowing Him.

We have a God who yearns to have us follow him fully,

and who has commissioned us to be witnesses that

Jesus lives!