A Glory Seed Devotional
Home Sweet PSALMS…

“He will say to me, ‘You are my Father and my God, as well as the mighty rock where I am safe.’” (Psalms 89:26 CEV)

Today’s verse comes from the Devotional “Daily Living for Seniors” even though you may not be a senior I am sure you’ll find it as inspiring as I did. If you are a senior may I suggest you check out their website you’ll find other helpful stuff http://www.seniorlivingministries.org.

God’s redemptive work in the lives of His faithful people will naturally provoke worship. Author and Pastor Leslie B. Flynn once told a story that illustrates this truth.

An orphaned boy was living with his grandmother when their house caught fire. The grandmother, trying to get upstairs to rescue the boy, perished in the flames. The boy’s cries for help were finally answered by a man who climbed an iron drainpipe and came back down with the boy hanging tightly to his neck.

Several weeks later, a public hearing was held to determine who would receive custody of the child. A farmer, a teacher, and the town’s wealthiest citizen all gave the reasons they felt they should be chosen to give the boy a home. But as they talked, the lad’s eyes remained focused on the floor.

Then a stranger walked to the front and slowly took his hands from his pockets, revealing severe scars on them. As the crowd gasped, the boy cried out in recognition. This was the man who had saved his life. His hands had been burned when he climbed the hot pipe. With a leap the boy threw his arms around the man’s neck and held on for dear life. The other men silently walked away, leaving the boy and his rescuer alone. Those marred hands had settled the issue.

In our world today, many voices are calling for our attention. Among them is the One whose nail-pierced hands remind us that He has rescued us from sin and its deadly consequences. And because of the redemption He’s purchased for us with His blood, we owe our devotion to Him!

Grace and PEACE!
Gary

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"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" (Psalms 46:10 ESV)

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Scriptures marked CEV, “Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.”

Scripture quotations marked ESV "Are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved."