Our reading challenge for the day is Psalms 76-80. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?
Psalm 76 - Do we fear those who rule over us with an iron fist? They in turn fear God, who overcomes them so as to defend his people.
Psalm 77 - Often what gives us courage is our recollection of God’s word, particularly the ways he has shown mercy in the past. This is one of many reasons that I love the historic liturgy. In it we recite God’s faithfulness again and again. I’ve seen many times how weak and infirm people can remember what they have sung and said so many times. This brings them hope in God.
Psalm 78 - Generation after generation we must confess that we have fallen short of God’s commands. We are exactly the kind of people who fell in the wilderness. Therefore we owe it to the next generation to tell of God’s goodness and mercy.
Psalm 79 - God often uses people, evil people, to judge sin and failure. May we be the object of his care, not of his wrath!
Psalm 80 - Who is the man of God’s right hand? It is Jesus, whose face shines upon all who believe him. He brings salvation and grace.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Bible Reading Challenge Week 31 Day 1
Our reading challenge for the day is Psalms 71-75. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?
Psalm 71 - God’s faithfulness through our lives makes us want to proclaim him to the next generation as well. He is the Lord whose mercy and grace never changes.
Psalm 72 - We sometimes wonder when our leaders pray for themselves. Is there something self-centered when the ruler prays for prosperity? No doubt. But we would rather God bless us with prosperity than that our leaders would plunder us.
Psalm 73 - What is it that makes us stumble and fall? It is getting our eyes on those people and situations around us rather than on God. When we look to him we see our world and ourselves rightly.
Psalm 74 - Sometimes God seems far away. He doesn’t seem to be defending his glory. But we never need to worry. He is the great and mighty one who can do all his will. We don’t avenge him. He takes care of all.
Psalm 75 - God is, in fact, the one who has judged sin and death. He did it in the person and work of Jesus, God the Son, who took upon himself death, the penalty of sin, and conquered it through the resurrection. We trust in Jesus, our judge.
Psalm 71 - God’s faithfulness through our lives makes us want to proclaim him to the next generation as well. He is the Lord whose mercy and grace never changes.
Psalm 72 - We sometimes wonder when our leaders pray for themselves. Is there something self-centered when the ruler prays for prosperity? No doubt. But we would rather God bless us with prosperity than that our leaders would plunder us.
Psalm 73 - What is it that makes us stumble and fall? It is getting our eyes on those people and situations around us rather than on God. When we look to him we see our world and ourselves rightly.
Psalm 74 - Sometimes God seems far away. He doesn’t seem to be defending his glory. But we never need to worry. He is the great and mighty one who can do all his will. We don’t avenge him. He takes care of all.
Psalm 75 - God is, in fact, the one who has judged sin and death. He did it in the person and work of Jesus, God the Son, who took upon himself death, the penalty of sin, and conquered it through the resurrection. We trust in Jesus, our judge.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sermon for 7/29/12
Rooted and Grounded (Ephesians 3)
Lord of all, may we be rooted and grounded in your love, that we may grow and flourish as fruitful vines in your kingdom, for you live and reign with the Father and the Spirit, one God, now and forever.
We’re in Ephesians chapter 3, verses 14-21. I hope you’ve brought your Bibles or found a pew Bible and are following carefully, taking in this Word of God, preparing yourselves to take the Gospel into your homes and your workplaces throughout the week. God’s Word is living and active. As our Lord speaks to us we can look to him in hope.
I have with me a little plant. It’s pretty small, just a beginner. But since I took the seed out of the packet and got it wet, this plant has germinated and sprouted. It’s begun to make roots. If I treat it right then it will continue to grow and will eventually produce a large number of seeds which can be eaten or can be planted to grow more pole beans like this one. But what will happen to this plant if I decide to stick it in the ground leaves down and roots up? Or what if I leave it lying here on the pulpit and forget about it? Or if I stick it back into my pocket and don’t plant it? No beans from this plant! It will be done. It sprouted but was then choked out. But if I plant it in good soil, if I make sure it has the conditions for growth, like adequate water and lots of sunshine, if I keep the rabbits from eating it, the plant will grow big and strong.
In the same way, Christians, as we see in Ephesians 3:16, are strengthened by the Spirit of God. How are we made strong? In verse 17 we see that we are rooted in Christ. He is our strength. He is our redeemer. He is the one who has called us out of darkness into his marvellous light. He is the one who gives us every spiritual blessing, including forgiveness, life, and salvation. We are rooted in Jesus, not in ourselves.
But how many times do we find that we have rooted ourselves in us? How many times do we find that we are following our own impulses, our own opinions, following our heart rather than following our savior? This is a serious issue. After all, we act according to our nature. If we are redeemed people, purchased by Jesus, we should be able to expect our actions, and deeper down, our attitudes, our beliefs, our values, will be conformed into Jesus’ image. Doesn’t that mean we can trust our heart? Sadly, the heart is deceitful in all its ways. When we trust our feelings rather than Jesus and his Word we set ourselves up for failure. We bring forth offspring according to our nature. In Genesis God created Adam and Eve. He gave them their lives. He made them in his own image. But after the Fall, when Adam and Eve began having children, they had children in their own image, in a fallen image, in a sinful image. We bring forth according to our kind. The bean plant will have beans, not corn, and definitely not kittens. We sinful humans have sinful children. When we act in ways that are rooted and grounded in ourselves we bring forth sin and evil. We bring forth offspring according to our nature.
But where is the Holy Spirit in all this? Don’t we look to him to guide us? Don’t we confess that in our Baptism the Lord has washed away our sin and given us a new nature? Don’t we confess that as we confess our sins our Lord is faithful to forgive us all our sins? Don’t we confess that we who believe on Jesus are new creations? Where’s all that bit (in Ephesians) about being created for good works in Christ Jesus? The Holy Spirit is right here. He’s right with us. He’s the one who binds us to Jesus. He’s the one who roots us in Jesus. We see that in verses 18-19 of Ephesians 3, where the Lord is rooting us in his love.
Where does this evil come from then? It comes about because when our Lord gives us a new nature he doesn’t take the old nature away entirely. That old man has to die. We drown him in baptism, but he’s an awfully good swimmer. So we put the old man to death daily by contrition, by sorrow for our sin, by repentance, receiving our Lord’s forgiveness again and again. And as we put that old man to death again and again we may see ourselves growing in grace, being rooted more securely in Jesus. Though we are at the same time saints and sinners, the word of Jesus grows in us as we grow in him.
But I know what you’re going to want to ask. What does it have to do with me? This is all well and good, talking about being rooted in Christ, growing in him. But this is all something invisible. What is the love of Jesus going to do in me? I want to see the evidence.
Maybe this is good news. Maybe not. But it’s the news our Lord has given us through his apostle. What does the love of Jesus do in me? In verse 19 he fills me with the fullness of God. In verse 20 he gives us more than we can ask and more than we can imagine. So how are we going to count those things? How can we tell how full we are with God’s fullness? How can we know when he has given more than we can ask or imagine. I know if you are like I am you can always imagine something else. But Jesus is the one who makes us grow in him, who fills us with himself, and who provides more abundantly than we can imagine.
How are we going to measure this? Are we going to measure it by what some churches would call the “abundant” life, the “victorious” life? Maybe we can measure it by seeing instances of sin disappear. Maybe it’s because God fills us with His Spirit and we don’t end up yelling at our kids. Maybe the Lord works in us and we no longer have some of those sinful desires we had. Maybe he breaks our addictions. Maybe he gives us a desire only for the person we’re married to. Maybe he blesses us with money, with health, with good looks. But what if he doesn’t? What if we are conformed into the image of Jesus, whose family left him. What if we are conformed into the image of Jesus who was betrayed to death by one of his closest friends? What if we are conformed into the image of Jesus who had only one nice garment when he died? What if we are conformed into the image of Jesus who was tempted to sin in every way that we are? And what if we fall into that sin? What if those addictions don’t let go of us? What if our desires remain sinful? Does this mean that Jesus was not victorious over sin and death? Does this mean that Jesus has not redeemed us from the curse by becoming a curse for us? Does this mean that we needed to do something, or a few somethings, or a lifetime full of somethings to earn our salvation because we didn’t believe well enough?
The fact is we can’t measure how we are growing in Christ. We can’t tell how fruitful we are. We can’t measure it based on anything that we know. In fact, all we do is trust that God’s grace is sufficient for us. We take Jesus at his word. We realize that when Jesus says he has finished conquering sin on the cross, that means he has finished conquering our sin. We realize that when Jesus plants us, roots us, in his love, we are rooted in a sure and certain hope that Jesus has given us. We look to the Word of God, not to ourselves, for our confidence. We find that Jesus is the one who has given us his nature and who will, somehow, sometime, according to his own plan and in his own time, make us fruitful vines.
Sadly, sometimes we have this idea that the Christian life is all about how we feel about our spirituality. Sometimes we think it’s all about our interpretation of Christ’s love. Sometimes we think it’s all about how we have decided the abundant life works. Sometimes we put our own standards on this life and we ignore God’s standards. May the Lord give us repentance and faith. May he give us grace to look into the Scripture and see that it is full of Jesus’ love for us. May we see the Word of God nourishing us, causing us to grow and flourish, just the way the water and sunshine can make this bean vine grow and flourish. May we be rooted and grounded in Jesus.
I wonder if some of us need to stop and realize that redeeming love of Jesus? Maybe there’s someone here who has never known that our Lord has really defeated sin on our behalf. Maybe you think the Christian life is for everyone else, that is is not for you individually. Maybe you believe but feel like you have been torn up by the roots. Believe in the Lord! He is the one who will strengthen you by the Spirit, who will root you and make you grow in him. He is the one who will give you more than you can ask or imagine, in this life and the next, as he gives forgiveness, life, and salvation, all as we believe Jesus as the one who has accomplished all we need.
Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief. Now may the peace of God which passes all understanding guard your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Lord of all, may we be rooted and grounded in your love, that we may grow and flourish as fruitful vines in your kingdom, for you live and reign with the Father and the Spirit, one God, now and forever.
We’re in Ephesians chapter 3, verses 14-21. I hope you’ve brought your Bibles or found a pew Bible and are following carefully, taking in this Word of God, preparing yourselves to take the Gospel into your homes and your workplaces throughout the week. God’s Word is living and active. As our Lord speaks to us we can look to him in hope.
I have with me a little plant. It’s pretty small, just a beginner. But since I took the seed out of the packet and got it wet, this plant has germinated and sprouted. It’s begun to make roots. If I treat it right then it will continue to grow and will eventually produce a large number of seeds which can be eaten or can be planted to grow more pole beans like this one. But what will happen to this plant if I decide to stick it in the ground leaves down and roots up? Or what if I leave it lying here on the pulpit and forget about it? Or if I stick it back into my pocket and don’t plant it? No beans from this plant! It will be done. It sprouted but was then choked out. But if I plant it in good soil, if I make sure it has the conditions for growth, like adequate water and lots of sunshine, if I keep the rabbits from eating it, the plant will grow big and strong.
In the same way, Christians, as we see in Ephesians 3:16, are strengthened by the Spirit of God. How are we made strong? In verse 17 we see that we are rooted in Christ. He is our strength. He is our redeemer. He is the one who has called us out of darkness into his marvellous light. He is the one who gives us every spiritual blessing, including forgiveness, life, and salvation. We are rooted in Jesus, not in ourselves.
But how many times do we find that we have rooted ourselves in us? How many times do we find that we are following our own impulses, our own opinions, following our heart rather than following our savior? This is a serious issue. After all, we act according to our nature. If we are redeemed people, purchased by Jesus, we should be able to expect our actions, and deeper down, our attitudes, our beliefs, our values, will be conformed into Jesus’ image. Doesn’t that mean we can trust our heart? Sadly, the heart is deceitful in all its ways. When we trust our feelings rather than Jesus and his Word we set ourselves up for failure. We bring forth offspring according to our nature. In Genesis God created Adam and Eve. He gave them their lives. He made them in his own image. But after the Fall, when Adam and Eve began having children, they had children in their own image, in a fallen image, in a sinful image. We bring forth according to our kind. The bean plant will have beans, not corn, and definitely not kittens. We sinful humans have sinful children. When we act in ways that are rooted and grounded in ourselves we bring forth sin and evil. We bring forth offspring according to our nature.
But where is the Holy Spirit in all this? Don’t we look to him to guide us? Don’t we confess that in our Baptism the Lord has washed away our sin and given us a new nature? Don’t we confess that as we confess our sins our Lord is faithful to forgive us all our sins? Don’t we confess that we who believe on Jesus are new creations? Where’s all that bit (in Ephesians) about being created for good works in Christ Jesus? The Holy Spirit is right here. He’s right with us. He’s the one who binds us to Jesus. He’s the one who roots us in Jesus. We see that in verses 18-19 of Ephesians 3, where the Lord is rooting us in his love.
Where does this evil come from then? It comes about because when our Lord gives us a new nature he doesn’t take the old nature away entirely. That old man has to die. We drown him in baptism, but he’s an awfully good swimmer. So we put the old man to death daily by contrition, by sorrow for our sin, by repentance, receiving our Lord’s forgiveness again and again. And as we put that old man to death again and again we may see ourselves growing in grace, being rooted more securely in Jesus. Though we are at the same time saints and sinners, the word of Jesus grows in us as we grow in him.
But I know what you’re going to want to ask. What does it have to do with me? This is all well and good, talking about being rooted in Christ, growing in him. But this is all something invisible. What is the love of Jesus going to do in me? I want to see the evidence.
Maybe this is good news. Maybe not. But it’s the news our Lord has given us through his apostle. What does the love of Jesus do in me? In verse 19 he fills me with the fullness of God. In verse 20 he gives us more than we can ask and more than we can imagine. So how are we going to count those things? How can we tell how full we are with God’s fullness? How can we know when he has given more than we can ask or imagine. I know if you are like I am you can always imagine something else. But Jesus is the one who makes us grow in him, who fills us with himself, and who provides more abundantly than we can imagine.
How are we going to measure this? Are we going to measure it by what some churches would call the “abundant” life, the “victorious” life? Maybe we can measure it by seeing instances of sin disappear. Maybe it’s because God fills us with His Spirit and we don’t end up yelling at our kids. Maybe the Lord works in us and we no longer have some of those sinful desires we had. Maybe he breaks our addictions. Maybe he gives us a desire only for the person we’re married to. Maybe he blesses us with money, with health, with good looks. But what if he doesn’t? What if we are conformed into the image of Jesus, whose family left him. What if we are conformed into the image of Jesus who was betrayed to death by one of his closest friends? What if we are conformed into the image of Jesus who had only one nice garment when he died? What if we are conformed into the image of Jesus who was tempted to sin in every way that we are? And what if we fall into that sin? What if those addictions don’t let go of us? What if our desires remain sinful? Does this mean that Jesus was not victorious over sin and death? Does this mean that Jesus has not redeemed us from the curse by becoming a curse for us? Does this mean that we needed to do something, or a few somethings, or a lifetime full of somethings to earn our salvation because we didn’t believe well enough?
The fact is we can’t measure how we are growing in Christ. We can’t tell how fruitful we are. We can’t measure it based on anything that we know. In fact, all we do is trust that God’s grace is sufficient for us. We take Jesus at his word. We realize that when Jesus says he has finished conquering sin on the cross, that means he has finished conquering our sin. We realize that when Jesus plants us, roots us, in his love, we are rooted in a sure and certain hope that Jesus has given us. We look to the Word of God, not to ourselves, for our confidence. We find that Jesus is the one who has given us his nature and who will, somehow, sometime, according to his own plan and in his own time, make us fruitful vines.
Sadly, sometimes we have this idea that the Christian life is all about how we feel about our spirituality. Sometimes we think it’s all about our interpretation of Christ’s love. Sometimes we think it’s all about how we have decided the abundant life works. Sometimes we put our own standards on this life and we ignore God’s standards. May the Lord give us repentance and faith. May he give us grace to look into the Scripture and see that it is full of Jesus’ love for us. May we see the Word of God nourishing us, causing us to grow and flourish, just the way the water and sunshine can make this bean vine grow and flourish. May we be rooted and grounded in Jesus.
I wonder if some of us need to stop and realize that redeeming love of Jesus? Maybe there’s someone here who has never known that our Lord has really defeated sin on our behalf. Maybe you think the Christian life is for everyone else, that is is not for you individually. Maybe you believe but feel like you have been torn up by the roots. Believe in the Lord! He is the one who will strengthen you by the Spirit, who will root you and make you grow in him. He is the one who will give you more than you can ask or imagine, in this life and the next, as he gives forgiveness, life, and salvation, all as we believe Jesus as the one who has accomplished all we need.
Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief. Now may the peace of God which passes all understanding guard your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Bible Reading Challenge Week 30 Day 5
Our reading challenge for the day is Psalms 66-70. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?
Psalm 66 - When we shout with joy to God we proclaim what he has done, including sustaining us during trials. Very often the praise music we choose in churches talks rather about our feelings, not God’s care. May we have a change of heart and mind so as to sing God’s praises without worrying about our feelings so much.
Psalm 67 - Sometimes in our worship we want to gather only with others like us. But our Lord gathers people of all sorts from all lands. Though we may be very different from each other, we worship the true God in Spirit and truth.
Psalm 68 - When God arises none can stand before him. He is so great and mighty that we all are moved to bow down. Yet he comes to his people and cares for us so gently. The mighty Lord is great enough to be humble.
Psalm 69 - When we are sinking and in trouble our challenges seem to multiply. Yet God in his mercy can rescue us. Though our opponents may not have mercy on us, the Lord rescues us. We can trust in the Lord. Our enemies - his enemies - trust in themselves and harm themselves.
Psalm 70 - When we are weak, let us look to the LORD. He is the one who gives us salvation, even when we pray hastily and briefly, as David does here.
Psalm 66 - When we shout with joy to God we proclaim what he has done, including sustaining us during trials. Very often the praise music we choose in churches talks rather about our feelings, not God’s care. May we have a change of heart and mind so as to sing God’s praises without worrying about our feelings so much.
Psalm 67 - Sometimes in our worship we want to gather only with others like us. But our Lord gathers people of all sorts from all lands. Though we may be very different from each other, we worship the true God in Spirit and truth.
Psalm 68 - When God arises none can stand before him. He is so great and mighty that we all are moved to bow down. Yet he comes to his people and cares for us so gently. The mighty Lord is great enough to be humble.
Psalm 69 - When we are sinking and in trouble our challenges seem to multiply. Yet God in his mercy can rescue us. Though our opponents may not have mercy on us, the Lord rescues us. We can trust in the Lord. Our enemies - his enemies - trust in themselves and harm themselves.
Psalm 70 - When we are weak, let us look to the LORD. He is the one who gives us salvation, even when we pray hastily and briefly, as David does here.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Bible Reading Challenge Week 30 Day 4
Our reading challenge for the day is Psalms 61-65. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?
Psalm 61 - The place of blessed safety is not in the presence of the earthly king. The king himself looks to God as his refuge. This is the place of blessing.
Psalm 62 - Who can shake us as we look to God in faith? Nobody. Our Lord is our rock and salvation. There is no danger. There is none who can harm us as we trust in him.
Psalm 63 - Which of us can sing this Psalm wholeheartedly? We may want to seek God earnestly but life gets in the way. We want his love but we want our earthly life more. In fact only Jesus can sing this Psalm truly. May he always be pleased to put his Spirit and nature on us who believe.
Psalm 64 - When God delivers his people from trouble he protects them publicly. His enemies are caught in their own traps and brought to ruin. May we ever trust the Lord, not our own plans and our own devices.
Psalm 65 - How has God crowned his creation? With forgiveness and abundant love. No matter our need he provides life, abundant life, more than we can ever imagine.
Psalm 61 - The place of blessed safety is not in the presence of the earthly king. The king himself looks to God as his refuge. This is the place of blessing.
Psalm 62 - Who can shake us as we look to God in faith? Nobody. Our Lord is our rock and salvation. There is no danger. There is none who can harm us as we trust in him.
Psalm 63 - Which of us can sing this Psalm wholeheartedly? We may want to seek God earnestly but life gets in the way. We want his love but we want our earthly life more. In fact only Jesus can sing this Psalm truly. May he always be pleased to put his Spirit and nature on us who believe.
Psalm 64 - When God delivers his people from trouble he protects them publicly. His enemies are caught in their own traps and brought to ruin. May we ever trust the Lord, not our own plans and our own devices.
Psalm 65 - How has God crowned his creation? With forgiveness and abundant love. No matter our need he provides life, abundant life, more than we can ever imagine.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Bible Reading Challenge Week 30 Day 3
Our reading challenge for the day is Psalms 55-60. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?
Psalm 56 - It is very hard when people twist our words. We find it very painful. Yet we should ask how careful we are to avoid twisting God’s word. May we have grace to treat his words with integrity.
Psalm 57 - Our plea for mercy results in our proclaiming God’s majesty and love. Do we call to God for mercy despite his will? Not at all. He is the merciful one who cares for us.
Psalm 58 - How do Christians deal with unrighteous civil rulers? May God judge them. We, if we have influence, can try to influence our leaders for good. But the Lord is the ultimate judge. He will avenge the righteous.
Psalm 59 - David prays that the Lord would not destroy his enemies out of hand but that he would let them be found out in their evil. Seeing the distinction between good and evil helps us see more clearly. It is of great value to Christians. Then we know about sin and repentance.
Psalm 60 - What a terrible thing it is to be rejected by God. We have no hope if he has departed from us. Yet we often live our lives as if God is irrelevant. May he show us mercy and reveal himself as the one essential to all.
Psalm 56 - It is very hard when people twist our words. We find it very painful. Yet we should ask how careful we are to avoid twisting God’s word. May we have grace to treat his words with integrity.
Psalm 57 - Our plea for mercy results in our proclaiming God’s majesty and love. Do we call to God for mercy despite his will? Not at all. He is the merciful one who cares for us.
Psalm 58 - How do Christians deal with unrighteous civil rulers? May God judge them. We, if we have influence, can try to influence our leaders for good. But the Lord is the ultimate judge. He will avenge the righteous.
Psalm 59 - David prays that the Lord would not destroy his enemies out of hand but that he would let them be found out in their evil. Seeing the distinction between good and evil helps us see more clearly. It is of great value to Christians. Then we know about sin and repentance.
Psalm 60 - What a terrible thing it is to be rejected by God. We have no hope if he has departed from us. Yet we often live our lives as if God is irrelevant. May he show us mercy and reveal himself as the one essential to all.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Bible Reading Challenge Week 30 Day 2
Our reading challenge for the day is Psalms 51-55. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?
Psalm 51 - How serious is our sin to others? Very serious. David had entered into adultery and murder. Serious indeed. Yet his sin is worse before God. His cry? That God would have mercy on him. Do we consider how serious our sin is before God?
Psalm 52 - All our attempts to hide our motives and actions from the LORD are useless. We should rather look to him as our hiding place.
Psalm 53 - Compare this Psalm with Romans chapter 3. Our failing is dreadful. Let us look to God for help and hope.
Psalm 54 - It is only God who rescues us from our enemies. Who are those enemies? They are the people who reject our God. May he guard us from all evil.
Psalm 55 - When I wish to grow wings and fly away from my troubles I realize that God is my refuge. Was Jesus also betrayed by his friends? Yes. Finally I realize what is wrong with this world. I am. I need to depend on the Lord who will never forsake me.
Psalm 51 - How serious is our sin to others? Very serious. David had entered into adultery and murder. Serious indeed. Yet his sin is worse before God. His cry? That God would have mercy on him. Do we consider how serious our sin is before God?
Psalm 52 - All our attempts to hide our motives and actions from the LORD are useless. We should rather look to him as our hiding place.
Psalm 53 - Compare this Psalm with Romans chapter 3. Our failing is dreadful. Let us look to God for help and hope.
Psalm 54 - It is only God who rescues us from our enemies. Who are those enemies? They are the people who reject our God. May he guard us from all evil.
Psalm 55 - When I wish to grow wings and fly away from my troubles I realize that God is my refuge. Was Jesus also betrayed by his friends? Yes. Finally I realize what is wrong with this world. I am. I need to depend on the Lord who will never forsake me.
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