Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16
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BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE!

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This entry was posted on 09-17-2007 and is filed under Devotional.

"He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers" (Deut. 7:13a NIV).

Remember the song "Showers of Blessing"? Well, today's text is more like a cloudburst, a veritable deluge of blessings! Look at the rest of verse 13 with me. "He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land - your grain, new wine and oil - the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you."

From out of the past comes a song I have not thought of in years. "The service of Jesus true pleasure affords, In Him there is joy without an alloy; 'Tis heaven to trust Him and rest on His words: It pays to serve Jesus each day. It pays to serve Jesus, it pays every day, it pays every step of the way; though the pathway to glory may sometimes be drear, you'll be happy each step of the way" (Frank C. Huston). Take a moment right now to thank God for his love, blessings, and increase!



 

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    • 09-12-2009 Robert wrote:
      Good to see the reference to Frank Huston's gospel song, "It Pays to Serve Jesus." It is certainly true that there will be eternal rewards for serving Christ. However, I don't think the Apostle Paul--or Jesus, for that matter, would describe their lives as "happy each step of the way." Paul spoke of "great sorrow and continual grief in [his] heart" over the spiritual needs of his Jewish brethren (Rom. 9:1-3).

      This may be a place where we must make a significant distinction between joy in the Lord, and happiness that his affected by happenings. Just a thought.
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