To be fully HUMAN — A Daily Reflection

 

 

Psalm 40:1-11 NIV

 

Sometimes it seems that hardly a week goes by without someone disappointing us or failing us in some way… friends, enemies, criminals, officials, doctors, lawyers, ministers, teachers, family members…  name someone, and that person will at some point disappoint you or fail you in some way.  People are fallible.  We all fail each other at some time or another… it’s just the nature of being human.  People turn away in time of crisis.  People lie, cheat and steal - even Christians.  People get so wrapped up in their own thoughts, their own goals, their own problems, that they barely notice yours, or – at times - even notice you at all!

 

But God is faithful.  He is loyal.  He is always there to help us.  He will never turn away from us or abandon us.  God will always love us, no matter what.  There is no other being who can live up to that standard.

 

In this Psalm, David says that he will never stop telling people about God’s nature, about His faithfulness, His lovingkindness, His loyalty, His love.  David was deeply in love with the Lord.  And this love motivated him to tell everyone about the Lord, and to continue telling them for the rest of his life.

 

You have probably had a special person in your life, someone with whom you have been in love, someone you possibly married, or hoped to marry.  You wanted to shout her praises from the rooftops.  You told everyone you knew how wonderful he was.  You couldn’t stop talking about her. 

 

How does your attitude toward our Lord compare?  Do you shout His praises to the world?  Or do you keep quiet about it lest someone think you’re nuts?  You’re not ashamed of being crazy about another person, so why should you be ashamed of being bananas for Jesus?

 

If you’re not already doing so, isn’t it time you started to tell others about God’s nature, and to tell them with enthusiasm?