True Quotes

Dear Friends and Readers,

I have decided to suspend updating this Blog — TrueQuotes. 

I will be putting my efforts into my other Blog: God Family Crafts

It is my hope that you will visit God Family Crafts often,  and also, that you will make plentiful use of the archives here at TrueQuotes.

Please check back from time-to-time and see if I have posted any special notices, and…

in the mean time - see you at God Family Crafts.

Peace be with you,

Ann

 To you, Lord, I will offer a sacrifice of praise.

(from Ps 116)

When God asks for a sacrifice, we most likely think of something difficult, something we must give up, or something that will cause us a feeling of loss.  We see sacrifice as negative.

But today’s scripture reading talks about a “sacrifice of praise”. How beautiful!  How positive! What an opportunity!

How does this praise become a sacrifice.  For a moment or an hour or even a day, we step outside ourselves. We remove ourselves from our selfishness and we give all our attention to the Lord God.  In giving Him this attention we focus on His goodness.  We praise Him for goodness.  I praise Him for His generosity, for His kindness, for His everlasting love.

An then the lines begin to blur and we realize that we praise Him because He is Love, He is All Goodness. Can we praise God without also thanking Him? No, so we thank him for his gifts and goodness to us.

To You Lord, I offer this time, these words, this work — as my sacrifice of Praise.  I also praise you Lord for all the generous gifts you have given me, for all your kindness and care.  I see now, Lord that your sacrifice for us, was also a sacrifice of praise to God the Father, and that you have done this willingly, and that your Sacrifice on the cross is Positive. It fills each of your people with the joy of salvation and with the desire to offer You a sacrifice of praise!

I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.

– Ps. 32

Where can you go to help when there seems to be no help?  To the Lord.  Even if we do not get an answer to our immedicate need, we can be reminded of the Joy of our Salvation!  Salvation is available to each and every one of us, and this very fact should bring us consolation.

Who else might we turn to?  In time of trouble we might turn to our parents, to our children, to other family members, and of course, to our spouse. Sometimes these people have things to offer us — advice, consolation - but often the problems are bigger (or seems bigger) than their help.  The place we can get God-sized help for Big troubles is with God the Lord.

His ever-present Love and help, His ever-present promise of salvation can bring us joy. Indeed, should bring us joy. Let us resolve to bring out troubles to Him, that He might fill us with the renewed JOY of our salvation.

Peace be with you.