Are you a white, white robin…
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Had to skip an entry for yesterday. Sort of washed out after my chemo treatment. But I do have a bit of reflection to share –?
Thursday: Got on the road quite early for my blood work, to meet? with the doctor, and for my all day chemo treatment. Other than being washed out my day was very productive.
The doctor is very pleased with my progress. (By the way yesterday’s treatment was my half way mark. Hallelujah.) He said that I was to be one of their fashion models for the Cabrini Cancer Center in October. It has to do with recovered cancer patients. It may also be a fund raiser for the center.
Another good thing — I didn’t need a red cell booster shot. My red cells are in the normal range. This is a first. Tomorrow morning I’ll do my white cell shot. (As usual.)
Shana came by at noon for a visit while I was taking chemo. It is always such a joy to visit with her. While I see a lot of her mom in her,? Betty says that Shana is me made over. I take that as a great compliment. Of course if you look hard enough at any child you will see both mom and dad in them. The Lord knows exactly what He is doing when we weaves our dna in our mother’s womb.
2:30 - Nathan came by for a visit. He and Lane just got back from a trip to Lily to spend time with Burnett, Lane’s mom. Her sister? passed and the boys wanted to be there to encourage? Burnett and the family. (Lily is out a ways from Leesville back in the hill country.)
4:40 - Released from chemo. Betty and I picked up some cracklins and boudin and headed for the house. Hmmmm mmm good.
That’s pretty much it for yesterday.
Ok, now for the now.
Left the house for the Center to get my white cell shot. On the way out a flock of black birds crossed over in front of us. Usually this time of the year you’ll began to see massive flocks of these bird. They are so beautiful to look at.
It did bring back a memory. Before we moved into the parsonage on the church grounds, I would drive up to the church early each morning. This morning was different. I had to stop my car at the entrance — A hugh flock of robins covered the front grassed area of the church. They were so awesome.
One thing keep arresting my attention. In the middle of the red, red robins, was this? fully white, white robin. I sat there transfixed. She was so beautiful. The littie white robin may not have seen herself any different from any other robins, but I certainly did. Then I thought about how the Lord sees us.? I believe the Lord has a lot of white, white robins on this planet who stand out to Him. Yet these white robins may not even? realize their own distinctiveness. (Just something to think about.)
Well I finished up my reading in Job this morning,. It wasn’t my intention to center on the entire book. Just wanted to catch the highlights and draw my devotions from them.
The story of Job begins its wrap up in chapters 38 through 41. Elihu has said what he needed to say. Now it is the Lord’s turn. Here is how it begins:
“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, ‘Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Now gird up your loins like a man, and I will ask you, and you instruct Me!”
The Lord then begins to speak with Job about creation, about the universe, about eternity, about nature, and about His sovereignty. What He shares reaches deep into Job’s heart.
Then the Lord says to Job, “Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?” (40:8)
The Lord continues to arrange Job’s thinking in a proper manner. Then it seems things get quiet for a moment. Its Job’s time to speak. This godly man does have something to say. Let me pick out one thing Job says that may well apply to all believers:
“Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge. [Talking about himself] Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.” (42:3)
Before I share the end of the matter I need to point out that this statement Job makes should be taken to heart by all believers. Sometimes we speak of the things of God as though we had all the answers.? Out of this we try to instruct others. The better role to take would be to admit? that there are many God things that are too wonderful for us to grasp.
David is an example of this.? In Psalm 139, the Psalmist calls attention to the awesome mysteries of God, and says,? “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it it too high, I cannot attain to it.” (139:6) — Do you think that David was drawning from Job? Could be.
Every believer should take time to meditate? Psalms 139 on occasion. It reveals some of the greater mysteries of our redemption in Jesus Christ. How that our lives are fully cared for. It talks about things that were hidden even to scientists until thousands of years later. I am speakling of dna. The Lord literally ‘weaves’ the dna he wishes us to have and we become what David calls ‘wonderfully made.’
Ok, back to Job. How does all this end? Well, it ends with Job’s repentance. It ends with a severe rebuke to Job’s friends. God requires the three friends to make a sacrifice and go to Job for his prayers.
The Lord adds, “For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.” (42:8)
There is a lesson to be learned here. The one who is blessed of the Lord can bring blessings to others if the circumstances are proper.
How did it end up with Job? The blessings of the Lord overtook his life. It says, “The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning … He had seven sons and three daughters … After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations. And Job died, an old man and full of days.” (42:12-17.)
I’ve only used sketches of Job for my devotions. This next book will differ. The book of Psalms is one of the most instructive books in the Bible. It is deeply spiritual. In fact the apostle Paul calls attention to Psalms as a book that will connect with living a Spirit-filled life.
When Jesus gave instuctions to the disciples after His resurrection, He called attention to three portions of Scriptures. It says,
“Now He said to them, ‘These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.’ Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.” (Luke 24:44,45 nasb.)
Notice that the book of Psalms in placed in this important list. We will soon see why. There is more instructions in Psalms about how to live for the Lord than in any other book.
Ok, enough on that.
11:30 A.M. The General and I for an outing. Went to office to visit with Nathan. Betty called - Bringing some ribs. Another hmmm good. 
12:50 And all is well.? After I work on da ribs, won’t have much time for anythng else.
Here’s to you. I’m blogging out? for the day.
Blessings,
Buddy
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