Tuesday, Christi went to the doctor and then to work to get her work laptop. She was home, and I peeked out at around 2:10 to see how she was doing. She was ok, but still hurting. She told me Steph had gotten in trouble that morning. That got me worried and I couldn't really go back to sleep that day. Ugh.
So Monday, I had the after school meeting, then Tuesday, I went to the store to get some new clothes for my Friday interview (I basically have jeans and tees that I can wear, with two or three "polo" shirts). What did we call those kind of shirts before Polo brand came along? Anyway, that's why I haven't had a journal entry this week until today. So here we go...
2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. 3 He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
The Psalmist declares his belief, in verse 2, that God has a unique plan for him, and that plan will be fulfilled. Then he expands that idea to the exaltation of God over all the earth.
David is in "hot water" once again, when this Psalm is written. The example for us is that, no matter what kind of circumstances David finds himself in, he prays. It's like breathing. That's how natural prayer should be for us.
It's a good thing I don't breathe like I pray.
(Some commentary from A Musician Looks At the Psalms)
"Having sanctified and perfected us in His Father's sight forevermore through His offerings of Himself (Heb. 10:10-14), Christ Jesus has made all who are in Him the priesthood that God always intended His people to be. No longer need we rely on an intermediary who is a sinner like us; rather, the Lord has become the mediator between Himself and His own in the person of the God-man Jesus Christ.
"Peter explains in today's passage that we are that royal priesthood who need none but Christ to stand between us and the Father. Martin Luther pointed out in his Babylonian Captivity of the Church that 'all we who are Christians are priests,' and no believer has greater access to the Creator than any other. Pastors and elders are appointed to teach the church the will of God from His Word (1 Tim. 3:1-7), but they do not represent us before the heavenly throne like the Levitical priests did under the adminstration of the old covenant.
"In Christ, there is a true priesthood of all believers. All of us who trust in Jesus alone for salvation have free access into His presence, and all of our lawful vocations are set apart for true God-honoring service. The janitor who does his work to the Lord is in no worse position spiritually than the most gifted preacher on the planet, for all Christians have been declared righteous servants of the creator God."
This is something that I have been "championing" for years, now. We all have equal access to God. We need no human priests to intercede for us, because we have the ultimate High Priest doing that. And through him, Jesus Christ, we ALL have direct and equal access to God the Father. This idea that we have developed over time, that pastors and elders and other church "officials" have "special access" and are more important spiritually than the so-called "lay-people," is pure and utter twaddle. And I guarantee you that the pastor I work with would agree.
I am also grateful that you have a unique plan for each one of us. Sometimes, when we are trapped in the humdrum of daily living, that plan doesn't seem so unique. But I believe that you do have a plan for me that is for no one else! And I also believe that you will see that plan through to its completion. I praise you for that.
I ask for grace as I prepare for my interview on Friday. I pray that this job will come through for me.
I pray that Christi's knee will continue to feel better. Place your healing hand in her knees, please.
I also pray that Steph will continue to have good days at school, as well as in life.
I pray that Kathy's surgery went well and that she will recover quickly.
Grace and peace, friends.