Good Saturday morning! Yes, it is still dark out this morning and I am up and getting ready to go sit in a cold pasture. I was touched by a verse Pastor Schuller used a few days ago from Psalms: "Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord!" That sounds like a good, encouraging message to all of us. But what happens to those who cannot simply accept the Bible? Of course they will pick arguments with it. A fussy, detail oriented legalist might pick on "that" saying that it should be a "who", as in "the man who trusts..." However, worrying about something like that misses the point. So does the politically correct fusser who wants the verse to add "or woman" to the statement. Another person might fuss over what "blessed" means and say that the verse doesn't offer any concrete reason for trusting. At least that fusser is getting the point, even if he or she does not believe it.
We like the verse for what it speaks to our hearts: anyone who puts their trust in the Lord will be blessed. Man or woman, boy or girl, we all receive the providence of the Almighty One by placing our trust in Him alone. Hallelujah!
Bucky
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