"Going Under the Knife"
A colloquial expression, "going under the knife" is something I have experience with, but that was me. Now it isn't me but my husband. Granted, cataract surgery is one of the most common surgeries and low risk--and I am scheduled to undergo these later--but for some reason this is more significant--because it is my husband. He has been there for me, and now it is my turn to be there for him.
We are thankful that the procedure he had a week ago turned out well; he has the other one scheduled for a week from today.
Thinking during this time of three Psalms: 23; 90; and 139.
"The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake" (Ps. 23. 1-3; NAS).
"Lord, You have been our dwelling place to all generations. Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God" (Ps. 90:1-2; NAS).
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; and confirm for us the work of our hands; yes, confirm the works of our hands" (Ps. 90:17; NAS).
"O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O LORD, You know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it" (Ps. 139:1-6; NAS).
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way" (Ps. 139:23-24; NAS).
Why have I chosen these Psalms and these parts of them? They illustrate these characteristics of God: His omnipresence, His omnipotence, His compassion, and His immutability, or unchangingness.
My Shepherd who sees my needs, both temporal and eternal, both physical and spiritual, yet the same One is shepherding each of His other sheep at the same time while losing track of none of them/us.
My eternal Sovereign--from everlasting to everlasting God--who is also my dwelling place forever.
My observant and involved Creator--searched me, known me, understands me, intimately acquainted, even knows my words before I do--encompasses me so I am protected--all beyond my comprehension.
Because of Who He is, I do not want for any good thing; I can trust Him to confirm the works of my hands; I can trustingly ask Him to continue to search me, to try me, to know me, to lead me.
We are thankful that the procedure he had a week ago turned out well; he has the other one scheduled for a week from today.
Thinking during this time of three Psalms: 23; 90; and 139.
"The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake" (Ps. 23. 1-3; NAS).
"Lord, You have been our dwelling place to all generations. Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God" (Ps. 90:1-2; NAS).
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; and confirm for us the work of our hands; yes, confirm the works of our hands" (Ps. 90:17; NAS).
"O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O LORD, You know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it" (Ps. 139:1-6; NAS).
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way" (Ps. 139:23-24; NAS).
Why have I chosen these Psalms and these parts of them? They illustrate these characteristics of God: His omnipresence, His omnipotence, His compassion, and His immutability, or unchangingness.
My Shepherd who sees my needs, both temporal and eternal, both physical and spiritual, yet the same One is shepherding each of His other sheep at the same time while losing track of none of them/us.
My eternal Sovereign--from everlasting to everlasting God--who is also my dwelling place forever.
My observant and involved Creator--searched me, known me, understands me, intimately acquainted, even knows my words before I do--encompasses me so I am protected--all beyond my comprehension.
Because of Who He is, I do not want for any good thing; I can trust Him to confirm the works of my hands; I can trustingly ask Him to continue to search me, to try me, to know me, to lead me.
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