Psalm 59:6-17

  Well, today's a big day.  This will be the last devotional sent out to members of New Hope.  It has been an honor to serve as your pastor, and these devotionals are a labor of love, done in the hope of inspiring hearts and minds to wonder at the great love with which God loves us.  May the Lord richly bless you and keep you, and may the Spirit direct your vision outward to join in with what God is doing in the world around us.  
  Thank you.

Psalm 59:6-17
The Message (MSG) 

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  Some people act like they're the center of the universe, like they're bigger than God, like there is no justice beyond what they believe.
  For the record, I don't think God trembles in fear at such folks.
  People, no matter how big and famous they may seem to us, are miniscule when it comes to God.  Our minds cannot even begin to fathom God.  Unless God reveals himself to us, we wouldn't even have the slightest idea of how great and wondrous God is.  Fortunately, God chooses to reveal himself to us in many ways, primarily in the person of Jesus Christ.
  So let's remember our place, and trust in God that the prideful will be brought low.  And may our small size, in comparison to God, cause us to wonder all the more that God chooses to love each and every one of us as his precious, individual, hand-crafted creations.  Despite how small I am, God loves me as if I were worthy of all the love God has to give, and God feels the same about each and every one of us.
  Amazing.

  May you be amazed at the love of God today!