Bless the Lord, Oh my soul

Psalm 103:20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.

Find a place in your soul to Bless the Lord!Be as the angels that do what He says because He says it. Be as the ministers who seek to find ways to please Him beyond the specific Word of His reference. Or as the works of His creation who act in syncopation with the schedule of His will. Find a place in your soul to bless the Lord. I wanted to think that Mr. Moon was staying up this morning to bless me, but I know that he is really just doing the bidding of his creator. I must find, in my duties and in my leisure a way to bless the Lord.

Proverbs 5:22

"His own iniquities shall take the wicked and he shall be held with the cords of his own sins." The foolishness that binds the heart of a child will and can become chains, if not loosened from them. We watch this happen in our own hearts and it is sad, but sadder, to a parent, when we see it in our children. Christ can free us from our chains of our own molding, true. But the picture of the hellbound sinner walking through eternity with chains clanging is exemplified in this verse. The chains begin in life and will bind us through eternity, if not reproved and disciplined. So much more enjoyment and freedom there is for the child who has learned early to discipline his own behavior rightly. Christ is ever standing to save and deliver, but the ministry of parenting is to loose the bonds of folly that would become chains on their souls.