Psalm 122:1-2 "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. (2) Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem." I admit that I am a people watcher. Back in the days of the malls, you might have seen me sitting on one of the benches outside of a store. I would look at the faces of the people and it seemed that all too many times, their faces were not gleesome; rather, they would be stern or sad. Not being a shopper, I could understand why the men would not have on their happy faces, but this seemed to grow more and more to be the case. The cares and stresses of life seem to have taken a toll on people to the point that their joy was fading very quickly. For the writer of this Psalm, the thought of going into the house of the Lord caused him to brighten and cheer up. One of the definition words was "gleesome." When was the last time you were gleeful? I just wrote about one scenario, but now I look at the faces of the people as I...
1 Corinthians 12:22-25 “Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.” There are many members of our physical body that we take so much for granted that we never consider the impact they have. We seldom give our big toe any thought as to its having any particular significance to the body. However, I have known a couple of dear brothers over the years that had to have their big toe surgically removed. The impact on their physical body was such that they had to relearn how to walk. There are parts of the body that we consi...