Tonight's blog for Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Some friends from Bible College, Jim and Nancy, were fun to travel with and to laugh with. When I hear from them, we are all transported to those good days of serving God with kind friends. I remember that they were good in difficult times as we started our ministries in opposite geographic ends of the state of Illinois. I remember their faith and am glad when I think about them. Today I got picture from them on Facebook that I want to share with you. I made them think about me when they saw a fellow in bibs, ha. I love the

values espoused by the picture. We are a people, as a nation and as our churches have been, who find ways to celebrate, to worship and to find Joy! Anyway, the picture speaks a volume to me, tonight, as I sat down to share a few more thoughts about the 'Sons of Korah' in the Psalms. Korah died for his sins, for his rebellion, and for his attacks on his cousin Moses. He was a Levite, and should have gloried in the fact that he was a key worker for GOD. He wanted more, and was swallowed up by the ground because of his own actions

Careful reading of the Psalms helps me to realize that Korah didn't leave behind rebellious or lazy or divisive kids. His descendants, the "Sons of Korah" actually wrote several of the Psalms. They include for us some of the most beautiful words about GOD and His work with the nation of Israel. Although they talked about depression and going through the valley of weeping, they also exhorted us to "shout for Joy." They include many other phrases that are familiar because of songs we sing, like "better is one day in your courts" and "clap your hands" and "How great is the LORD" and "there is a river that brings JOY to the city of GOD" and others. 

The point for me is simple. Forget and forgive those who sinned against you or the sins you have committed. Remember to sing praises to GOD. Clap if you can, right, Miss V? Be loyal to those who are part of your circle of love and trust. Walk daily in worship, even if you don't feel like it! It is ok to clap your hands even if you don't have good rhythm! It is great to long for Heaven. It is ok to dream that our worship can be a foretaste of what we will do in heaven! God has always blessed those who seek Him, even us "Sons and Daughters of Korah." The picture of a man with overalls, and the quote from Thomas Edison surely could be seen in the lives of the sons and daughters of Korah. I won't forget that they were able to rise and praise and seek opportunities to serve our LORD. 

One of my favorite verses in Psalms is attributed to these opportunistic, optimistic, persistent psalmists, "‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth’” (Psalm 46:10).  God BLess you, big marv