Mule

Psalm 32 (The Message)

¹ Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be— you get a fresh start,
your slate's wiped clean.

² Count yourself lucky—
God holds nothing against you
and you're holding nothing back from him.

³ When I kept it all inside,
my bones turned to powder,
my words became daylong groans.

⁴ The pressure never let up;
all the juices of my life dried up.

⁵ Then I let it all out;
I said, "I'll make a clean breast of my failures to God."

Suddenly the pressure was gone—
my guilt dissolved,
my sin disappeared.

⁶ These things add up. Every one of us needs to pray;
when all hell breaks loose and the dam bursts
we'll be on high ground, untouched.

⁷ God's my island hideaway,
keeps danger far from the shore,
throws garlands of hosannas around my neck.

⁸ Let me give you some good advice;
I'm looking you in the eye
and giving it to you straight:

⁹ "Don't be ornery like a horse or mule
that needs bit and bridle
to stay on track."

¹⁰ God-defiers are always in trouble;
God-affirmers find themselves loved
every time they turn around.

¹¹ Celebrate God.
Sing together—everyone!
All you honest hearts, raise the roof!

The central message of Psalm 32?

We can make this as hard as we want to, and it's up to us.

"When I kept it all inside...the juices of my life dried up...then I let it all out...the pressure was gone...don't be ornery like...a mule."

Got it?

Really? I know I don't, but I sure would like to. How about you?

Let it out. See if the pressure goes.

Or, we can have fun being mules. Up to us.

Grace & Peace,

Adam

Song for the day --- somehow this psalm just made me think of the line, "oh, take me back to the start." So, without further adieu...a little coldplay.

But, I can't embed this one, it's not allowed, so here's the link -- click and watch on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmjPrdTNxQ0