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THAT'S MY GOD (5 OF 6)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Psalms 23:5
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That's My God (5 of 6)
Series: Psalms 23
Donald Cantrell
Psalms 23: 5


Psa 23:5 KJV - Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

I - The Lovely Comfort and Protective Assurance

II - The Lord's Care and Personal Acquaintance

III - The Loaded Cup and Pronounced Abundance

Theme: ''We have a shepherd that goes above and beyond''

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In an old Peanuts cartoon, Lucy is down in the dumps and says to Linus, ''My life is a drag. I've never been so low in all my life.''

Linus, the deep thinker and theologian of the comic strip tries to cheer her up by saying ''When you're in a mood like this you should think of the things you have to be thankful for, count your blessings.''

Lucy replies, ''That's a good one, what do I have to be thankful for?''

''Well for one thing,'' Linus says, ''you have a brother who loves you!''

Lucy responds, ''Sometimes, you say the right things.''

Sometimes we just need to hear the right thing don't we, a kind or encouraging word, a bit of praise for a job well done or difficult task accomplished.

I think the 23rd Psalm is one of the passages that say's ''the right thing.'' And sometimes just when we need it.
Billy D. Strayhorn

His Hand Is Bigger Than Ours

The woman in the red skirt walked up to the counter and laid down two bags of flour. There beside the register were the rest of her groceries.

''That everything?'' asked the man behind the counter. He owned the general store, waited on her every Thursday as she came to town to do her shopping. He was a tall man, with big arms and a big belly.

''Yes,'' the woman in the red skirt replied, ''I think that's it.''

As the man rang up the order, a little face peered out from behind her red skirt. The man caught the young boy's eyes and smiled. ''Why don't you get yourself a handful of suckers?'' he sa ...

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