Don't fear the Reaper

Our Daily Bread
There is a song by Blue Oyster Cult called Don't fear the reaper.  The lyrics don't make much sense to me.  I assume it is talking about death, sometimes called the reaper.  I know this is a stretch, but it has something to do with the devotional.

The devotional talks about reaping what you sow.  That sounds sort of obvious for those of us who grew up around farms.  You sow corn.  You reap corn.  You sow soybeans.  You reap soybeans.  It becomes more cloudy when it comes to our lives.  What are we sowing?  What will we reap from our sowing?  Will we reap souls to present to God as we brought folks to him during our time on earth?  Or, will we reap hurt feelings and discord as we sowed something very different than the love of God?  The passage in Galatians 6:1-10 is a classic one for me.

On a funny/sad note, I was talking to a new friend last night.  I found myself saying "I wish I was as religious as I think I am".  Wow.  I thought about that after we left the restaurant and on the drive home.  I really need to look at what I am sowing!  How about you?

Lord, please help me to know what I am sowing.  I want to reap with joy!

Psalm Sunday
We will look at Psalm 66 today.  This is what I call "a good one"!  It is a praise psalm.  It is one that we should read regularly to keep in mind the awesomeness of our God!


Psalm 66
For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
2     Sing the glory of his name;
    make his praise glorious.
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe before you.
4 All the earth bows down to you;
    they sing praise to you,
    they sing the praises of your name.”
5 Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds for mankind!
6 He turned the sea into dry land,
    they passed through the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice in him.
7 He rules forever by his power,
    his eyes watch the nations—
    let not the rebellious rise up against him.
8 Praise our God, all peoples,
    let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives
    and kept our feet from slipping.
10 For you, God, tested us;
    you refined us like silver.
11 You brought us into prison
    and laid burdens on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;
    we went through fire and water,
    but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings
    and fulfill my vows to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you
    and an offering of rams;
    I will offer bulls and goats.
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God;
    let me tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
    his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;
19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!


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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit - Romans 15:13