Never too late

Our Daily Bread
I think we all have experienced it at one time or another in our lives.  Fairness in the workplace, whether that workplace is a part-time job in our teens or our full-time vocation as an adult.  We always compare ourselves to others to make sure we are getting the same pay and benefits as others who do the same work. We notice that folks who have been with the company longer get different, better benefits in general.  Does it always appear to be fair?

Some folks struggle with the concept of "never too late" when we think of salvation, of giving our lives to God.  For those, like me, who gave their lives to Christ at an early age, it can be hard to understand why God allows folks to surrender to him at the end of their lives and still receive the same gift of eternal life. God is so merciful, who are we to question.

My reply to this question/issue?  My life has been better, more complete, better lived because I have had the  privilege of serving our Almighty God.  I started my heaven on earth.  I had the Creator of the Universe in my life since I was eight years old.  How much better could life have been?  Oh yeah, the years that I didn't follow him the way I should have could have been better serving him!

Lord, yes, there are mysteries.  Please help us to have faith and let go of our need to understand.

Psalm Sunday
Sing of love and justice!  So starts Psalm 101.  I love the second verse as well - I will be careful to live a blameless life.  Wow!  Who says that the Old Testament is not relevant today?

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

1 I will sing of your love and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life—
    when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs of my house
    with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.
I hate what faithless people do;
    I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.
6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless
    will minister to me.
7 No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.
8 Every morning I will put to silence
    all the wicked in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer
    from the city of the Lord.

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Trusting God’s faithfulness dispels our fearfulness. - Our Daily Bread web site