Interesting Green: Reflection - Psalm 25

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 25:1-10, "Riding Out the Waves", Page 44.

By Mart DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Writer

PHOTO: Psalm 25:1-10

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul,
in you, I trust, O my God.

Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
No one whose hope is in you
will ever be put to shame,
but they will be put to shame
who are treacherous without excuse.

Show me your ways, O Lord,
teach me your paths;
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
Remember not the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you are good, O Lord.

Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

Riding Out the Waves

What can ride ocean currents for years before finally washing ashore and springing to life? According to National Geographic World magazine, it's a nut that is native to South America and the West Indies. Some people call them "sea hearts."

These two-inch, chestnut colored nuts are hardy, heart-shaped seeds that grow on high-climbing vines. They often fall into rivers and float out to sea. There they may ride the currents for years before coming to shore and sprouting into a plant.

The life-bearing, time-enduring, wave-riding, seed illustrates a basic spiritual principle. God's plans may include extended times of waiting for Him to act on our behalf. This was true of Noah, who endured ridicule while spending 120 years building a ship, of Abraham, who waited for the fulfillment of God's promise that he would have a son in his old age, and of David, God's anointed, who chose to wait for God's timing rather than take the life of envious King Saul.

Sea hearts can't choose to be patient, but we can. Nothing is harder or better for us than to follow the example of David, who wrote Psalm 25. By waiting on the Lord we can have peace, and our faith will grow - even while we are riding out the waves.
- Mart DeHaan

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Psalm 25:1-10
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul,
in you, I trust, O my God.

Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
No one whose hope is in you
will ever be put to shame,
but they will be put to shame
who are treacherous without excuse.

Show me your ways, O Lord,
teach me your paths;
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
Remember not the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you are good, O Lord.

Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

PHOTO: To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul,
in you, I trust, O my God.
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Riding Out the Waves

PHOTO: What can ride ocean currents for years before finally washing ashore and springing to life? According to National Geographic World magazine, it's a nut that is native to South America and the West Indies. Some people call them "sea hearts."
Picture posted by Lego Lost At Sea @LegoLostAtSea on 31 January 2020 at 02:40 pm - Beautiful sea hearts found on Cornish beaches. Native to Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America & Africa, these rare sea beans drift 1000s of miles on ocean currents and were used by sailors as good luck charms
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These two-inch, chestnut colored nuts are hardy, heart-shaped seeds that grow on high-climbing vines. They often fall into rivers and float out to sea. There they may ride the currents for years before coming to shore and sprouting into a plant.

PHOTO: These two-inch, chestnut colored nuts are hardy, heart-shaped seeds that grow on high-climbing vines. They often fall into rivers and float out to sea. There they may ride the currents for years before coming to shore and sprouting into a plant.
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The life-bearing, time-enduring, wave-riding, seed illustrates a basic spiritual principle. God's plans may include extended times of waiting for Him to act on our behalf. This was true of Noah, who endured ridicule while spending 120 years building a ship, of Abraham, who waited for the fulfillment of God's promise that he would have a son in his old age, and of David, God's anointed, who chose to wait for God's timing rather than take the life of envious King Saul.

PHOTO: The life-bearing, time-enduring, wave-riding, seed illustrates a basic spiritual principle. God's plans may include extended times of waiting for Him to act on our behalf. This was true of Noah, who endured ridicule while spending 120 years building a ship, of Abraham, who waited for the fulfillment of God's promise that he would have a son in his old age, and of David, God's anointed, who chose to wait for God's timing rather than take the life of envious King Saul.
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Sea hearts can't choose to be patient, but we can. Nothing is harder or better for us than to follow the example of David, who wrote Psalm 25. By waiting on the Lord we can have peace, and our faith will grow - even while we are riding out the waves.
- Mart DeHaan

PHOTO: Sea hearts can't choose to be patient, but we can. Nothing is harder or better for us than to follow the example of David, who wrote Psalm 25. By waiting on the Lord we can have peace, and our faith will grow - even while we are riding out the waves.
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that we follow the example of David, who wrote Psalm 25. By waiting on the Lord we can have peace, and our faith will grow - even while we are riding out the waves.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Psalm 25 - Riding Out the Waves
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 25:1-10, "Riding Out the Waves", Page 44.
By Mart DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Writer

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Reference

[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 25:1-10, "Riding Out the Waves", Page 44.

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Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV