Living Memorials

Of all the service-people we employ, I suggest the one who cuts-grooms-styles our hair tops the list! I've changed hair stylists [maybe] three times in the last fifty years, and don't care to change again. We learn to trust that she or he knows our hair and our preferences; furthermore, over time they become more like a friend or family. Psalm 92 is a beautiful and thought-provoking song about God's good and eternal goodness; it begins, "It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks fo the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night." (Psalm 92:1-2 AMP). Perhaps one of the most beneficial spiritual exercises is to live with an attitude of gratefulness. We tend to assume, which generally leads to grumbling when our expectations are dashed. Listen, however, to the way of those who remain focused on God's Goodness: "The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful]; They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable]. Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. [Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age; they will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment]; [they are living memorials] to declare that the LORD is upright and faithful [to His promises]." (Psalm 92:12-15 AMP). Recently, my stylist saw me out 'n about and she said "your hair looks great - thanks for making me look good." It made me consider what kind of "living memorial" am I of God and His Goodness? Do my words testify and point toward the faithfulness of God? Am I an example of one who is flourishing in vitality, fresh and growing in grace rather than withering and fading? God's children must proclaim His Goodness; we are His ... living memorials.