Lord, thank You for Your Word today that brings freedom to my soul. I choose to rejoice in You always. I choose to declare Your goodness and faithfulness in all things. I bless Your name today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Psalm 49: From the Message Bible
Listen everyone listen
earth dwellers don\'t miss this
All you haves
and have nots
All together now, listen
I set plainspoken wisdom before you
my heart-seasoned understandings of life
I fine tuned my ear to the sayings of the wise
I solve life\'s riddles with the help of a harp
So why should I fear in bad times
hemmed in by enemy malice
shoved around by bullies
demeaned by the arrogant rich?
Really! There is no such thing as self rescue!
pulling yourself up by your bootstraps
the cost of rescue is beyond our means
and even then it doesn\'t guarantee
Life forever or insurance
against the black hole
Anyone can see that the brightest and the best die
wiped out right along with the fools and dunces
They leave all their prowess behind
move into their new home, The coffin
The cemetery permanent address
And to think they named counties after themselves!
We aren\'t immortal. We don\'t last long.
Like our dogs, we age and weaken. And die.
This is what happens to those who live for the moment
who only look out for themselves;
Death herds them like sheep straight to hell
they disappear down the gullet of the grave
They waste away to nothing
nothing left but a marker
But me? GOD SNATCHES ME FROM THE CLUTCH OF DEATH
he reaches down and grabs me
So don\'t be impressed with those who get rich
and pile up fame and fortune
They can\'t take it with them:
fame and fortune all get left behind
just when they think they\'ve arrived
and folks praise them because them because they\'ve made good
They enter the family burial plot
where they will never see sunshine again
We aren\'t immortal. We don\'t last long.
Like our dogs, we age and weaken. And die.
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Psalm 49: From the Message Bible
Listen everyone listen
earth dwellers don\'t miss this
All you haves
and have nots
All together now, listen
I set plainspoken wisdom before you
my heart-seasoned understandings of life
I fine tuned my ear to the sayings of the wise
I solve life\'s riddles with the help of a harp
So why should I fear in bad times
hemmed in by enemy malice
shoved around by bullies
demeaned by the arrogant rich?
Really! There is no such thing as self rescue!
pulling yourself up by your bootstraps
the cost of rescue is beyond our means
and even then it doesn\'t guarantee
Life forever or insurance
against the black hole
Anyone can see that the brightest and the best die
wiped out right along with the fools and dunces
They leave all their prowess behind
move into their new home, The coffin
The cemetery permanent address
And to think they named counties after themselves!
We aren\'t immortal. We don\'t last long.
Like our dogs, we age and weaken. And die.
This is what happens to those who live for the moment
who only look out for themselves;
Death herds them like sheep straight to hell
they disappear down the gullet of the grave
They waste away to nothing
nothing left but a marker
But me? GOD SNATCHES ME FROM THE CLUTCH OF DEATH
he reaches down and grabs me
So don\'t be impressed with those who get rich
and pile up fame and fortune
They can\'t take it with them:
fame and fortune all get left behind
just when they think they\'ve arrived
and folks praise them because them because they\'ve made good
They enter the family burial plot
where they will never see sunshine again
We aren\'t immortal. We don\'t last long.
Like our dogs, we age and weaken. And die.
Amen.