For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

    Just finished reading today's section of Psalm 18 (1-15) and have simply been amazed by it. I sometimes view the psalms as the "easy option"- "its either Deuteronomy or Psalms, which should i read?"- but the wisdom and majesty of them is so overwhelming.

    Take yesterday's reading, for example,

"As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be  satisfied with your likeness."

Even though all my longings, hopes and aspirations are tied up in the Lord, when I meet Him in Glory, I most certainly wont be disapointed! Thats what David knew for sure.

   And then today:

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." Just think about all of those metaphors for a moment.
"I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies."
"In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.....THEN the earth realed and rocked... He rode on a cherub and flew; he came swiftly on the wings of the wind."

   And peeking ahead into tommorow's reading:

"He rescued me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me."
"For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness."
"For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall."
"This God- his way is perfect;  the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him."
"For who is  God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?- the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless."

Praise the LORD!

Matthew 9:9-13

Just a very quick one today. Here is a passage that I've read recently and seems to simply empitamise my feelings:

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”