Doug Van Pelt

Big Foot at 1 o'clock

1 Chronicles 16
David kind of dedicated his tabernacle when they brought the Ark of the Covenant into it. He gave a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman. I can imagine being a young teenager. "Cool! Free cakes! King Davis is awesome!"

David committed a really cool psalm of thanks to the Lord that day:

"Give thanks to the Lord, call on His Name;
make known among the nations what He has done.
Sing to Him, sing praise to Him;
tell of all His wonderful acts.
Glory in His Holy Name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and His strength;
seek His face always.
Remember the wonders He has done,
His miracles, and the judgments He pronounced...
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His love endures forever..."

Then all the people said, "Amen" and "Praise the Lord."
Appropriate response. It is good to remember what God has done. Sometimes when I'm down or I feel like seeking His face is hard or far from me, I can remember the good things He has done. When I face a struggle, remembering His deliverance from another struggle can lift me up and encourage me that this too shall pass and He will deliver me.

I'm speaking at a middle school in Austin today. That should be interesting. Each student will get a free copy of the magazine and a couple cd samplers. I'm trying to add some HM merch to our store every other day or so, because we have a bunch of stuff that isn't posted up there (like our video magazines, and a ton of older back issues). Today is a very special day, too. It is my mother's birthday!