My kitchen is filled with staples!
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this type of staple in the noun category:
a:a commodity for which the demand is constant
b:something having widespread and constant use or appeal
c: the sustaining or principal element : substance
As I prepare meals, I’m in constant demand for bread, milk, salt, oil. When I’m running low on a staple, I need to add it to my grocery list because it’s difficult, if not impossible, to cook and bake without any one of these sustaining substances.
Summon your power, O God; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
Psalm 68:28
To consider the power of God is amazing!
It’s awesome!
Psalm 68:28 has been a “staple” to me! I’m in constant demand for it; it sustains me; it is my substance! When I recognize my need for God — to heal or to intervene as only He can; when I don’t know what to do; how to pray; or even if God is listening, I pray this verse. It reminds me of amazing, awesome power of God. And at the same time, I am asking God to show me that power.
I wonder how and why He has to summon it! Does He summon forth His Holy Spirit? Does He summon the angels to work?
1) The first part of our Bible Study is to study that power – a) What, how, why, when, or from where, does He summon His power? b) Whatdo we learn in the Bible about God summoning or calling about His power?
2) Next, let’s consider how he shows His strength (“show us your strength, O God, as you have done before“). a) What has God done in your life that has shown you His strength? and b) What do we learn in the Bible about God’s strength?
Please post your comments / replies to this post. Add throughout the week. Respond to other’s postings. We’ll conclude this study on Wednesday, January 16. (I’m expecting great things on that day – will share more about that later!)