Confession: I think that I may have a mild case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). One small reason? My eternal love of Post-it Notes and lists. I like being able to see what I have to do...and what I've accomplished at a glance. It's very satisfying to cross items off a to-do list. Sometimes I will actually write things on my to-do list that I've recently completed...just so I can cross them off. Is that weird?
Many people keep lists that are well beyond my basic to-do Post-its. They keep lists of qualities they're looking for in Mr. or Ms. Right. They keep lists of people who have wronged them. They keep lists of their co-workers' annoying habits. They keep lists of places they'd like to visit. And they keep lists of things they want to do before they die.
Some of these lists can be helpful. And others? Not so much. Sometimes these lists are written on paper, tucked away in journals or stored in a cell phone. And some of these lists are engraved in peoples' minds and hearts.
One list worth keeping forever? A list of God's goodness in your life. In today's passage, I liked what the writer said here:
I'll make a list of God's gracious dealings,
all the things God has done that need praising,
All the generous bounties of God,
his great goodness to the family of Israel—
Compassion lavished,
love extravagant.
He said, "Without question these are my people,
children who would never betray me."
So he became their Savior.
In all their troubles, he was troubled, too.
He didn't send someone else to help them.
He did it himself, in person.
Out of his own love and pity
he redeemed them..."
Wow! Bonus: None of the items on this list need to be checked off. It is a never-ending tally of who God was (well over 2,000 years ago), who He is today and who He will be tomorrow.
Tomorrow: Isaiah 64-66
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