Psalm 16

When David wrote this chapter he was doing three things. He was acknowledging that without God, he was nothing. He was putting that nail in a sure place by proclaiming that he would serve the only living God. He was declaring his right to cry, Abba Father,0 and claim his eternal heritage in the promise of Jesus Christ.

I did not choose Psalm 16 as a take away, brother Joe assigned it. In other words it fell to me. I did not choose brother Russo's message for him this past Sunday as he talked about the anchor of truth, it simply fell to me. As we all stood around the altar at the end of that wonderful service, I held that line that has mercifully fallen to me in my hand and was filled with the same realization that David had. I am not worthy to hold onto that line in this most pleasant of places but I am determined to never let it go.

For the past few days I have tried to do justice to the feelings I have about this chapter, and all that God has done for me my entire life, but words fail me. As I sat on my couch reading through the Bible, an old hymn book that is sitting on our coffee table caught my eye.. Without really knowing why, I started to flip through the pages. Suddenly a song that I have never heard caught my eye. It paints a picture of the way I feel about the church I love and the heritage that I am now a part of.

The Family Of God

I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God. I've been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod, for I'm part of the family, the family of God. ( I like verse two the best )

From the door of an orphanage to the house of the King, no longer an outcast, a new song I sing, from rags unto riches, from the weak to the strong, I'm not worthy to be here, But Praise God I Belong!!

Robert MacPhee Jr