Sermon: Psalm 8
January 31st, 2010 · Posted in SERMONS · 0 CommentsI have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. It’s based on Psalm 8 and a book I recently read by Archibald Rutledge entitled
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Here’s a portion of the sermon:
Rutledge writes that God’s gifts to us can be put into two categories – the things that are necessary and the extras. Under the things that are necessary Rutledge lists sunlight, air, water, food and shelter – what he calls the bare necessities for living. Under the things that are extras he lists music, the perfumes, and flowers. He then writes that the wind might be necessary, but – as he writes –“the song that it croons through the morning pines is a different thing”.
What truth is in these words!
God has blessed us with things that we need for living – the things that are necessary – but God has also blessed us with “extras” – things that may not be necessary but without which life would be dull and without much joy.
Rutledge’s book made me start thinking about the “extras” God has blessed me with.
What are some of the “extras” – some of the things not necessary but that fill your life with joy?
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