PSALM CHAPTER 16

 It comes a time in our lives when the light bulb goes off. Like in the old Tom & Jerry cartoons when a good idea comes to one of them. This is kind of the same. We realize that perseverance is only found through our Lord. The moment we realize that we can take refuge in Him to guide our lives, we are on the right track. Without Gods hand on our lives we are nothing but lost souls not living our lives rather just existing day to day blind to all that God has in store for us. It is easy to be like the rest of the world, it takes a special person to set themselves apart and follow the Lord. These saints that do follow the Lord are to become our role models on this journey to salvation. "As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight." These are the people we lean on in the physical form down here on earth, our spiritual crutch is God who we can always turn to for adjuration.
 Men will seek other gods in abundance in efforts to make religion fit their life styles rather than the other way around. Do not fall in the company of men trying to take shortcuts towards salvation. The only way to truly be redeemed is through accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Psalm 16 says, "their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips." We know better, we know our God is a forgiving God, but he is also a God that wants all of our attention. We don't have time to listen to other gods or their teachings as we are too busy washing ourselves in the word. "The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot." There is only one God, so there is only one cup to drink from . In the Lord's cup and his cup alone lie our inheritance. God shows us the paths for our lives, he knows where our happiness will be. In him we are secure, he will never abandon our soul. We have a father that does so much for us, can we be returns on his grand investment? Do we have the courage to be Christians?