Which of the following are similar to the ways you've served Christ in your family? [check all that apply]
• Taught your kids to see God's glory in nature
• Washed the dishes without being asked
• Played a board game with your kids
• Encouraged your wife to finish her master's degree
• Attended a child's open house at school
• Worked fewer hours to be with your family
• Set an example of a godly prayer life for your children
• Held a crying child
• Swung on the tire swing with your daughter
• Told your wife why you're still in love with her
• Told your son he's got what it takes
• Coached soccer
• Let you child correct you now and then
• Fixed the vacuum cleaner
• Taught your sons to ride a bike
• Listened patiently to a complaint of your wife
• Taped your child's artwork to your office wall
• Admitted to your kids that you were wrong
• Told your children how Christ entered your life
• Cleaned up vomit
• Taught your children to love books
• Been romantic without expecting sex
• Told your daughter she's smart/beautiful
• Set standards for your kids and stuck to them
• Dealt graciously with a busybody neighbor
• Peeled carrots
• Watched movies together
Weekend Wrap-up Theme of the Week: Bedrock Joy Saturday, November 6, 2004
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Men of IntegrityNovember/December 2004Weekend Wrap-upTheme of the Week: Bedrock JoySaturday, November 676
David was a man's man. And he was often in deep trouble. Yet he had found the secret to true joy—a source that runs far deeper than superficial happiness. As David contemplated God's daily presence, he found contentment. He didn't base his life on his circumstances, but on God. The focus psalm for today provides a handle on what made David so glad hearted.
Interact with God's Word
Psalm 16:1–11
Which friends bring you pleasure (vv. 2–3)? Does acknowledging the source of what you have enhance appreciation?What other gods (v. 4) do people chase after? Why does this lead to sorrow?Is seeing God as one's primary asset and source of satisfaction (vv. 5–6) your perspective right now?How does true joy (v. 9) differ from happiness in what it is based on? . . . in its duration?How does understanding the future God has for you (vv. 10–11) round out your joy?Spend Time in Prayer
Ask God to give you a growing joy in sensing His presence and blessing. Ask Him for a reduced reliance on external objects and events for happiness.
Psalm 16:1–11
1 Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge. 2 I said to the LORD, "You are my Master! All the good things I have are from you." 3 The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!
4 Those who chase after other gods will be filled with sorrow. I will not take part in their sacrifices or even speak the names of their gods. 5 LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. 6 The land you have given me is a pleasant land. What a wonderful inheritance!
7 I will bless the LORD who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. 8 I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. 9 No wonder my heart is filled with joy, and my mouth shouts his praises! My body rests in safety.
10 For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your godly one to rot in the grave. 11 You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
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