Mrs Beth Palmani
Pastor's Wife
Central Baptist Church
Granite City, IL
Upsy Daisy
When a child is just learning to walk, they will fall many, many times before getting the hang of it. When they do fall, they have to get back up and try again. We tell them, “upsy daisy, you're ok, try again!” As we go through life, just expect it, we are going to fall. A famous preacher preached a sermon on “Life is not a bump in the road, it's a bumpy road.” How true this is! We will all have times in our lives that we hit bumps. The one thing that we can always count on though, is that we have a Heavenly Father who cares about us and is right beside us ready to pick us up and say, upsy daisy, everything is going to be okay.
In the Bible there are many “upsy daisy” moments. Job was a man blessed by God, but as we know, he hit many “bumps” in his road all at once! Job 1:13-22 So many things happened to Job in a short time period, but God was with him, and in the end, said “upsy daisy Job.” Job is a great example of when we don't see God, God still sees us. God was watching over Job the whole time! Job wasn't able to see God, but God could see Job. Job 23:8-10. I remember one day when I was at the store, my daughter saw a new FANTASTIC toy that she just HAD to look at. I told her that she needed to stay right with me, but she just couldn't help herself and went over to look at it. I decided to stand at the corner of the aisle where she couldn't see me and wait to see how long before she would notice. I could see her the whole time, but she couldn't see me. For a while, she was so excited about that toy, but it wasn't long before she looked around and didn't see me. Then it happened….mom, mom, MOM!!! There was a bit of panic and fear in her voice, but I was right there watching her. She didn't need to be scared. I'm so thankful that I have a God who sees me even when I don't see Him!
David If anybody had been through ups and downs in life, it would be David, yet, he's the author of the Psalms, probably the most encouraging book in the Bible. How could he write such encouraging words? He had his Heavenly father right beside him always ready to pick him up and say, Upsy Daisy! David was a man so blessed by God. He was anointed king as a child by Samuel the prophet, given a beautiful wife, King Saul's daughter, he killed Goliath, became the captain of the army and the list could go on. But yes, even he hit “bumps in the road.” I think of the time when he finds out that the king was jealous of him. The ladies cheered..Saul has killed his thousand, David has killed his tens of thousands. (I Samuel 18:7) He runs away from the palace and becomes a fugitive, a wanted man, and it would appear that he was at the bottom. He was discouraged, defeated, and destroyed, but all along God was with him. He said upsy daisy David, and becomes one of the greatest kings of Israel of all time. There are many stories of David's “bumps in the road” recorded in the Bible, but each time he fell, God was there to encourage him and to pick him up.
There's nobody more encouraging than a mom. You watch those big ol' football players when they are in front of the camera, what do they say? “Hi, MOM!” They know that their mom will be right by their side and be their greatest encourager. As moms, let us learn to trust in the Lord, let us realize that God is always with us, even when we are down. Life is full of ups and downs, but God is always there to say upsy daisy, everything will be ok.
When a child is just learning to walk, they will fall many, many times before getting the hang of it. When they do fall, they have to get back up and try again. We tell them, “upsy daisy, you're ok, try again!” As we go through life, just expect it, we are going to fall. A famous preacher preached a sermon on “Life is not a bump in the road, it's a bumpy road.” How true this is! We will all have times in our lives that we hit bumps. The one thing that we can always count on though, is that we have a Heavenly Father who cares about us and is right beside us ready to pick us up and say, upsy daisy, everything is going to be okay.
In the Bible there are many “upsy daisy” moments. Job was a man blessed by God, but as we know, he hit many “bumps” in his road all at once! Job 1:13-22 So many things happened to Job in a short time period, but God was with him, and in the end, said “upsy daisy Job.” Job is a great example of when we don't see God, God still sees us. God was watching over Job the whole time! Job wasn't able to see God, but God could see Job. Job 23:8-10. I remember one day when I was at the store, my daughter saw a new FANTASTIC toy that she just HAD to look at. I told her that she needed to stay right with me, but she just couldn't help herself and went over to look at it. I decided to stand at the corner of the aisle where she couldn't see me and wait to see how long before she would notice. I could see her the whole time, but she couldn't see me. For a while, she was so excited about that toy, but it wasn't long before she looked around and didn't see me. Then it happened….mom, mom, MOM!!! There was a bit of panic and fear in her voice, but I was right there watching her. She didn't need to be scared. I'm so thankful that I have a God who sees me even when I don't see Him!
David If anybody had been through ups and downs in life, it would be David, yet, he's the author of the Psalms, probably the most encouraging book in the Bible. How could he write such encouraging words? He had his Heavenly father right beside him always ready to pick him up and say, Upsy Daisy! David was a man so blessed by God. He was anointed king as a child by Samuel the prophet, given a beautiful wife, King Saul's daughter, he killed Goliath, became the captain of the army and the list could go on. But yes, even he hit “bumps in the road.” I think of the time when he finds out that the king was jealous of him. The ladies cheered..Saul has killed his thousand, David has killed his tens of thousands. (I Samuel 18:7) He runs away from the palace and becomes a fugitive, a wanted man, and it would appear that he was at the bottom. He was discouraged, defeated, and destroyed, but all along God was with him. He said upsy daisy David, and becomes one of the greatest kings of Israel of all time. There are many stories of David's “bumps in the road” recorded in the Bible, but each time he fell, God was there to encourage him and to pick him up.
There's nobody more encouraging than a mom. You watch those big ol' football players when they are in front of the camera, what do they say? “Hi, MOM!” They know that their mom will be right by their side and be their greatest encourager. As moms, let us learn to trust in the Lord, let us realize that God is always with us, even when we are down. Life is full of ups and downs, but God is always there to say upsy daisy, everything will be ok.
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