This week in We Have A Part To Play, we turn to our souls, those deepest places within us that shape everything we are and everything we do.
Of course, culture offers plenty of answers: chase new experiences, showcase yourself through style or online posts, comfort yourself with pleasure or self-care, or try to improve yourself with books and podcasts.
But at the root of it all, the message is the same: believe in yourself, as if you or I alone can carry the weight of our worth and purpose.
However, Psalm 103 presents a different picture. The Psalmist, King David, expresses his thoughts to his own soul:
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.”
He knew what we often forget bout our soul being the operating system of our lives, and like any system, it needs the right power source.
The world tells us to fuel our souls with success, relationships, or distraction.
But King David says otherwise, and shows us what the soul truly needs: forgiveness, healing, redemption, mercy, and joy.
Did you catch that? Not things we can buy or earn, but gifts only God, the Creator and Giver of life, gives through the person of Jesus.
And here’s the good news: Jesus doesn’t just have the power to give us what our souls need. He wants to provide us with what our souls desperately need most in Him.
He is our hiding place, our quiet rest when we’re tired, our healer when we’re hurting. He crowns us with love and mercy and satisfies us with good that lasts.
So this week, let’s stop running our souls on what empties and return to the One who satisfies to the fullest. Let’s instruct our souls to bless God by confessing the following to Him in prayer:
- Thank You, God, for life and breath today, and for meeting us in both our joy and our struggles.
- Thank You for being patient and merciful when we fall short.
- We praise You as our soul’s true source and sustainer, the One whose forgiveness covers our past and whose love never runs out.
- Father, we praise You for Jesus, who heals, redeems, and satisfies us in ways no person, place, or thing ever can.
- Heal the parts of our souls that feel broken, weary, unseen, and unloved.
- Teach us to find rest in You instead of chasing what doesn’t last.
- Form us by Your love so others see Your grace in and through us.
- And for those unsure about faith in Jesus, draw near and show that You are not far off, but closer than they imagine.
When we live this way, we show the world that our souls aren’t made to run on temporary passions, but to be filled with the eternal life of Jesus.
He alone heals, forgives, and renews the deepest places within us, shaping us into people whose lives point to Him in the world around us.
So, if you don’t mind me asking, where you live, work, and play, how’s your soul these days?
See you at 7 pm.
God Bless,
Pastor Alvin & Mallary Brown
alvin@makingamosaic.com :: mallary@makingamosaic.com
P.S. Is there something specific you need prayer for this week? Just reply—we’d be honored to stand with you.
General Prayer Requests & Updates
For evangelism to flourish so communities and campuses in the greater Fort Worth area will be reached, and the lost will see and experience the love of Christ and be drawn to his kingdom.
For signs and wonders to follow the preaching of His Word.
For team unity and laborers to help carry the load.
For finances and provisions.
For fully funded campus missionaries (2 per campus) to help reach the next generation — Texas Christian University (TCU), Tarrant County College (TCC), Texas Wesleyan University (TWU) and Tarleton State University – Fort Worth (TSU), University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), and Dallas Baptist University (DBU).
Alvin Brown, the Lead Pastor of Mosaic Church Fort Worth, brings over a decade of pastoral ministry experience and more than 20 years of operational and technical leadership expertise. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications Management from DeVry University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He enjoys spending quality time with his wife, Mallary, and their three children and contributing as a writer to various media outlets.
