Psalms 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD! ESV Bible
Isn’t it wonderful to know that we can wait upon the Lord and He will work out all the details of our life? When we put our trust in Him we can be strong, have a confident and steadfast mind. Our heart can take courage, be encouraged, grasp tightly onto the Lord’s promises and be free from worry.
Though we live in an age of instant everything, yet we can take heart and wait upon the Lord. We know that His timing is perfect even though we may desire something to be done today.
How many times have you pushed forward with your own agenda even when you felt that the Lord had said “just wait a little longer”, only to find out that the timing was wrong and the end result was not what you had hoped? You had to “go back to the drawing board” and start over.
There are great blessings in taking the time and waiting upon the Lord. His ways are always perfect. He sees the future and we cannot. He sees intersections and turns that we cannot anticipate. He sees bumps down the road when we think all is “smooth sailing ahead”. Be strong and choose to wait for God’s plan and His timing. The results will far outweigh having to wait a little longer.
Lord, help me today to wait upon You. Help me to realize that you see the end from the beginning and I cannot. Help me to trust that You have my very best in view and You only desire that I have all that You are planning for me. Amen
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Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. KJV Bible
The Lord has shown His love to be an everlasting love. There is no time or place where His love has not been there for us. Unlike the fickleness of some human love that changes with every wind that blows, God’s love never changes. It cannot change for He is Love.
His love is abundant. His love is boundless. His love goes beyond the scope of only loving if He is loved in return. He loves us and we cannot stop Him from loving us. Whether we ever love Him in return, He loves us. When mankind was lost in sin and hopeless, needing a savior, He sent His own Son to bear all the wrath and punishment that humanity deserved for their sins. His own Son who was totally pure and holy took our place ad bore our penalty so that we could be made free, clean and pure before a Holy God.
He reaches out with loving kindness to draw us to Himself. He longs to have a relationship with us. His love is indescribable and incomprehensible. Our minds cannot wrap themselves around the thought of such a great and endless love.
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Praise to the Lord
I cried unto the Lord and He heard me. His ears are open to my prayers. In my destresses it is first to Him I go. It is to Him I go all the day long. When I awake in the morning, I first call out to You, Lord. At the end of my day it is to You, Lord, I pray. You are there. Your always hear and answer me.
Thank You and Praise You for Your loving care and for watching over us. You, Lord, are so great and so mighty, yet You care for us. In You I trust. You never ever fail! From eternity to eternity You are God alone. You are creator of all that exists. You care for us, Your creation.