AS YOU LOOK into the day that stretches out before you, you see many choice-points along the way. The possibilities these choices present can confuse you. Draw your mind back to the threshold of this day, where I stand beside you, lovingly preparing you for what is ahead.
You must make your choices one at a time, since each is contingent upon the decision that precedes it. Instead of trying to create a mental map of your path through this day, focus on My loving Presence with you. I will equip you as you go, so that you can handle whatever comes your way. Trust Me to supply what you need when you need it.
- Jesus
Scripture Insight: Lamentations 3:22-26 and Psalm 34:8
(Jesus Calling / Sarah Young)
Lamentations 3:22-26 - "Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him. The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD" (NIV)
ReplyDeleteGod's steadfast love and mercy are greater than any sin, and he promises forgiveness. Trusting in God's faithfulness day by day makes us confident in his great promises for the future.
Psalm 34:8 - "Taste and see that the LORD is good, blessed is the man who takes refuge in him" (NIV)
"Taste and see" does not mean, "Check out God's credentials". Instead it is a warm invitation. "Try this, you will like it." When we take that first step of obedience in following God, we cannot help discovering that is is good and just. When we begin the Christian life, our knowledge of God is partial and incomplete. As we begin to trust him daily, we experience how good he is. But you must trust him