Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Comfort Of God’s Care

I am posting this late today. My good friend’s father passed away at the end of the week and I went with my daughter to pay my respects to my friend. He was doing okay. The last few days I have pondered on the end of life. It is not easy for us to grapple with at times. But as I heard the many stories from people of how their lives were touched by my friend’s father, I was comforted. I had a sense of someone whose life had been a blessing and had been blessed as God watched over him.

Today as I read in the Psalms I had that same sense of comfort. In Psalms 83 for example it talks about how God will grind our enemies to powder and lift us up so that all may know that He is God.

Psalms 83:12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.
17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

I am comforted to know that God has my back. He is on our side.

Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Most High. Thank You for standing strong on our behalf. Thank You for defeating our enemies and scattering them on the wind like the chaff that all men may know that You alone are God. Be strong today and this week Father. Show Your miracles on behalf of Your people. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.