Thursday, May 15, 2014
Every Need
This morning as I was looking out my window I reflected on how big our God is and on how He never stops doing good for His people. God loves every person, regardless of their current condition. It must be that God sees us not for who we are, but for who we can be. Last night I watched a movie about a famous person that had a big drinking problem. Eventually he turned his life around by surrendering to God, and God healed him of his drinking problem. He ended up back with his family after twelve years, and there life was good. The story was fiction, but the part about God was not. He really does see us as those people that we will be, and every step of the way is there to help us reach that image He has of us. As I was reading this morning, I read a scripture that David wrote that talks about this very thing.
Psalms 103:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
John also wrote of this, speaking about how we will be changes when Jesus returns, as well as how we change now.
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Today, I am thankful that my God is with us, with me. I am thankful that His plan is forever, just as His love and mercy are forever. Today, we can move toward being better with His help, and that is a lot to be thankful for in this life.
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Most High. We struggle. We struggle almost daily, and we fall almost daily. Please forgive us for falling. Please always pick us up. We know You will. We thank You for being that kind of Father, better than any of us. We need You. We need Your help. Please send today, deliverance, healing, and abundant provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.