Thoughts for another day

Nov. 15, 2013.

Today's verse: Ps. 16:8. I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

Oh you who’re confident in the Lord praise Him for what He has done for you and me; because what He has done is great.  My life is laid bare at His feet and He has been good to grant His blessings to me and all that I may say is mine in this world.  Everything I am and I will be, is by His Grace, unseen, yet immensely powerful, ripping apart the thick black clouds of despair and defeat, bringing hope and victory.

I’ve placed the LORD always before me; each morning and evening, I look up to His face.  I even dare to sin despite His gentle voice crying to me to not sin; wanton and willing sin doesn’t leave my house and despite this, He is still with me.  He is so true to His promise – I will never leave thee nor forsake thee – so He is never away from me and I can feel Him in the marrow of my bones.  I know it hurts Him, to keep with me, because He is so holy and I’m so unholy and crude before Him.  I ask myself, ‘why do I offend Him so much;’ there’s no answer, nor thought, but the discomfort my heart causes to His suffusing goodness speaks into my inner being.  Still I don’t really care because I understand not the pain it causes Him.  His Words thunder in my ears: 'I treated them like those who lift infants to their cheeks; I bent down to them and fed them.' Hosea 11:4, CEB, yet they deflect off me for I've yet to learn what I mean to Him. 

But on another plane, I have set Him before me and that’s irrefutable for my life is fashioned upon the faith I have in Him.  Years have come and gone by and I realise, despite the muck I float in, despite the despair I cause others, He has been faithful to me.  Because of which I’m not moved, but am firm as a rock and will be like that for He will never let me down.  This confidence I have in Him that though I may sin, He will yet draw me to Him and as long as I live I will always be faithful to Him, come rain or shine.  This is an eternal bond between Him and me and none can break it and it shall remain.  This much I know, some day, the blood that flowed down on Calvary will wash me clean totally and prevent me from going against His Divine will forever.  I live to cherish that moment, for though the righteous men despise me, my God will yet, hold me.