Thoughts for another day

Feb. 5, 2014.

Today's verse: Micah 7:7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. (KJV)

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

The immensity of our God and knowing Him is etched well on my heart therefore there’s no worry or sickness or trial or tribulation that has come or will ever come that can seize the nerves of my heart and create panic, because I know the God I serve and it is He Who loves me. 

Day by day as the minutes unfold, the anxiety of the world, and know that it has tremendous anxiety, tug at the edges of my mind and attempt to engulf me in their frivolous and inane web. But then I look unto the LORD God who is my refuge and my shield, the God I love, the strength of the marrow in my bones; and He has a Word of comfort – I AM always with you.  When I think of this, my mind moves to the little boat on the Sea of Galilee, caught in the midst of buffeting winds and marauding waves.  I can feel the panic and the trepidation among those who walked with Christ and then I see my Lord sleeping in the stern on a cushion, calm and serene and they couldn’t understand how He could sleep like that.  They woke Him up in their desperation and then He showed His might, even as He was fully man, as He looked at the situation and said, ‘Quiet, Be still.’ And they stilled!  They were filled with awe and a particular dread…who is this Man they queried, who has the power to even still the mighty sea?  At their incredulous looks, my mind smiles, secure in the knowledge of Him who is the Alpha and Omega and El Shaddai.

For all my needs I wait upon Him.  I believe in every promise He has made and I know that every promise He makes is the one which He keeps and He never changes.  If He has said it, He will do it.  He only requires us to trust Him and keep that trust going.  He may not answer me at times, but I know it doesn’t mean He won’t answer, but that He is testing me.  So be it, for I know that after the test and as I’ve cleared it, His blessings will flow in awesome measure.  He therefore is my God of salvation, even to the salvation of my soul.  I am sure he is the same to you too.  O praise Him all earth and heaven for He is worthy of our praise.