Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our heart rejoices in Him, because we trust in His holy name. Let Your lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us, according as we have hoped in You.
God keeps a keen eye out for His people! In constant and attentive vigil, He watches over us, protecting and providing, or so says His word. Do you believe this? How can one take hold of a promise like this when everything seems to contradict it? All of us will one day face death; if not ours, the death of family and friends. And how do you take hold of a promise like this when things collapse financially and we find ourselves without work and substance? Are promises like this just pipe dreams? Are we blindly believing the unreal and pathetically covering for a God who does nothing? Let's talk real reality. The real facts are, one, we are eternal beings and, two, you can't measure results by temporal measurements. The promises of God aren't so small that they go no further than the todays. His promises are infinite, taking us into the tomorrows, infinitely. Until we grasp that, we will forever be praying with small thinking. Soul and life are central to who we are and it's to soul and life that God gives full attention, to keep us from soul death and soul famine. Hang your hat on that! That will keep you in the todays as well. "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name." Amen!
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