A Life Worthy

Tag: God’s faithfulness

  • One-a-Day Friday, 9/19/14

    number 1Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. (Psalm 71:20).

    Sometimes life is hard.

    In case you hadn’t noticed.

    I’ve noticed recently that several people in my life are going through brutally difficult times.

    And I have a fairly small life.

    So much pain.  So much sorrow.  So much fear.  Sometimes I’m even afraid to pray for these people because I get caught up in it, swept up in it, and I feel like their pain will pick me up and carry me away.  And I want to help, but I know that there’s nothing I can do because I’m just Michael, and that’s really not so very much.

    But then I read this verse.  I think back on yesterday’s verse.  I remember the troubles, many and bitter, that God has brought me through.  I remember that I am restored.

    Redeemed.

    And I know that, as painful as these times are, they are not eternal.

    They may feel eternal…but that is a lie.

    What is eternal, Beloved of Christ, is you.

    And Him.

    And you and him.

    So remember, dear friend, that you are a child of promise.  And that promise is as strong and sure and certain as the One who made it.

    He will lift you up.  Believe it.

    If it helps…I’ll believe it with you.

    Happy Friday, Beloved.

  • One-a-Day Friday, 9/12/14

    number 1For you have been my hope, O Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth (Psalm 71:5).

    Think about it.

    It doesn’t say, “You have given me hope.”

    Or “You give me reason to hope.”

    It says, “You have been my hope.”

    God himself is our hope.  He is our confidence.

    I gotta tell you…I’m not even sure what that means, but this passage seems to be not about what God does, but about who he is.

    I’ve been walking, stumbling, slipping, and striding with Christ for twenty-seven years now.  I can’t count the number of times he has been hope and confidence and joy and strength and peace for me, when there was no earthly reason I should have any of those things.

    I can’t count the number of times…but it’s fun to try.

    As you head into your weekend, consider the times that God has supported you, not just with his gifts, but by his very nature.  And praise him, not just for what he does, but for who he is.

    Happy Friday, Beloved.