Psalm 66: 16-17, 19-20
Come and hear, all you who fear God, And I will declare what He has done for my soul. I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue.
But certainly the God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me!
I read this earlier, and it is so true! I want to stand on the top of the roof and shout out the goodness of my Lord. I want to go throughout the earth convincing men of the beauty and worthiness of my King and God. He hears when I pray, He answers when I call! I am so grateful and humbled by the mercy my God has given me, is bringing me close to His heart, in dealing with me gently and lovingly.
Several months ago I was so thirsty for God. I had a hunger that would not be satisfied by anything or anyone else. Months before that, I did not have that hunger, but I wanted it. I asked God to give me a desire for Him and He did! Then that hunger drove me to Him in ways I never knew before. I have found in my Lord the spring of life, full overflowing life! He is truly ALL I need, He is my surfeit. In Him I find my Savior, my King, my Husband, my Friend, my Counselor. He is the source of my life, my strength, my joy, my peace. He feeds me with heavenly bread, satisfies my thirst with living waters.
He is totally trustworthy. Countless times I have had to trust Him because there was no possible way out of a bad situation, and He has provided safety. I have trusted Him with the future when it was pitch dark and full of terror, and He turns the night into day and works things out for His glory and my good. I have trusted Him with my physical needs, and He has provided for them all. I have trusted Him when my heart was so hurt and sad I couldn’t even pray, and He healed and blessed me beyond what I thought possible. I have trusted Him when He asked me to do things far beyond my capacity, and he has always given wisdom and strength. I have trusted Him with the people in my life, and He keeps and helps them far better than I can or could or would. He is perfectly trustworthy!
He has total control over my life, and the things that come into it. Of that I am sure. It is so freeing! I used to worry and fear for the future, but His perfect Love has cast out my fear! He will do all things well. I still have times of trials and troubles, and I still doubt sometimes (to my shame); but time after time, I am able to believe, trust, and praise even in the darkness. Through His grace I can give it all to Him sooner than I used to be able to. Praise His glorious name!
He is more than worthy of my life, my love, my all. And by His grace and strength I will love Him above all others and do His will for the rest of my life.
EVEN SO, COME LORD JESUS!
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