Just a few verses that spoke to me…
Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel & afterward you will take me into glory. (Psalm 73:23&24)
I love these verses & how the show us God’s love for us & desire for us. We see his initiative to have a relationship with us; he is holding us, he is guiding us & he will take us into glory. We don't have to chase after him & hope he will accept us. He is always with us.
My flesh & heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart & my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26)
Our courage & strength can (& will) fail us, but we can have confidence in God. He is always there.
Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High.” I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will meditate on all your works & consider your mighty deeds. (Psalm 77:10-12)
It's important for us to take time & remember what God has done for us. Remind ourselves of his faithfulness, focus on it & allow it to renew our faith when we falter.
Your ways, O God, are holy. What God is so great as our God? You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. (Psalm 77:14)
We need to remember God’s faithfulness in our lives & then we can be strengthened in knowing that God is holy & sovereign & has the power to perform miracles.
We have such an awesome God. He doesn't need us, but he wants us. He is with us & will strengthen us. He will show us his faithfulness again & again.
But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. (Psalm 73:28)
3 comments:
Psalm 77:11-12 stood out to me too. It is important to take time to reflect on what God has done in our lives and how He has answered our prayers. When I think back years ago, often I feel like those were the good 'ol days. Well it should be that way too, when I reflect back to see how God has worked things out for me.
I love the verses you chose to highlight
I too highlighted those verses in chapter 77. The psalmist leads up to those verses (10-12) with questions of why God has rejected him and a feeling of being alone. He then responds in 10-12
And I said, “This is my fate;
the Most High has turned his hand against me.”
11 But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
12 They are constantly in my thoughts.
I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
A good example and textbook way of handling things in our own lives when we can't feel God's presence and feel alone or abandoned . Going back and remembering all God has done for us in the past.
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