Father, thank You for a leisurely, enjoyable afternoon yesterday. After a morning packed with three worship services, it was nice just to take in some much-needed us time. A nice lunch (compliments of South Vernon) and a little bit of running around and a safe journey home amidst the first (wet) snowfall of the season. Thank You for all that You give me, each and every day!
1 Peter 4:19 (<<click here to read the passage)
One of the hardest things to deal with in life is when people let us down. Failing each other, unfortunately, is too often the norm and not the exception. Sometimes it is deliberate, but many times it is unintentional. The business of life can keep us from carrying out what we’ve said we would do.
It happens all the time at work. A manager says they’ll be right up to help with a situation, and they never make it because they are pulled half a dozen different directions en route and completely forget about you. They fail us.
A father has every intention of getting to a child’s ballgame, but he’s asked to do one more thing before leaving the office, and one thing becomes two, and two become four. Before he even realizes it, the game is missed, and he has failed to fulfill his expectations.
Lord, it wouldn’t be hard to sit here and write all kinds of examples of our failings; way too frequently, we let others down. We hurt each other. We forget. We ignore…
But You, Lord? We can “trust [our] lives” to You. You “created [us].” And, here is the part that caught my eye, You “will never fail [us].” Talk about a foundational truth of Your relationship with us! Scripture is replete with Your promise to “never fail [us].” Here are some examples: Deuteronomy 31:8, Hebrews 13:5, Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 41:10-13, Matthew 28:20, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 55:22, Micah 7:7. And those are just a few of them!
Lord, I can trust in You, even when others let me down. Even when those who truly love me fail me, You never will! Thank You, Jesus!
(Feb 10th, 2017, Fri, 6:21 am)
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