King David experienced every type of mental and physical
anguish that we do. He worked out his feelings through writing his psalms. Now,
David’s words give us solace too. David expressed the full gamut of
human pain, as well as the consolation, which the Lord constantly provided
for him. The only time the joy of the Lord flees from us is when we languish in
our illnesses, sorrow and petty concerns, rather than looking to God in
them.
In the dark places of life, we want a friend who will stick closer to us than a brother. The Body of
Christ provides just such comfort for us, as well as Christ who dwells within
our spirit. The presence of Jesus, “Emanuel”, which means “God with us” (Matthew
1:23), fills each of us. His solace permeates our soul – our mind, decisions
and emotions – to the extent to which we allow Him full reign and control over
our life. God gives us His peace as He comforts our trouble soul (John
14:27). We are a reflection of Him in the earth.
The joy of the Lord is our constant strength (Nehemiah
8:10). We no longer entertain any anxiety in our soul about our life. We
take no thought about the fundamental needs of food and shelter. God cares for
His children, just as He cares for the birds and lilies. As we seek God’s
purpose for our life and walk in His ways, we have His guarantee that He will
provide for us (Matthew 6:25-33). Even if we wander in the desert
of life, God sends clouds for shade, fire to keep us warm, manna and quail to
eat and shoes and garments, which never wear out (Exodus).
God’s grace provides for our every need and is sufficient
for us (2 Corinthians 12:9). He works out all things, even
the most difficult of events, for our ultimate good (Romans
8:28). These difficulties work His character into our soul and prove to us
that He is worthy of our praise and trust. Jesus is our bread of life (John
6:35), and He is our all sufficiency (2 Corinthians 9:8). Jesus
fills every chamber in our body, soul and spirit with His peace, love and
comfort.
Prayer:
Father God, our faith increases with every verse of scripture on which we meditate, every moment we spend in abiding in Christ within us (Colossians 1:27) as well as every time we turn to You in our weakness. We surrender the control of our life to You, we take no thought for what tomorrow may hold and we forgive our self for the sins of our past. Remind us that any negative emotions signals an area of our life, which we did not yet surrender to Your Lordship in our life. We look to You for your love, peace and joy, which comes to us through the presence of Your Holy Spirit in our life (Romans 14:17).
Thought for the Day:
Hope prophesies that God is always with us no matter what
circumstance we encounter. – Psalm 139:7-14; Proverbs 18:24