Authentic Christians are so in love with God that things in this world lose their appeal. As we contemplate His goodness, the memories warm our heart. We burst out in joyful songs because of His righteous treatment of us. He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loving kindness. He is good to us all and all of His works are full of His tender mercy (Psalm 145:7-9).
God is the Lord of hosts of angels and His
magnificence fills our hearts with respect and awe (Isaiah 8:13).
As we read about His work through the ages, we realize that His thoughts and
methods are much higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). Sometimes
they do not make sense to our finite, human mind; however, hindsight always
gives us a glimpse of His wisdom.
We trust in God’s loyal love and rejoice in
the salvation that Christ's redemption provides for us. We sing of the benevolent
and bountiful ways in which He deals with us (Psalm 13:5-6).
He hears our prayers and is our shield from danger and our strength to deal
with life's unpleasant experiences. Our heart trusts in His goodness, because
of the ways He always works out everything for our good (Psalm 28:6 Romans 8:28).
We cannot help but to rejoice in God's
bountiful provision and give Him continual thanks night and day for all that He
does for us (Psalm
28:7). God is high and lofty above the earth and
lives in a high and holy place with our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Father inhabits
eternity, yet cares enough to revive the spirit of the depressed and to forgive
the heart of the contrite (Isaiah
57:15).
Prayer:
Father God, heaven is Your throne and our
earth is Your footstool. You made all of these things by Your wisdom,
understanding and power, or they would never have come into existence (Jeremiah 10:12, 51:15;
Isaiah 66:1-2). You are the one and only, true living god,
our eternal King. The earth and nations tremble at Your righteous anger, and
many come to You in repentance (Jeremiah 10:10).
Thought for the Day:
God is always nearby and never far from any
one of us, even though He fills both the heaven and the earth. - Jeremiah
23:23-24
