Broken-hearted
people have no hope, and feel helpless, discouraged and in despair. The only
way to transcend this sad state of affairs is to humble our self before God.
Once we
surrender our circumstances to God and trust in Him to work out everything for
our good (Romans 8:28), the peace of God floods our soul and fills us with
contentment and hope, regardless of our worldly issues.
God fills us
with His Spirit and presence so that we are not alone. We have all the power of
the Trinity resident within us. God answers our prayers and reveals the seed
for a miracle, which He planted within our current trial.
God is close
to the broken-hearted and He gives us special care (Psalm 34:18). He even keeps
all of our tears in His unique bottle (Psalm 56:8). His grace makes us
sufficient to deal with whatever He allows to come our way.
Our Father
enlightens the eyes of our heart in order to help us to understand the hope to
which He calls all of His Saints, as well as to realize the depth of riches we
receive from our glorious inheritance as His holy people (Ephesians 1:18).
We learn to
rejoice in the God of our salvation (Habakkuk 3:18), and to pour out our love
to Jesus for paying for us the penalty of our sins. In exchange, He gives us
His right-standing with God.
God's Son is
our ever-present rock, stronghold, tower and help in every trial. We offer our
thanks to Him for all of His blessings, including the incessant trials that He
designs to protect us, perfect us and teach us to trust only in Him.
Prayer:
Father God,
we find our true, inner peace in the shadow of Your wings (Psalm 16:1). You
abundantly bless us through Your consistent and generous supply. You give us
peaceful places of rest in the midst of this wicked and perverse world in which
we live.
Thank You
that we are only passing through this troubled earth, which groans for the
revelation of Your Sons (Romans 8:19). We look forward to Your provision for
all of our needs now and in eternity. We focus on You, and we delight in Your
presence and Your Spirit in our life.
Thought for
the Day:
God is our
source of supply for the provision of all of our needs - not our mate,
siblings, children, vocation, friends, hobbies or bank account.
