Where the Power Is
From Psalm 33:16-22 – “No king is saved by the size of his army, no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength, it cannot save. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you.”
We have no attributes of strength, knowledge, wisdom, or anything else that will save or direct us in life if we are not plugged in to where the real Power is. If we are trusting in anything else besides the mercy, love, and saving power of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, we need to redirect our trust.
Father God, help me remember this.
TODAY’S SMILES:
- Warmth and sunshine.
- Heavy rain last night, but no leaking from the den ceiling. Go figure. It leaked the night before.
- Chinese buffet for lunch.
- Running into Anita and family out in Fayette County.
That’s it for my week. Have a good weekend, my friends, and may God bless.
Judy Poyner
January 22nd, 2010 at 1:45 pm
That’s the funny thing about leaks. They defy logic! And, sometimes, physics.
I read those statements in the Bible, and read the books, but what really speaks to my heart is when people in the context of my life tell me how much this has helped them through difficult times. That “waiting in hope” is often a very painful and tough process and yet, to wait and have no hope would be fatal. I don’t understand everything about hope, but I know that without it, people simply give up and die. At least our hope is in One who had defeated death.