I am Confident of This…
19 How great is the goodness
psalm 31:19-20
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.
20 You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
safe from those who conspire against them.
You shelter them in your presence,
far from accusing tongues.
Seeing the Good Things of God in the Land of the Living
Oh! How I truly believe that God has so many good things in the land of the living. Don’t you love that word “lavish”? Webster says it means “extending or bestowing profusely.” Wow! that is cool! That is a lot of goodness, my friend. And I am choosing to look for it this year.
Hidden in His Shelter
I am hidden in the shelter. this reminds me again of Psalm 91. God has us in his pavilion. We are protected from all the evil that is going on all around us. That gives me such a feeling of peace inside. I know, no, I am confident that God is going to protect me this year from whatever may come across my path. I am safe in the arms of God!
What About You?
Are you confident that You are His? Do you fear the Lord? This is not a fear of being scared of Him. This is a fear that reverences God. You see the awesomeness of His character and you believe fully in Him. It the love we have for him mentioned in the SHEMA.
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
Trust in God today with all your heart. If you need more information about following after Him, just follow this link.
Confident in Him;
Mandy
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Pastor’s Wife (retired) & Chronic Pain Warrior blogs about how to make it through anything by relating her own life experiences to her writing. She is passionate about her love for the Lord and desires to spread that passion to others. She has a great desire to encourage women who are following behind her.
Oh, Amen! HE truly is our safe place, and He still has purpose for us here, in the land of the living. Thank you for the encouragement to keep speaking of His goodness, as the Shema tells us to, throughout our days. Blessings to you this New Year.
I’ve loved that verse: we’ll see His goodness in the land of the living. Especially now.
I know. It has been a verse I have been hanging on to for this year.! Thanks for coming by
God bless you too!