So
Be
Strong
And Courageous,
All
You Who Put Your Hope In The Lord!
Scripture
Psalm
31
Observation
“But
I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!” (Psalm
31:14) There are times in our lives when that is all we will be able
to say because we have been crushed by life's cruel circumstances.
Yesterday,
you probably didn't notice, but I did not have the opportunity to
write my daily blog. No time to write it because A dear friend of
ours called me early Sunday morning to let me know that her father
had been taken to the hospital after suffering an apparent heart
attack.
Then
while I was at the hospital room talking to our friend I received a
call and it was another friend's wife. She told me that her husband,
who I went to school with, Marshall Harrington, who I had just
visited Saturday in the hospital and was doing well and was waiting
to receive another stent in his heart, had suffered a massive heart
attack during the night and the hospital staff was not able to save
his life.
So
this morning the Psalm 31:24 “So be strong and courageous, all you
who put your hope in the Lord!” jumped out at me as I thought about
my friends.
This
verse is for all of us, And it is especially meaningful for when we
go through times of loss.
Joshua
1:9
This
is my command—be strong and
courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your
God is with you wherever you go.”
Daniel
10:19a
“Don’t be afraid,”
he said, “for you are very precious to God.
Peace! Be encouraged! Be
strong!” …
1
Corinthians 16:13
Be on
guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
Application
I
will hold on to all of God's promises when I am experiencing grief
and loss.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I weep with those who weep. Today as I think about my friends
I can only hope that they will turn to You for their strength during
these difficult days. Thank You for giving us Your Word. It is full
of promises to us and I know that You will keep every single one of
them. Your promises are wonderful. They give us strength. I pray for
my friends who are going through difficult times. Help them to trust
in You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Leviticus 15,16,17; Acts 18; I added: Psalm 31, Psalm
61, Psalm 91; Proverbs 11
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