There are times, Lord, when You come very near to us. We pray, "Let my
Beloved come to His garden" (Song of Solomon 4:16). You answer, "I come
to My garden ... My Bride" (Song of Solomon 5:1). There are times when
You seem to be far away from us: "I opened to my Beloved, but my Beloved
had turned and gone" (Song of Solomon 5:6). What, Lord, we are
to do when Your presence does not seem so real to us? Help us to
remember the great promise that comes to us from the risen Christ: "I am
with you always" (Matthew 28:20). Help us to hold on to this promise,
believing that the times of blessing will return: "His speech is sweet;
He is altogether lovely ... my Beloved ... my Friend" (Song of Solomon
5:16).
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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