Lord,
You call us to return to You: ‘Seek the Lord while He may be found...’
(Isaiah 55:6-7). No
one seems to be listening. What are we to do? Help us to remember Your
promise: ‘My Word will not return to Me empty’ (Isaiah 55:11). We do not
see all
that You are doing. You are doing much more than we realize - ‘My
thoughts
are not your thoughts...’ (Isaiah 55:8-9). We may be feeling very
despondent -
‘Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything’ (Luke
5:5). You still come to us with His Word of encouragement: ‘You
shall go out with joy...’ (Isaiah 55:12). Before there is joy, there may
be many
tears. When there seems to be nothing but disappointments, help us to
remember Your promise: ‘Those who sow in tears will reap with
songs of joy...’ (Psalm 126:5-6). When we feel discouraged, help us not
to ‘judge before the time...’
(1 Corinthians 4:5).
Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed because You love us and Jesus died for us.” Your love for us, Jesus’ death for us: This is where the blessing comes from – and it’s where our obedience comes from! We think of Your great love for us. We think of Jesus, crucified for us. We say, “Lord, You love me. Help me to love You.” We say, “Jesus, You died for me. Help me to live for You.” This is how Your blessing comes to us – You show us how much You love us, You put Your love into our hearts, the obedience grows stronger – and so does the blessing!
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