The Steadfast Love of the Lord

 

 

 

Plasm 33:13-22

 

January 23, 2022

 

 

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

 

The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man; from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.  The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might, it cannot rescue. Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.  Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.  For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.  Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.

 

Jan and I established before Nat was born and made a decision not to lie to our little girl about untruths, like a person called Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy, for we knew she would learn at a young age that we had lied about them.  And as she got older, she might wonder if Jesus was also just a made-up fable?  Our families on both sides were not happy with our decision to do that to our child, and our friends did not approve.  But we believed it was the right call, and we stuck with our decision our little girl at a young age asked Jesus into her life.  We never tried to teach this conviction, never tried to push this in our teaching of young couples.  

 

Why did I share that story, because I know more now than ever before, he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds?  

 

I now need to share on a very personal note, two of my biggest struggles as a follower of Christ, and it is not having a fear of God, It is not believing He loves me and has paid the full price for my sin for I am sure Jesus did that on the Cross.  But is waiting on Him, and being patient to be still till He speaks.  I have many requests in my prayer life, most are not for me, but for others, but I’m convinced that I prefer to sleep, more so than waiting for the Father to answer. The other is also critical and often I have a judgmental spirit.  God has done work in my life in this area and is still teaching me to not just read and study the Scriptures, that without application, it is of little real value.  I’m asking you to join me in this prayer and encourage me to listen and wait.  To not look at my understanding but to apply what I’m studying and being shown in the Bible.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice