I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.
O God, You have taught me from my youth, and I still declare Your wondrous deeds.
And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens,
You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again,
And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
May You increase my greatness and turn to comfort me.
Psalms 71:16-21
God has such a great love for us. He holds no account of the wrongs we have done once we have confessed our sins to Him. God is so faithful to toss them away. We are the ones that holds onto so much unforgiveness.
God wants us to love as He does. Without limits or conditions. He also wants us to have confidence. Confidence in God’s ability to rescue us from our troubles. David knew God was there for him no matter what was going on. All David needed to do was talk to God and let Him take care of the situation.
God will even choose us to further His kingdom among the nations. We so often limit what we could do by our self-doubt. God wants us to look at things from His point of view. A limitless future awaits us if we choose to follow the Holy Spirit. We do not have to go overseas to serve. We can serve from where we are. We just have to be aware of His promptings. It could be our paying it forward to the wait staff or taking the time to pray for someone when you feel the tugging in your mind. There have been too many stories of people getting out of situations when the odds seemed against them. And all because of the pressing of the Holy Spirit to pray.
Father, thank you for your Holy Spirit. Thank you for watching over us everyday and for giving us new opportunities to get it right. Some of us know Your words and do not want to be like the Israelites that wondered the desert for 40 years because of unbelief and disobedience. Help us to know when we need to stop and listen to and for you. Help us choose to put away the things that will distract us from your word. Give us strength to say no and help us to have a peace that only you can bring. Thank you again, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
