Ezekiel 9:9 New International Version (NIV)
9 He answered me, “The sin of the people of Israel and
Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full
of injustice. They say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land;
the Lord does not see.’
In times of evil and adversity, God's people can lose sight
of the Father's "great and precious promises." God has faithfully
kept these promises through the ages. This past faithfulness is our reminder
that we can trust his promise of the salvation we will fully experience with
him one day. Even in our darkest night, God has not forsaken us. He sees and
knows what we do and how we feel. Quite often, however, the LORD is watching to
see how we will live in tough times. He wants us to show that we will be
faithful during these times. He wants us to see that he can be trusted and that
he still is at work in our world and in our lives. So let's be faithful,
trusting that the God who preserved Israel and brought through Israel the
promised Messiah will also preserve and bless us!
Thought for today:
Do I focus on gloom and doom or am I in the practice of praise?
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