God is Faithful
“Praise the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord”
God is faithful, he doesn’t change. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is faithful to his people. He hears their cry and delivers them. He doesn’t change like a shifting shadow. He even causes the seasons to march on. How many centuries, epochs, and eras has that been going on? The sun has been rising since the beginning really. How faithful is God? It won’t be hard forever. The winter season in your life will not last forever. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. We can praise the Lord, that joy will come as we wait and trust in him. The hard times are creating for us everlasting rewards. It is hard but more importantly it is worth it.
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5
Ecclesiastes 3
A Time for Everything
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
“Let the glory of the Lord rise among us”