Where Do I Put My Hope?
.
Psalm 39:4-7 NLT
"LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away. My life is no longer than the width of my hand. An entire lifetime is just a moment to you; human existence is but a breath." We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth for someone else to spend. And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.
Luke 12:22-26 NIV
Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
I have certainly been focusing on a particular theme the past several days! If you ever doubt God’s grace, or the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life, just stop and think back over the past few days. Haven’t there been situations that worked out so much better than you imagined they would? Or times when you felt completely overwhelmed and suddenly a great sense of peace and calm came over you?
Maybe the instance was much smaller than that! You thought of someone and then they called you or e-mailed you. More important than any of that is when you get so far off course, so consumed by the cares of the world, so overwhelmed by life, God is there. I have no doubt of that. There have been too many times in my life when I know without question that God’s grace alone got me through. Too many things have happened that can only be explained as divine intervention.
Jesus tells us to give over our lives, our hearts, our minds to God. Give yourself to Him and He will take care of you. God loves us so much He sent Jesus. How could we even imagine a greater love? My line of reasoning is that if God loved us so much he sacrificed that which was most precious to him, he certainly would never leave us to our own resources now.
It may sound as if I’m trying to convince myself of this truth. I don’t need convincing! I do, however, sometimes need to be reminded of it. That’s why I’m sharing these scripture passages today. My guess is you can use some encouragement, hope, good news, comfort in some area of your life. And so, believing God will provide so much more than we can even imagine, we can focus on making the most of our lives.
My prayer today is that you give over to God everything that troubles or worries you. And that you trust God to carry the burden for you today.
Mary
