Consider your present, your past and your
future. What has the Lord taught you? Meditate on these words and His love.
No one who trusts in you will ever be
disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others. Show me the
right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth
and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in
you. Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love, which you have shown
from long ages past. Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember
me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O LORD. The LORD
is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go
astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way. The LORD
leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey
his demands. Psalm 25:3-10 NLT
3000
This is post number 3,000 on
this blog. I’m not counting the first two which were just to test the process
of blogging. Hey—blogging is not difficult—although it can be time-consuming!
Letting God’s words flow through me is frequently amazing. He is an awesome,
amazing God. He consistently and continually has pointed me on the path to
follow…providing scripture and then comments or insights for this blog.
His love lights my life…and
has for years. Even before the beginning of this blog, God has been there for
me. He is compassionate—living up to His promise to never leave me or forsake
me (Deutoronomy 31:6). When I was in college and made some poor choices, He
didn’t give up on me—but showed me the right path…and gave me a second chance,
a couple of times. Even when I walked through the valley of the shadow of
death…He was there for me. He led me in the path of righteousness…for His name
sake, proving I can count on His unfailing love. He has taught me to be
humble…and how to live to please Him. That is righteous living. I am so
blessed. How do you see God working in your life—today…not just ten or twenty
years ago? I am challenged by that thought every day. I see His hand of mercy
in small ways like no traffic at a stop sign near my house where I prayed once
for “no traffic” and I know that He is with family and friends as they deal
with health issues for which I have prayed feverantly. He leads me to the
appropriate scripture that answers questions, convicts me of mistakes and
guides me in the right decisions. His abundant love continues to amaze me.
Should I ever take Him or His love for granted? Never. I am so abundantly and
intentionally blessed, not just during Lent, but all year…always.
I encourage each of you to
seek the Lord. No panic. No fear. No worries. Just ask God for what you need.
His love, assurance, help with relationships, finances, or decisions large and
small. He is interested in all parts of your life. If you love Him…He will have
your back. He will go before you, beside you and behind you. He loves you so
much that He gave up His Son just for you…and His Son endured your sin…and
mine…dying in a cruel and inhumane way—forsaken by His Father…just for us. That
is love.
Prayer ~ Continue to show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
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