Psalm 118:5-6
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
What of Today’s Verse…
The beginning of the year has been a trying time for people I care about. Maybe it has been that way for you or those you love. My prayer for you, and for them, is that they may know the comfort of God’s presence.
Whether it is the popular little poem “Footprints” or the familiar “Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me,” the presence of the Lord is absolutely vital to standing up against our anguish! The Lord does long to be with us, especially at those moments when we feel most alone. He told us that by experiencing anguish, alone, by himself on the cross.
Let us Pray:
I am thankful, O God that you refused to be God from a safe distance. Because you came and felt what it was like to be abandoned, forsaken, and alone, I know I can trust that you will never forsake me. Please give me a clearer sense of your presence with me in my life today, I pray through Jesus. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Prepared
God has prepared my way, and I am ready to follow.
Today I allow time for contemplation, a time of putting aside planning and acting on my plans and of giving my full attention to Spirit. This seeming inactivity is preparing me to pray and be alert to answered prayer, to set goals and fulfil them.
Going within to the source of all life, all wisdom, all good, I prepare for new experiences. Centred in Spirit, I gain knowledge and strength. Releasing all doubt about what I can accomplish, I know that with God as my guide and inspiration, I will achieve what is truly meaningful.
God has prepared my way, and I am ready to follow.
“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” –John 14:2-3
