IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING

Psalm 27:12-13 Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

I was lying in the dark yesterday morning listening to the wind and Storm Pia howling through the trees and round the houses. As the minutes went by, so the sky began to lighten, and sure enough the sun rose on another day, albeit a very stormy one, and I could see the trees struggling against the strength of the wind.

It reminded me of our verse where the Psalmist encourages us to wait patiently for the Lord. Then he says it again - wait patiently for the Lord. It’s like waiting for the sun to rise in the middle of a dark night. We know it will come up again, we just have to wait for it. In the same way, whatever darkness we may be going through God wants us to know if we’ll wait patiently for Him to act, the light will come into our lives again just like the sun always rises. God never leaves us in the dark, He always brings His light.

So be encouraged today, no matter what storms or winds are blowing, or how dark the days are at this moment, God has promised we will see His goodness while we’re here in the land of the living.

Are you living? Of course you are, so you have His promise - you will see His goodness. We can all go out into our day with those words undergirding us, encouraging us to be brave and courageous despite what the enemy is throwing our way. He wont win, because Jesus has given us His victory. But He does require us to wait patiently for Him, He wants us to be brave and courageous. He wants us to believe we will see His goodness this side of heaven.

Are you living? Then you will see His goodness.😊Thank You Lord. Amen.

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