Psalm 138:8 The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love O Lord, endures for ever – do not abandon the works of your hands.

One of the blessings of having lived for a while is that you get to look back and realize that you do serve a faithful God. You get to look in the rearview mirror, so to speak, and contemplate the many challenges that you have had along the way, many which were downright impossible to surmount at the time, and you can say with absolute certainty: If it had not been for the Lord who was on my side, I would have been swallowed up. (Paraphrasing what David said in Psalm 124:2). God has been awesome to me! He amazes me! I came to believe in God as a child and there has never been a point at which I felt abandoned by him. In fact it is when I’ve been in desperate situations that he has showed up to comfort and turn things around for me. Why would I not love and trust him!

The NIV translation above of Psalm 138 verse 8 is explicit, but for years I read the King James Version in which the first line reads: “The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: …” I remember telling myself that it does not mean the Lord will pay attention to every little thing I am concerned about because often I have no right to be, but rather that he has the big picture and will see to it that his plans for me are fulfilled. In that context, he goes before me and demolishes the obstacles that stand in the way.  He teaches me to trust him – to have faith in his love for me as his child. It is a wonderful state of being!

Will you let go of your fear of tomorrow and jump? Your Father will catch you! Have the faith of a little child.