“Those
who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings
as eagles.” Isaiah 40:31 NKJV
Hey, life is tough! As Isaac Watts’ hymn asks, “Is this vile
world a friend of grace to lead me on to God?”
No it is not. It is a world
filled with sorrow and sin and every corruption that fallen man can
create. Yes, there are beautiful gardens
and mountain streams and bouncing babies.
There are those things and we should give thanks to God that he has
provided such refuges from the constant bombardment of sin. But that assault continues daily and pretty
things and happy things can refresh us only for the moment.
Jesus says there is a better way. “Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy
laden and I will give you rest.” Jesus
comes to us in His word. He comes to us
in prayer. He comes to us in the means
of grace and offers to us the refreshment of our souls and not just our bodies. He pours His strength, His holy being into
our empty and weary souls and says to us, “Here is the restoration for your
daily lives.”
Precious
Shepherd, Revive my soul today from the fount of Your strength. Amen
The Friday Benediction
Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop
you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in
the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be
enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend. Amen
You can
contact me and find inspiring Christian books at my website: www.davidccraig.net
You may also
find some of my selected daily devotions at http://blog.febc.org/
You may also
enjoy my new Gospel dog blog, The Gospel According to Molly Blog and my new
Alzheimer’s blog, “Taking Care of Joe: An Alzheimer’s Blog” found on my
website.
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