Tuesday Reading: Psalm 145:1-3
Key Verse: Psalm 145:2
2 Every day I will bless You; and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
Devotion:
When things are going well we love to lift up the name of God and praise Him for everything that He is doing in our lives. When we see how much He blesses us we lift up His name so that others can see that we love our Lord. But what about the times when things are not so good? What about the times when we are finding things tough? God has promised us a place in heaven when we will no longer have to put up with things going wrong and things not being good. He has promised us a place where we will no longer have to dread the unforeseen. That and more is what we can expect from our Heavenly Father when we finally go home to Him – for that alone we should be praising Him each and every day!
But, sadly, we live in a corrupt and sinful world where we do face all manner of things that are going to hurt us and even to lead us astray. That does not mean that we have to give in to them and certainly does not mean that God is the one giving those things into our lives. We are the ones letting them into our lives most of the time but there are also times when God will allow certain things to come into our lives so that we can be strengthened and built up ready for the next thing that He knows we will let into our lives.
You see, no matter how we look at it, God is blessing us every day through ways we just don’t realise! Whether it is to raise us up ready for what lies around the corner or to strengthen us so we can make it through the next week, God is the one behind each Christian and He is doing an amazing job! There is no way that we could fully comprehend just how much He is doing because the more that we look the more that we find He does. The more that we find the more we realise just how awesome He is! His grace and mercy go far beyond our vain imaginations. His word shows us how He has done this from the beginning of time but it also shows us through many generations of Kings in Israel how we turn our backs on Him. This is not particular to those people at that time but rather to the whole of humanity all throughout time. Now is the tie to stand up and praise God for His mercy, His patience and His love towards sinners like us!
Points to Ponder:
When do you turn to ask God for help?
Do you realise how much He actually does?
