And ye shall eat in plenty,
and be satisfied,
and praise the name of the Lord your God,
that hath dealt wondrously with you;
and My people shall never be ashamed.
Joel 2:26
Two days of joy. Praising and singing my own little "shout out" to the Lord. Some mornings it's as if there are so many passages just zooming around in my mind, my heart feels the joy of His word...and yet, I get so filled that I can't concentrate on just one of His amazing truths. Maybe my focus should just be quiet and know this joy.
Sensing deep with in my spirit, there is a bubbling of fulfillment that is crowding out any doubt, that is quieting any anxiety, that is cleansing all the "stuff" of worldly desires. Most of us get a bit antsy when our pantries are bare and our refrigerator has a few left over bottles of condiments. God's word promises that we will never hunger nor thirst:
Yeshua said to them,
“I AM THE LIVING GOD,
The Bread of Life;
whoever
comes to me shall not hunger,
and whoever trusts in me shall never
thirst.”
John 6:35
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Today's scripture blesses us with a gentle, loving, and calming sense that we do not need to feel anxious for anything. Our "reality" can be cloaked in a deception that keeps us in a whirlwind of chaos. There is always a new door to open, there is always an avenue leading to others who can help us in our "hour" of need. It's sad, but there are not enough parents and churches teaching us when we are young how to "resource" as a way to "prepare" for those "hours" of need that will come in and out of our life.
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Or his descendants begging bread.
Psalm 37:25
Today's "politically correct" profiling "screams" to us that there should not be "entitlements." I wonder if this keeps a "pressure cooker" of fear steaming and boiling? During the Great Depression, our relatives, neighbors, friends, and country lived under the same type of stress... yet, they still maintained that "rolling up your sleeves and be about it" attitude that pioneered thru the darkest days in America's history. Is this what Joel was trying to encourage?
In times of lack, look to Him. He promises to watch over, provide a way, and give to us in order to fulfill our needs. We dust our selves off, we "seek" a way through, we praise every "itty-bitty" proof of His "wondrous" handiwork in and around us, and then we stand tall... not ashamed of our moment of need but with confidence that He will provide... some how... some way.
Today is the day that I will see,
His hand is at work for me and mine.
Today is the day that I can sing,
I will rejoice and be glad in it.
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