What a wonderful “sip” from my time of “coffee with the Lord!”
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases! His mercies never come to an end! They are new every morning! Great is your faithfulness!” (And from Lamentations yet!! – 3:21-23)
I’ve visited with friends who were really going through serious times of trial, discouragement and difficulty … all happiness had evaporated, despondency had set it, things seemed hopeless…
I thought of them this morning as I read Psalm 94.18-19 from the New Living Translation…
“I cried out, ‘I am slipping!’ But your unfailing love, O Lord supported me! When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer!”
It’s a wonderful thing to discover at our lowest moment that the Lord is there! We flail around frantically wondering if we’re going to make it – feeling like there is no hope. A urgent cry arises in our hearts… “Help me Lord!” And suddenly He’s there! … He supports and helps us! … And marvel of marvels, we make it! Praise the Lord? Ever have it happen? I have!
I wish I had a video replete with great sound effects for today’s post! A number of years ago I lived in Longview, Washington near the ocean… We would slip over to Cannon Beach, Oregon, go to Ecola State Park near there and watch the waves crash against the rocks. The scene and sounds were especially spectacular just before an approaching storm. You’d just find yourself standing there is awe at the majesty and strength of the ocean waves! (Watch and listen to the YouTube video… Turn up the sound!)
That scene recreated itself in my mind as I read the following words from Psalm 93 this morning… “The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty. Indeed, the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength… The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves. BUT MIGHTIER THAN THE VIOLENT RANGING OF THE SEAS, MIGHTIER THAN THE BREAKERS ON THE SHORE – THE LORD ABOVE IS MIGHTIER THAN THESE!”
Phrases like, “Our God is an awesome God” and “Nothing is too hard for the Lord” and “Almighty God” come to mind, don’t they? Perhaps I just need to close my eyes, relive the scene and sounds, and let it truth of it sink in again today!
Coffee With The Lord 