The works of the Lord
This fresh set of Daily Devotions is being provided for our LCA/NZ family, friends and visitors to help us to keep our eyes on Jesus as we face unsettling times. They can be used by families and individuals as part of the LCA/NZ’s Church@Home resources to encourage us and build trust in our Heavenly Father during this season of uncertainty and physical isolation.
by Ruth Olsen
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This is the fifth in a set of seven devotions based on Psalm 46.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God … God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day (Psalm 46:4a,5).
There is a ‘bigger picture’ surrounding us that we are mostly unaware of. Instinctively we are self-focused, part of the pull of sin that we need to contend with. We don’t tend to ask or think: ‘What is God working in and through the nations, and why might that be happening?’ We don’t see things from his perspective. There’s much that we don’t understand … until the Holy Spirit lifts the veil that blinds us (2 Corinthians 4:4) and enlightens the eyes of our hearts (Ephesians 1:17-21) to begin to see with new eyes. Even then, we see only in part (1 Corinthians 13:12).
Sin blinds and destroys. It separates us from God. But God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world (John 3:17). At the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly … God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:6,8 NIV). That’s amazing grace, available to us every day!
The psalmist invites us to ‘Come and see the works of the LORD …’ (Psalm 46:8), and to learn to see from the Lord’s perspective. He loves people, and longs for us to trust him; even when storms rage, he holds us, and all things, in his caring hands.
Lord God, thank you that you, the LORD Almighty, are with us. We are grateful. Amen.
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