Their Hearts Are Firm
Praise the LORD! Happy are those who
fear the LORD, who greatly delight in his commandments. Their descendants will
be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth
and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever. They
rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful,
and righteous. It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct
their affairs with justice. For the righteous will never be moved; they will be
remembered forever. They are not afraid of evil tidings; their hearts are firm,
secure in the LORD. Their hearts are steady, they will not be afraid; in the
end they will look in triumph on their foes. They have distributed freely, they
have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is
exalted in honor. The wicked see it and are angry; they gnash their teeth and
melt away; the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.
God will light our path, no matter how
treacherous the way. When we trust Jesus as our Savior, He who is the Light of
the world enters our lives and removes the darkness of our sin and despair. The
light continues to comfort us through times of sorrow. In the midst of sadness,
trouble, illness, or disappointment, the LORD brightens the way and encourages
His children by giving hope.
He gives us hope in so many ways. It
could come in the form of exhortation from a fellow believer. It could be that
we see the light in Scripture. It may be the calm reassurance in response to
prayer. Or it might be the miraculous solution to a problem we saw no way out
of. Whatever the case, God sends light when we are engulfed in darkness.
God sometimes
puts us in the dark
to show us that Jesus
is the light.