Be
Strong, And Let Your Heart
Take
Courage
O how abundant is your goodness that you
have laid up for those who fear you, and accomplished for those who take refuge
in you, in the sight of everyone!
In the shelter of your presence you hide
them from human plots; you hold them safe under your shelter from contentious
tongues.
Blessed be the LORD, for he has
wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as a city under
siege. I had said in my alarm, "I am driven far from your sight." But
you heard my supplications when I cried out to you for help.
Love the LORD, all you his saints. The
LORD preserves the faithful, but abundantly repays the one who acts haughtily.
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD.
Psalm 31:19-24
We live in a dangerous world. It is good
to remember that our ultimate safety and protection lie in God's hands. David
recalled a time when he felt completely cut off from the LORD's
help. But David learned that even in desperate situations, God would hide those
who fear Him.
God always knows where we are. There is
no place where He does not see our need and hear our cry. No one is more secure
than the one who is held in God's hands.
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