I Will Meditate On

Your Wondrous Works

My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word. When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes. Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works. My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. Put false ways far from me; and graciously teach me your law. I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your ordinances before me. I cling to your decrees, O LORD; let me not be put to shame. I run the way of your commandments, for you enlarge my understanding.

Psalm 119:25-32

We can all be optimistic about life, but if we are realistic we know there are dark and dusty places that can be lonely.

We may know teenagers who make the dreaded trip home each day because of their unhappy and unwholesome families.

We may know people who cannot escape the curtain of depression.

We may know people who endure the sudden death of a child.

We may have seen abject poverty in the world, and not know what to do about it.

No matter what you know or what you have seen, don’t despair. Hope is available in Jesus. Know that guidance comes from the Spirit. Know that knowledge and power are found in God’s Word. Are life’s demands overwhelming you? If so, you can find hope, guidance, and knowledge to help. It’s in God’s Word.

A well-read Bible makes a well-fed soul.

Our Daily Bread – January 15, 2009