Strong Peoples Will Honor You

Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin, the foreigners’ stronghold a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. Therefore strong peoples will honor you; cities of ruthless nations will revere you. You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall and like the heat of the desert.

You silence the uproar of foreigners; as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is stilled.

Isaiah 25:1-5

If we pray to God, He will provide for us.

We may end up doing things we don’t always enjoy. As we look back on our lives we should be thankful we didn’t go the way we wanted to. God always knows where He wants us to be.

I can be hard to hear God saying no, and even harder to understand when we’re praying for something good – like someone’s deliverance from a crisis. That’s when we need to hold on to the truth of God’s good plans. We may not understand why, but we can keep trusting in His love, goodness, and faithfulness.

The end of a year and beginning of another is an opportunity for a fresh start. What might God be making new in your life?

Our Daily Bread – December 30, 2018