Thursday, July 30

I loved the first two psalms today titled "O Lord do not delay" and "Forsake me not when my strength is spent." The more I seek after righteousness and justice in my life, the more I realize that I am far away from obtaining it. I cannot do anything good on my own. It will only come through the working of the Holy Spirit in me. There are many enemies against me according to Romans 8. The enemies are: trouble that inflicts distress, a set of stressful circumstances, a program or process designed to harass and oppress you, famine, bitter need, danger, or violent death (from Romans 8:31-39). But Paul concludes that " in the midst of experiencing all these opponents we have total and complete victory by means of Jesus, the one who loves us. V. 38 For I have examined and weighed all the evidence and have an all-embracing, unshakeable certainty that neither death nor life (things that transpire in the physical world), nor angels nor demons (things that transpire in the spiritual world), nor present things nor future things (not a single event or circumstance that will ever occur), nor powers (anything that you can imagine), V. 39 nor height nor depth (things in the entire universe), nor any created thing (including the believer himself) will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

This is why I love these psalms, they were answered when Jesus invaded our world in flesh. God did not delay and has not forsaken us when our strength is spent. In the midst of our enemies, there is absolutely nothing that can separate us from the love of God which transforms us.

Lord, thank you that you love me.