Sometimes I Need Reassurance
These are days of significant change for Bev and I as we sell our home and prepare to move into a retirement village. I find myself both excited and unsettled as we enter this new phase of life. While the decision has very significant implications for us both, it also has implications for other members of our family. I feel a measure of responsibility for them, too.
I have always had an awkward relationship with this phenomenon called 'change'. Sometimes it has been welcomed like a much desired friend. At other times, it has been resisted as an unwelcome intruder. On those occasions when I have felt ambivalent (threatened?) about an impending season of change, any reassurance from the Lord has most definitely been welcome!
This morning I read Psalm 138 in the New Living Translation and my heart warmly welcomed the truth that "your (God's) promises are backed by all the honour of your name". Reading further I came upon this affirmation: "The Lord will work out His plans for my life because your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever". These truths warmed my heart. I am encouraged. All will be well. Praise God. Now I want to promise the Lord that I will never doubt Him again. However, I have said that many times over the 50 years I have walked this Christian journey. And guess what?
I simply and sincerely bless the Lord this morning and rejoice in His encouragement through His Word. I'm not going to make promises I know I am not capable to keep. I am, however, going to hold tight to the promises He has made in the sure knowledge that He is both capable and willing to honour them.
