Happy Thankful/Forgiveness Tuesday
Once again the Lord has given us another opportunity to get it right. If there are words that need to be said, don't wait do it today. As we learned from last week's tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and 7 others, tomorrow is not promised. If you need to apologize, apologize. If you need to tell someone that you love them, make the call. Do it today. Each morning, the Lord allows us to rise, we are blessed with another opportunity to give thanks for God's Grace and Mercy. For in God there is no failure. This post blessed me and I pray it ministers to you.
Our Daily Bread Post was written by Jennifer Benson Schuldt
Scripture "To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." Isaiah 61:3 KJV
One January morning I woke expecting to see the same dreary midwinter landscape that had greeted me for several weeks: beige grass poking through patches of snow, gray skies, and skeletal trees. Something unusual had happened overnight, though. A frost had coated everything with ice crystals. The lifeless and depressing landscape had become a beautiful scene that glistened in the sun and dazzled me. Sometimes we view problems without the imagination it takes to have faith. We expect pain, fear, and despair to greet us every morning, but overlook the possibility of something different ever happening. We don’t expect recovery, growth, or victory through God’s power. Yet the Bible says God is the one who helps us through difficult times. He repairs broken hearts and liberates people in bondage. He comforts the grieving with “a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair” It isn’t that God just wants to cheer us up when we have problems. It’s that He Himself is our hope during trials. Even if we have to wait for heaven to find ultimate relief, God is present with us, encouraging us and often giving us glimpses of Himself. In our journey through life, may we come to understand St. Augustine’s words: “In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.”
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