A reminder for
today
While I live will I
praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. Put
not your trust in princes, nor
in the son of man, in whom there is
no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day
his thoughts perish. (Psalm 146:1-4)
Do not put your trust in man. I can’t tell you how many
times I have heard those words and still we will trust man. I find myself in a
tough test as we received our bonus letter yesterday and because we did not
make our underpins our bonusses are basically nothing. I have worked for this company
for many years, but this is the first year this happens. We have been bought
over by a huge conglomerate and to them we are just numbers. Therefore, I find myself
in a massive financial test as this month brought forth a number of unforeseen expenses
that basically left us with almost nothing. I trusted that the “man” and now I am
very sorry I did.
What does the Lord say about trusting Him? How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob
(Israel), Whose hope is in the Lord his God, Who made heaven and earth, The
sea, and all that is in them, Who keeps
truth and is faithful forever,
Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who
gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets free the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord lifts
up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in
heart]. The Lord protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the
widow; But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.
How blessed are those whose trust is in the Lord our God, the
creator of heaven and earth. How blessed are they for He keeps the truth and He
is always faithful. He protects us and blesses us with the wonders of His works
and His love. We have enough to eat and enough to carry us through the day. We will
never be disappointed for His grace alone is enough.
Lord, give us wisdom in the use of our finances so that we
will stand through these trials and remain standing even when we are exhausted.
In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers