Psalm 145: 8-9, 13-14
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made.
The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up those who are bent beneath their loads.
The Lord God of the Old Testament that David wrote about here is the One we know today as Jesus Christ. God the Son has always been the One to deal with Mankind, and the One Who agreed before He created with His Father and Spirit, that He would come to suffer the wrath we deserve for our sinfulness.
He told us to turn to Him when we are under heavy loads (Matthew 11:28-30), and He fulfilled over 400 of the promises, the prophesies, that were made to encourage His people. God would never say He would do something that He knows He won't do, and He sees the end from the beginning (Revelation 1:8), so He knows what He plans to do. And His plans for us are for our good, because He loves us so much (Jeremiah 29:11).
O my Father, You are so dear to me! You are my gentle, powerful Daddy Who takes such good care of me. You are my Husband Who loves me passionately and comforts me. You are my Good Shepherd Who carries me when I am weak and wounded.
And You know what You have planned for my life, why I am still in this Desert of waiting, still teaching me precious truths and how I can trust You for more every day.
Thank You so much, Father, for all You are doing in me, on me, and through me to further Your good purposes for me and for this World You have made.
And You will receive all the glory, for You have planned it all and are executing Your plan, Your way, in Your time.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
