Dear Missionary Lady,
Greetings in the name of our faithful God. Aren’t you glad God doesn’t get tired of doing the same things over and over again?
God spins the earth day after day. He continually leads the stars across the sky. He puts the sun to bed and wakes it up again every morning. Time after time He sends the rain.
God repeats His actions year after year. He changes the seasons according to His schedule. He keeps sending seedtime and harvest. He continues renewing the earth.
God consistently works in our lives. He gives grace upon grace. His love is everlasting. His compassions fail not. He provides our daily bread. He keeps forgiving our sins.
God even delivers us time after time. Notice how this psalmist describes God’s faithful help. “Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth” (Psalm 71:20).
This is not the first time this psalmist has been in trouble. Neither is it the first time God has delivered him. The past troubles have taught the psalmist that God is taking care of him. The past deliverances have given him confidence that God will watch out for him again.
“Again” appears twice in the expectations. He believes that God will quicken (revive) him again. He believes that God will bring him up again from his deep and oppressive trial. When it comes to these expectations, history and experience are on God’s side. He has a track record of faithfulness.
As humans, we remember where our path has gone. When a new trouble comes, the depths of our souls might cry out in anguish, “Once again!” The trials of life can seem never-ending. But when “once again” there is a trial, it is the opportunity to “once again” see God’s help and deliverance.
What are you facing currently? Once again you can expect God’s grace. Once again you can anticipate His help. Once again you can receive His wisdom. Once again you can look for His deliverance. May God revive you and lift you up once again.
Love in Christ,
Peggy Holt
member at Open Door Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA
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