God Is For Me
September 23, 2007 · Print This Article
“You number my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle.”
Psalm 56:8 NKJV
God knows you. He engraved your name on his hands and keeps your tears in a bottle (Isa. 49:16; Ps. 56:8)…
God knows you. And he is near you! How far is the shepherd from the sheep (John 10:14)? The branch from the vine (John 15:5)? That’s how far God is from you. He is near. See how these four words look taped to your bathroom mirror: “God is for me” (Ps. 56:9 NKJV).
And his kingdom needs you. The poor need you; the lonely need you; the church needs you…the cause of God needs you. You are part of “the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone” (Eph. 1:11 MSG). The kingdom needs you to discover and deploy your unique skill. Use it to make much out of God. Get the word out. God is with us; we are not alone.
1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2
Originally printed in Cure for the Common Life
Mirrored:
Isn’t it a wonder how an omnipotent God needs us to carry out His work? He can definitely send manna for the hungry, bring forth water from out of the rocks for the thirsty, dress the poor with the same elegance as that of the lilies. What does He need us for?
Probably, carrying out His purpose doesn’t only benefit God and his people. It benefits us as well. How? Anyone who have performed God’s purpose will know.
eah tama ka dyan kapatid…. we need each other to keep the world a better place to live in…as the song says: no man is an island, no man stands alone, we need each other as a brother and as a friend la la la la la la… hapi sunday sau roni.
DOM,
aba kumanta pa. hahaha! salamat papa dom. i hope you had a nice sunday too. monday na dito e. :p
he doesn’t need us to carry out his work, but loves us so incredibly much that he gives us constant opportunity to be an intricate part of it. Communicating God’s love to all humanity through works of mercy, and to exercise forgiveness, two ways in which we so reflect His majesty.
kapatid just saw this from ate beccas site check mo napakaganda… napaiyak ako ng mapanood ko…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0hZ6z7Za7Y
JON,
i could have not explained it better jon. God indeed wants us to experience the joy of serving him.
have a great weekend!
BLUE,
nice song and nice cartoon to go along with it. i have received 2 sets of cartoon na kagaya non e. i was thinking of posting it here din kasi ang gaganda ng truth that they are conveying. ang galing ng gumagawa nito.