Lord, restore the joy I had;
I have wandered, bring me back!
In this darkness, lead me through
Until all I see is You.
God, I'm running for Your heart,
I'm running for Your heart
Till I am a soul on fire!
~Soul on Fire, Third Day
Today, I am also thankful for God's Word. I am thankful for the history of the world's creation in Genesis; for the account of God's rescue of His people in Exodus; for learning that God cares about the smallest details in Leviticus and Numbers; for seeing God work through women in the books of Ruth and Esther; for David's passion and honest full-spectrum emotions in the Psalms; for the wisdom of Solomon in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes; for the prophecies written centuries before they came to pass; for the eyewitness gospel accounts of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus; for the awesome history of the early church in Acts; for the love and guidance in the letters from Paul to those early churches; for the Revelation prophecies of John written for us to know what is still to come. I am grateful that no matter how many things may feel confusing now, we know that Christ wins in the end and we get to live with Him forever! I am thankful that God's Word is living and active, that Jesus Christ is the word made flesh, that we can abide in Him and His Word can abide in us. I'm thankful for the verses I have memorized and how the Holy Spirit brings them to mind when I need them. I'm thankful for His presence and His love and His faithfulness, all seen clearly when we read and study His Word.
"Now we see things imperfectly,
like puzzling reflections in a mirror,
but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.
All that I know now is partial and incomplete,
but then I will know everything completely,
just as God now knows me completely."
~1 Corinthians 13:12
You are my strength and comfort,
You are my steady hand.
You are my firm foundation,
The rock on which I stand.
Your ways are always higher;
Your plans are always good.
There's not a place where I'll go
You've not already stood.
When You don't move the mountains
Today, I am also thankful for God's Word. I am thankful for the history of the world's creation in Genesis; for the account of God's rescue of His people in Exodus; for learning that God cares about the smallest details in Leviticus and Numbers; for seeing God work through women in the books of Ruth and Esther; for David's passion and honest full-spectrum emotions in the Psalms; for the wisdom of Solomon in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes; for the prophecies written centuries before they came to pass; for the eyewitness gospel accounts of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus; for the awesome history of the early church in Acts; for the love and guidance in the letters from Paul to those early churches; for the Revelation prophecies of John written for us to know what is still to come. I am grateful that no matter how many things may feel confusing now, we know that Christ wins in the end and we get to live with Him forever! I am thankful that God's Word is living and active, that Jesus Christ is the word made flesh, that we can abide in Him and His Word can abide in us. I'm thankful for the verses I have memorized and how the Holy Spirit brings them to mind when I need them. I'm thankful for His presence and His love and His faithfulness, all seen clearly when we read and study His Word.
"Now we see things imperfectly,
like puzzling reflections in a mirror,
but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.
All that I know now is partial and incomplete,
but then I will know everything completely,
just as God now knows me completely."
~1 Corinthians 13:12
You are my strength and comfort,
You are my steady hand.
You are my firm foundation,
The rock on which I stand.
Your ways are always higher;
Your plans are always good.
There's not a place where I'll go
You've not already stood.
When You don't move the mountains
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