Thursday... O God, do you really mean it?

It seems that when we as parents tell our kids to do something, they don't really think we mean it until we get close to our action line. And we may be like that with God. But He really means it when He says it.

Psalm 107:1 (NLT) says, "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever." But we don't really seem to believe He means it.

In verses 4 & 5 (MSG) he says, "Some of you wandered for years in the desert, looking but not finding a good place to live. Half-starved and parched with thirst, staggering and stumbling, on the brink of exhaustion."

Verse 6, "Then in your desperate condition, you called out to God. He got you out in the nick of time; He put your feet on a wonderful road that took you straight to a good place to live. So thank God for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves.He pored great draughts of water down parched throats, the starved and hungry got plenty to eat."

In verse 10 he says, "Some of you were locked in a dark cell..." Then in verse 17, "Some of you were sick..." Then in verse 23, "Some of you set sail in big ships..." And in each of those situations things got desperate and in verses 13, 19, 28, "Then you called out to God in your desperate condition; and he got you out in the nick of time."

And if we call out to Him in this, our desperate situation, He also will get us out in the nick of time.

He really does love us. His love really does endure forever. Let's really believe He means it and lets "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good." "Give thanks for his marvelous love." He really does mean it! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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