Tuesday... Could this be true of us? Could it?

Psalm 66:9 (NIRV), "He has kept us alive. He has kept our feet from slipping" There were times when we weren't sure if we were going to make it, but here we are.

Verse 10, "God, you have tested us." Now that is true. You have done that. "You have put us through fire to make us like silver." Yes, we are different.

Verse 11, "You put us in prison." It seemed like our homes had become like prisons, didn't they? "You placed heavy loads on our backs." For some wearing masks was a heavy load.

Verse 12 (NIV), "You let people ride over our heads;" Now that has been tough hasn't it? The demands, the requirements, the restrictions have really been difficult. "We went through fire and water." It has been rough. Yes it has.

But this is also true and we need to thank Him and praise Him (NIRV), "But you have brought us to a place where we have everything we need."

Here is how The MESSAGE puts it, verses 10-12, "He trained us first, passed us like silver through refining fires, brought us into hardscrabble country, pushed us to our very limit, road-tested us inside and out, took us to hell and back;" All of that is so true and so is this, "Finally he brought us to this well-watered place." The NLT says, "We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of abundance."

Now this is important to see, verses 16-20 (NIRV), "Come and hear, all you who have respect for God. Let me tell you what He has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth. I praised him with my tongue. If I had enjoyed having sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But God has surely listened. He has heard my prayer. Give praise to God. He has accepted my prayer. He has not held back his love from me" And that is so true. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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