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Saturday... But You do see.


Saturday... But You do see. Yes You do. And we need to believe that. Yes, we do.

It is so easy to live in troubles and difficulties and think that no one cares, no one sees what we are going through, we're all alone. Is that what you are feeling today? What you are going through is about to get you down. You need someone to care. You need someone to notice.

Psalm 10:10 (NRSV) says, "They stoop, they crouch, and the helpless fall by their might. They think in their heart, 'God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.'" And that is such a horrible, lonely place to be. 

But the Psalmist doesn't stop there. Verse 14 says, "But you do see! Indeed you note trouble and grief that you may take it into your hands; the helpless commit themselves to you; you have been the helper of the orphan." There is One who does see, who does know what you're going through. He does see the trouble and grief you are going through and He wants to take it into His hands. Just commit yourselves to Him.

And then verses 17 & 18 (NLT), "Lord you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no long terrify them."

Yes, God, You do see see. Yes you do! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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