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Thursday... Have you found this to be true?


Psalm 65:5a (NLT), "You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds."

Thursday... Have you found this to be true?

As I sat out this morning looking at the mountain across the freeway from where we live, I was emotional at what God has done in our life. David said in Psalm 65:5a "You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds." And I have found that to be so true, over and over again.


Now I do have a relationship with God. I do follow him on a daily bases and obey him. I am into his word and I strive to live what I read. And I connect with God through prayer and he answers my prayers with awesome deeds. It is amazing what he has done in Margaret and my life. It is so awesome. It really is.

Now if it is true for us it can be true with you.

David continues, "You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas." Now if I am out sailing and all I see is water then I do need some hope. I hope the captain knows where he's going and how to get there. I hope the boat will not sink. I hope they don't run out of gas. I hope they can handle storms if one should come upon us. Yes, God, you are my hope no matter what I am going through, no matter where I am. 

Yes, David had some awesome deeds in his life. I mean he as a teenage killed a giant, Goliath who was causing problems for the Israel army and he did it with some small stones and a slingshot. He also killed a lion who wanted to kill his sheep. Yes as a boy he was a shepherd and that boy also became the King of Israel.

Now David starts this Psalm by saying in verses 1-3, "What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you, for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you. Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all."

Yes, David was a follower of God and he could say, "You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds." And I as a 78 year old man can look back on my life even this week and see where God has answered my prays with awesome deeds.

And the same can be true of anyone who comes to God and who may be overwhelmed by their sins. Again, "What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you, for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you. Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all." And there it is. There is the key. Yes, he is our hope no matter what we have done.

So have you found this to be true? It can be, yes it can be. "All of us must come to you. Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all." And then, "You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


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