Reading Assignment for March 21st-27th
Psalms 78-84
Luke 12-16
Exodus 6-10
Restore Us!
Where does restoration come from? It comes from God! In Psalm 80:3 the Psalmist cries out, "Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!" Remember Christian, your hope is not in politics. Your hope is not in financial success. Your hope is not in the powers and the policies of man. Your hope, if hope it is, is to be found in God and in God alone! "Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, and we may be saved? No! We SHALL be saved! The favorable gaze of God upon us is Salvation! That favorable gaze can only fall when we are found in Christ Jesus our Lord! The Father sent the Son to restore us to Himself, and when we stand in Him, the face of the Father shines upon us, and we are saved! May you be found in Him today!
Wow! As I read Psalm 84, verses 5 and 6 really stood out to me. The Psalmist writes, "Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools." What amazes me is that "The Valley of Baca" is the valley of weeping and the word "pools" means blessings. So those whose strength is in the Lord and whose heart is set on pilgrimage will find that God is raining down blessings upon them, even when they walk through times of weeping in their lives! That is just awesome!
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