Sunday, May 3, 2020

Shouting for Joy!




Psalm 90:9-10,11-12, “For all our days ebb away under Your wrath; we end our years like a sigh. Our lives last seventy years or, if we are strong, eighty years. Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow; indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away. Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.”

Thinking of the latest events with the pandemic and tornadoes, I can see why Moses would write such depressing words. Life is hard. We end our years like a sigh. But then Moses added these words:

“Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.
Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen adversity.
Let Your work be seen by Your servants,
and Your splendor by their children.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
establish for us the work of our hands—
establish the work of our hands!

Regarding the destruction of our church and school, I am excited to see what God will do. Let Your work be seen by Your servants, and Your splendor by their children. Oh, may it be so! May we get a glimpse of God’s glory in all of this! May we have incredible stories to tell our children and grandchildren! May we shout with joy and be glad all our days! I want God’s hand of favor upon us as we rebuild, don’t you? So, we pray for this and as we number our days, may we allow Him to establish the work of our hands. Yes Lord, establish the work of our hands!

Our Father never leaves us hopeless. Confused? Yes, but not hopeless.

joyce hague

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