“Come, let us return to the LORD, it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds. He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, to live in his presence. Let us know, let us strive to know the LORD; as certain as the dawn is his coming, and his judgment shines forth like the light of day! He will come to us like the rain, like spring rain that waters the earth.”
Today's verse implores us not to give up on God. Our world today is super secular, except for when we need someone to blame, and it's all too easy to let this way of thinking become ours. This reminds us that He will never test us beyond our measure, and that we need to trust Him. Jesus trusted His Father when He was tempted in the desert for 40 days, when He asked the Father to change His mind in the Garden of Gethsemane, and even on the cross. Giving our whole selves to God means our trust and our hope. If we do this, striving to know the Lord, we will feel Him come to us.
CHALLENGE: Today, notice where God is absent in your life. Is there an aspect that you have particular trouble handing over to Him? When these moments appear today, say a prayer asking for God's help in turning them over to Him, and remind Him and yourself that He will make things better.
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