Devotional for Thursday, April 7, 2016
“He Is Our Forever Rock!”
by Dona Hake
“So we set our eyes not on what we see
but on what we cannot see.
What we see will last only a short time.
But what we cannot see will last forever.”
2 Corinthians 4:18
Yesterday I shared about keeping our gaze on the Lord Jesus Christ and keeping the problems in our life in their proper place. I shared how we need to keep our gaze on the Lord and peek only at our problems. Life will always have problems and unpleasant circumstances, but we cannot permit them to rob our attention that our Lord wants from us. Again, I am not implying that we are sticking our heads in the sand and acting like our problems are not there. What I am saying though is we cannot make our problems our dwelling place. As we grow in the revelation of keeping our gaze and focus on Him, we will surely walk in a greater revelation of casting our care upon Him.
If you are at that place that your focus has been too much on your problems and your heart is heavy and burdened, here is a scripture for you to meditate upon.
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all of you who are tired
and have heavy loads. I will give you rest.”
The Lord understands our frame and how we as humans can fall into that place of trying to do things in our inability. I am so thankful that the God we serve is forgiving and understanding. This scripture backs that fact up. He is calling for those that are trying to carry the load of life in their own ability. He is calling to those who are tired of doing that and He promises that if you lay the heavy burdens and load at His feet, He will deal with each and every one. He will give your heart,soul and your mind the rest that you need. He will bring strength to your heart in the place of the weakness that you are experiencing from trying to deal with problems in your ability. Today we praise the Living God for He is our Forever Rock!!!
Isaiah 26:4
“Trust the Lord
always. Trust the Lord
because he is our rock forever.”
