THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus

Wednesday, August 1, 2024

Lord, although the psalmist desired to please you in every way, you didn’t exempt him from the difficulties and trials of life. Like his ancestor Abraham, you tested the psalmist’s faith too. Would he take his circumstances to you first, trusting your sovereignty in the matter? Or would he hem-haw around, wasting time and resources trying to make things happen? Perhaps the stings of previous mistakes taught him to place all hope in your unshakeable promise.

“Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope” (Psalm 119:49).

The psalmist didn’t really think you forgot your promise, did he? Hardly. You promise remains forever. Believers know verbalizing aloud your promise reassures our faith.  

From the throne room in Heaven, what declared truth calmed the psalmist’s fear, allowing him to place all his hope in you? What did you reveal that opened the psalmist’s eyes to the hope found only in you?

Lord God, the promise in which the psalmist placed his hope was in the power of your name.  We too place our hope in your name. Your name, as described in Scripture, is I AM (Exodus 3:14). You are the Great God, I AM. Your name, I AM, means you are everything we need you to be. Without hope? I AM is our salvation. Need safety? The Great I AM is our protection. Bare cupboards? Our provision. Grieving? The Great I AM is our comfort. Our leader. Our rock and fortress. The one who guards our faith and keeps draws us into a deeper relationship with you.

Like the psalmist, we’re never abandoned, never alone amid our difficulties and trials, since we have the power of your promise forever with us. 

Amen, Jesus.