THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus
Friday, August 2, 2024

Lord, in his times of quiet reflection, the psalmist strengthened his soul and lifted his spirit by meditating on your Promise (Psalm 119:49–52). Your Promise has not changed since the beginning of time. Your Promise is straightforward: All who call upon you will find you. No one is turned away. You are who you say you are, and you will do what you say you will do. You are the Great I AM.

The psalmist, perhaps lying under a tree, strumming a harp, writing praise songs, recalled when troubles and trials tried to smother his hopes, he found comfort in the power of your Promise. Your Promise gave him the needed strength to persevere when his world fell apart. He need not fear, knowing you never change.

“Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles” (Psalm 119:50).

Lord, we’re reminded you are the Lord of the mountain top and Lord of the valley. Like the psalmist, Christ followers know the joys of each high and heaviness of each low. And like the psalmist, Christ followers know how the power of your Promise revives our spirits. We’re confident you will come through for us as you have promised.

We want the joys on the mountain tops to last forever, but we must temporarily experience the darkness of the valley. Sadness becomes an unwanted companion. While the psalmist experienced this emotional seesaw, did he pen this truth of your Promise?

“Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:13).

No matter our situation, your promise still revives our spirits. Jesus, you are our only hope. Amen.