By awesome deeds you
answer us in righteousness,
O God of our salvation.
Psalm 65:5
How many of us wish that God would more frequently "answer" with "awesome deeds"?
From time to time, we all do.
A loved one is sick. We cry, "God help." We want to occasionally see the lame walk and have the blind see. Don't we?
But here's what I want to invite you to do:
· When you're discouraged, read more of the Psalms.
· Try to understand their timeline and perspective for answered prayer and awesome deeds.
· They often point back a thousand years and claim those actions, in confidence, like they happened yesterday.
· They celebrate God's power in creation.
· A dozen generations later, they about his parting of the Red Sea.
· They are confident that God absolutely rescues, because he absolutely rescued their long-gone ancestors.
· Through their remembrances of yesterday, they're strong today!
Yes, I may wish that God would heal my good friend yesterday ... or today ... or tomorrow. But here's the good news: because I know that God is real and caring and active, I can trust that he's aware of my prayers and will deliver absolutely in his time and in his way.
In Christ's Love,
a thankful rememberer
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