Today’s Verse:
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. – Psalm 42:8
Have you ever left the house to go shopping, out for dinner or an extended trip and felt like something is not right? Something I forgot to do, forgot to bring, something just isn’t right.
For you that are accomplished cooks, you take the time and energy to prepare your “special dish” for your loved ones and just as you sit with family to enjoy the fruit of your labor, you realize it doesn’t taste quite as you remember. You can’t place your finger on what specifically it is, but you are certain that something is definitely not right, in other words, something is missing.
There are moments in all of our lives when we feel like something is missing. Today’s passage reminds us that God’s love is never far away. At times it may seem like God is distant, that He is not looking out for you, it seems as though He is a million miles from your predicament, but this is the furthest thing from the truth.
God’s love for you is eternal, never ceasing, never surrendering, always there. He loves you so much that it’s unfathomable. Words like reckless, scandalous, limitless, boundless, endless have been used to describe God’s indescribable love, one might even say that He is actually Crazy in love with you.
These times of discomfort and distance are often known as spiritual dryness, they serve as an opportunity to love God in return without feeling His strong presence.
This dryness can be considered as a gift for if we are able to love God during these times it is a profound example of our devotion to Him.
So remember God is always with us even when it seems like we feel we are so alone. – shared certain content from Matthew J. Elliott
Today’s Prayer:
Father, I need to embrace Your steadfast love more often in my life. Today, I pray that You will show me Your love and help me offer it to those around me. Amen.
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