Have you ever sat down like David before the Lord and asked this question? Have you taken the time to look back on your life and see the many times He has been there for you and blessed you by his provision of a job, a spouse, children, a close friend, grandchildren, or any other blessing that you know He has provided? It can be a very humbling experience but one that will help remind you how much you have been blessed by the Creator of the universe who was willing to die on a cross for our sins and then adopt us as his child.
I guess it helps a little bit if you are 74 years old like I am because I actually have some spare time to think about these things, but it is also something my Lord led me to do many times in the last 30 years of my life. Each time I was able to take a few minutes to reflect on how God has guided my wife and I on this fantastic journey called life by reflecting on how God has met our needs an carried us through each of the trials we have faced, and allowed us to thank the “author and finisher of our faith”(Heb. 12:2) of all the blessings in our lives.
Just like the Hebrews under the command of Joshua set up a stone monument to celebrate the crossing of the Jordan River on dry land by the nation, as it began its conquest of the land of Canaan, we also need to write down the times our Lord has intervened in our lives. Joshua told the people that it would be a reminder to them of what God had done for them so that they could tell their children and their children's children for generations to come of the faithfulness of God.(Joshua 4:1-9)
Yes, God is the faithful one even when we are not always so faithful. He has said many things that show us that we can depend upon Him during the good times and the bad, the joyous and the sad, the prosperous and the times of need.
“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”(Hebrews 13; 5b)
“ Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread I give is my flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” (John 6:47,51)
“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you,Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand!” (Isaiah 41:10)
“Through the LORDS’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22-23)
Reflect today on God’s faithfulness to you and your family. Write it down so you can go back and remember His great mercy and faithfulness to you today, and many times in the past.
PRAY
Lord, thank you for bringing to my memory the many times I was at a crossroad in my life and You showed me the way to go.
Help me to keep my eyes on You today and not to look to the right or to the left but only to You who I can depend upon to guide me correctly.
Thank you for always being my “Strong Tower", my "Shield," and my "Deliverer!”
