"The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand. I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing."
"Even in our falls the Lord gives a measure of sustaining. Where grace does not keep from going down, it shall save from keeping down. Job had double wealth at last, Joseph reigned over Egypt, Jonah was safely landed. It is not that the saints are strong, or wise, or meritorious, that therefore they rise after every fall, but because God is their helper, and therefore none can prevail against them."1
Point to Ponder and Apply
Knowing that our lives are so "graciously ordained, fixed, settled and maintained"2 by our heavenly Father ought to so captivate us that we fall down and worship His name.
Are you keenly aware today of the Lord's hand of grace in and upon your life? In the good and the bad, will you see Him there and trust His heart and hand in the midst of it, no matter what!?
Stephanie
1 E-Sword Commentary on Psalms
2 E-Sword Commentary on Psalms
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