Devotions Archive Archive: 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 Search Archive Print This Article Held whole in the mighty hand of God Saturday, December 15, 2007 Psalm 80:14-15 Once again, O LORD of hosts, look down from heaven, and see; take care of this vine, and protect what your right hand has planted, the son of man whom you yourself made strong. Life has a way of wringing me out. Too many nights I sleep fitfully, adrenalin rushes interrupting the REM time my mind and body crave. I know Jesus tells his disciples, and me, that worry is a waste of time, that seeking God's kingdom is our first and only priority, that everything we need will be supplied, that nothing can harm or destroy us, that He will never leave us. I know all that. I believe it. I think I live out of that belief. And still I worry, still I fret, still I sleep poorly sometimes, still still still ... So I am very thankful for verses like these. "Once again, O Lord..." Come one more time and one more time, and one more time again to take care of what "you yourself made strong." God is trustworthy, reliable and faithful. My body sure isn't, nor my mind. Neither is anything about the world. If I'm to live, as the Serenity Prayer encourages me, "one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardships as the pathway to peace" ... well, then, I need God's touch every day. Thank you for that touch today, Lord. Whether I feel it or not, I know you've touched me. Thank you. "; Add      Edit    Delete