I Was Almost Gone! God’s Mercy To His Children – Devotion

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Each Sunday, I try to post a devotional thought for you to meditate on. Sometimes it will be something out of my own studies and prayers. Other times – like today – it will be from another source.

Today, I am posting about the comforting truth of God’s mercy and care by J R. Miller, courtesy of Grace Gems:

Gods Help

(J.R. Miller, “Help for the Day”)

“But as for me, I almost lost my footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone!” Psalm 73:2

The God of the Bible, is the God of those who have failed. Wherever there is a weak, stumbling Christian, unable to walk alone–to him the Divine heart goes out in tender thought and sympathy, and the Divine hand is extended to support him and keep him from falling. Wherever one has fallen, and lies in defeat or failure–over him bends the Heavenly Father in kindly pity, to raise him up and to help him to begin again.

“Yet I am always with You; You hold me by my right hand. You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory!” Psalm 73:23-24

“My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me!” Psalm 63:8

“Hold me up–and I shall be safe!” Psalm 119:117

We Would Wreck Everything!

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Each Sunday, I try to post a devotional thought for you to meditate on. Sometimes it will be something out of my own studies and prayers. Other times – like today – it will be from another source.

Today, I am posting about the comforting truth of God’s sovereignty by J R. Miller, courtesy of Grace Gems:

God's Sovereign Care

(J.R. Miller, “When the Song Begins” 1905)

Not only does God love us and desire our good–but His wisdom is infinite. He knows what is best for us, what things will do us the good we need. We ourselves do not know. The things we think would bring us blessing–perhaps would bring us irreparable harm!

The things we dread as evil, and shrink from–perhaps are the bearers to us of divinest good! We would make pitiful work of our lives–if we had the ordering of our affairs in our own hands. If for but one day we could take matters into our own hands, out of God’s hands–we would wreck everything!

“My times are in Your hands!” Psalm 31:15

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