TAKE A GOOD LOOK
Today's reading:  Isaiah 45-50

"See, the Sovereign Lord is on my side!.."  Isaiah 50:9 NLT

You won't see it if you look for material wealth.  You see, despite what's touted from the big pulpits, He doesn't always work that way.  But I see He is on my side by knowing that all I have is from Him.  It's not dependent upon how hard I've worked or how good I am--it's all Him!

You won't see it if you look for glassy seas and calm, sunshiny days.  You see, despite what the world would have you believe, He has not promised us rose gardens!  I've found Him fighting valiantly for me in the fiercest battles and protecting me in some of the darkest storms.  It's not the lack of problems--it's the peace He gives!

You won't see if if you look at my track record.  He has not erased my rap sheet from the annals of time or the memories of others.  I once was lost.  I was a wretch.  I was a sinner.  I screwed up royally.  I was a disobedient princess.  I have disappointed and broken my Father's heart.  He knows all that--and has still chosen to forgive me and set those things aside in His mind and heart.  That's Jesus working on my behalf.

The Lord is on my side.  You might not see it, but I know.