“The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long suffering and abounding in goodness and truth” - Exodus 34:6 (NIV)
There is a famous hit song you may have heard by an old famous pop group, Bonney M, that goes like this, “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat. Yeah we wept when we remembered Zion.”
That song is acutely drawn with those very words from Psalm 137:1.
The journey of the Israelis was harsh as they trudged from the land of oppression to the promised land. It took far longer than imagined, mostly a result of rebelliousness which brought on them the wrath of God. But then the same journey had also some good moments. Like the times of the fall of manna and quail from the heavens which the children of God feasted upon. “At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know I am the Lord your God” (Exodus 16:12).
Perhaps as a result of all this, in remembrance, came up Psalm 137:1. In the following Psalm King David would write, “I give you thanks with all my heart...I bow down toward your holy name” (Psalm 138: 1-2).
May we never cease to remember the goodness of the Lord that has led us this far!
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham in heaven, I stand thankful of your goodness which has led me this far!
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16/04/2024 - 17/04/2024 All day“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day” (2 Peter 3:8)
Have you had a moment when you felt you were out of time? It is “too late” is perhaps what went through Martha and Mary when life slipped out of their brother Lazarus. But when news got to Jesus he did not drop whatever he was doing to rush to their rescue. “So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days” (John 11:7). Later he decided to go and, “On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days” (vv 17).
Yet in spite of this delay Jesus found Martha’s faith apparently not shaken. “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask” (vv 21-22).
Meanwhile Mary who had stayed in the house on hearing of his arrival came out wondering if there was any hope. “When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (verse 32). She felt it is too late.But it was not too late. “Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” (vv 40). Thus, “When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go” (vv 43-44).
If you believe in the Almighty God, then there is nothing like too late! Perhaps you too have a matter that has not only been ailing for a while but by all physical appearance is dead. Well, if you believe, it is not too late. It was against reality and quite laughable to think that a man who had been dead for four days could be restored to life. Well, the Lord did it. What more is it with you that the Lord can’t restore to life?
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth. you who raised Lazarus from the dead even after four days of being in the tomb, I bring to you all my affairs even that which appears dead, that you restore it to life, for nothing is too late with you, because of the faith have in your son, Lord Jesus
