God Remains Constant

~~~ Jeremiah 17:5-10 ~~~ Psalm 1 ~~~ Luke 16:19-31 ~~~ 

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,

whose hope is the LORD.

Though you have changed a hundred times

God remains constant.

He will never betray your trust in him.

The beauty of our God is that he allows us to run 

away from him and come back time and time again.

He remains constant.

When we cannot see we are encouraged to walk by faith.

It is possible to walk by faith because we know 

without a doubt that we can trust God no matter what.

I, the LORD, alone probe the mind

and test the heart,

To reward everyone according to his ways,

according to the merit of his deeds.

The more we believe that God probes our mind

 and tests our heart the more we come to realize

 how much we need him...how much more there is to learn...
how much more he has to teach us.

The greater your trust in the Lord
 the greater your faith...

the greater your hope.

If you can completely trust in the Lord then there

 is nothing that can deter you from clinging to him.

When the poor man, Lazarus, 

died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham.

It is a mercy that our lives are not left to us to plan,

but that Our Father chooses for us;

else might we sometimes turn away from our best blessings

and put from us the choicest and loveliest

gifts of his providence.

~Suzannah Spurgeon~

Lazarus may have been ignored by the rich man
but he was never ignored by God.

When we are feeling particularly ignored and vulnerable
it is comforting to know we can always turn to God.

No matter what is happening in your life
ask God to reveal his presence to you.

He is there even if we cannot see him,
hear him, or feel him.

When God probes your mind what will he find?

When he tests your heart how will you respond?

Sometimes God wrecks havoc in your life
right before he works wonders.

Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

It is this hope and trust that we must have
 in our mind and our heart.

Blessed with a Mighty God.

~~~Peace~~~