Ups and Downs and The Great Equalizer

Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Psalm 30:4-5 NLT

Life has its ups and downs, but the good news is that whether in the highest or the lowest, according to God's Word, His presence is ever with us. Psalm 139:7-10, I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. 

No matter where you are at this moment, what you are doing, whether you have hope or no hope, God is with you. He loves you and will never leave you. 

I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health. You brought me up from the grave, O Lord.  You kept me from falling into the pit of death.

Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

When I was prosperous, I said, “Nothing can stop me now! Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain." Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

I cried out to you, O Lord. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying, “What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness? Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me. Help me, O Lord.”

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever! Psalm 30:1-12 NLT

Prayer:

Father,

        Help us to take our eyes off our circumstances and fix our gaze on You! You alone bring peace even in the storm. The difference is Your presence. Help us to dwell there. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen

Through the Bible in a Year

Reading for February 6
Exodus 23:14-25:40

Matthew 24:29-51

Psalm 30:1-12
Proverbs 7:24-27