Fair and Faithful God

I had my weekly physical therapy appointment today. It went well considering it was midday about the time I am taking my recovery nap.I walked 50 feet meeting one of the therapist’s goals that he had set for me a few weeks ago. I also was able to get myself from a kneeling position back into a chair without assistance. My therapist found a “racing wheelchair” at a used equipment supply store that he thinks will fit me and will help my upper body muscle development. We will try to check it out and see what we can find out.

I do feel like I have made good progress over the last two weeks. I will end my antibiotic doses on Sunday and with warmer weather will get outside to continue my therapy. My therapist also put in a call for me to the driving school and feels that by the end of April I will be ready to transition to outpatient therapy.

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY…

“The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.
The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord watches over all who love him…”

Psalms 145:17-20

 When challenges come to our life it is easy and almost “natural” to blame God, feel abandoned by God and to feel our cry to Him falls on deaf ears.

This Psalm in these brief verses addressed these issues. In all that the Lord does He does what is right, the God’s Word Translation uses the word, “fair.” How many time does someone say, “God is not fair?” That was a familiar complaint to the Psalmist and he asserts that the Lord is fair and faithful.

Then we need to remember that the Lord is near to those who pray to Him, who seek Him, who worship Him.

Isaiah 58:9 “you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.”  

Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”

Calling on the Lord in truth has to do with our faithfulness. Do we call on the Lord to “get us out of a jam?” and then go our own way, or do we call on the Lord because we truly trust in Him and want to follow Him?

Finally, we are assured that the Lord hears our cry. Look at what that means. He “fulfills the desires of those who fear him…saves them..watches over[protects] those who love Him…”

If that is what God’s says He will do,then He will do it for you. Trust Him, follow Him and see the reality of all that He has promised come true in your life.