It occurred to me how fast things can change in a person’s life.”
–Lou Bradshaw (One Man Standing)
“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.”
–Psalm 27:5 (NKJV)
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It’s already time for a Midnight Hymn. For the past couple of weeks a couple of songs have continually been going through my mind. When I can’t get them out, I figure it’s time to share them. Actually this one began the last week of December. In the midst of turmoil, whenever the storm rages where do you turn? Hopefully you turn to the Lord; it is He that can help and hide you from the roaring winds and raging waves. But, when hidden in safety with the Lord what is it that you see? Do you still see the storm, do you still see your troubles, or do you, as Fanny Crosby wrote, see “rivers of pleasure”?
“A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me;
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where rivers of pleasure I see.”
Do you remember Christian from Bunyan’s “Pilgrims Progress”? Remember how, even those a believer that he continued to struggle with his burden. Are we not often the same way. We continue to carry the burden of the old life. We continue to have and/or find guilt in the deeds of our past. We moan, we cry, yet the Lord wants us to realize that He has given us new life and wants to remove those burdens that we continue to bear.
“A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day.”
In this coming year, do not forget all the blessings that the Lord has already given you. Perhaps we seek too much, perhaps we have already forgotten all the wondrous good He has done for us in the past. Every day is a new day with Him; His mercies are new every morning. His grace continues to keep our lives and we live and abide in Him. Just contemplate those, then continue with life, safety, security, food, and on and on and on… Then one day, either by death or in the rapture, we will be transported. We will meet Him in glory and then we will be even more amazed at what He has done for us.
“With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,
And filled with His fullness divine,
I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God,
For such a Redeemer as mine.
When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love,
I’ll shout with the millions on high.”
As we journey through this wearisome land of life we have Him to turn to. He will be there in every situation, filling us with what is needed for the moment. There is nothing anyone can do to remove us from His love. When we thirst, He pours out the living water. When we are in despair He hides our sorrows and suffering in the depths of His love. If need be, He covers us so that we do not have to see our past, but we look to our future in Christ.
“He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That covers a dry, thirsty land;
He hideth my life in the depths of His love;
And covers me there with His hand,
And covers me there with His hand.”