Is He Better?
Psalm 63:2-4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
2So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary to see Your power and Your glory. 3Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. 4So will I bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
This week and the latter part of last week it seemed that there was a lot going on. My dad having to be rushed to the hospital, my sister being ill and then I fell ill. The University where my degree is being confirmed called to say they had not received my transcript from a school I had taken classes and the deadline was December 16th and then when I called the school, the person who took care of that was out ill herself, and no one else knew her job. I thought whew, this is getting a little bit crazy. That was just the big stuff, there were a host of other things going on from adjustments, to the normal bills and house, kids, cars and all else. As I laid in bed this morning, this scripture came up in my spirit as I began to talk to God. Because in spite of all that had not gone right this past week, there had been so much that was right and the main thing was having the love of God in my life and over my life and the life of those who I hold dear to my heart.
Many times we see all that isn’t going on, but we forget about the glory of the Lord that shines around us as we seek after Him. Although crazy had come on full blast in the last week, there has been an unusual peace and calm. Although I had expected God to move in some areas, and even though it had not manifested the way I thought, my faith did not waiver and I still believe and I still can see God moving in other things. I wasn’t losing sleep or suffering from anxiety. I am learning that the sweetness of God’s love and kindness, and tender mercy towards me is better than anything. Because so many things we get off track over or consumed in are temporary at best, or they have a solution that just has not presented itself as of yet, or God has not moved yet, (I learned a quick lesson yesterday in God’s timing). I have found that in seeking God and settling in with Him, is the absolute best place to be, because He is the place of cover, power, the place of provision and peace. It becomes easier to lift up a praise and give God Glory and praise when we can see how Glorious God is and How good He is in spite of stuff. I am learning that in spite of is a big deal, because in spite of means that, no matter what is going on we still can see the awesomeness of God and we do not let things or people, the lack of distract us and move our focus, off of the abilities and the power of God, and how much He loves us and we should love Him.
As you are looking at your life and all that is going on in it, is God still better than all of the good that is there? In spite of what is not going right is God’s loving-kindness and tender mercy still better than life? I have found that it is, and I am sure if you take some time with Him, and really learn to rest in Him. I believe that the more you see that life and the very best it has to offer is in God through Christ and the operation of the Holy Spirit, you will understand that the natural elements of this life, though important to our flesh and its ability to be comforted, take on a whole new meaning and you will take on a whole new appreciation for all that you do have and not what you don’t have; all that is going right, than what isn’t going right. If we can open up our hearts to Him fully and praise Him with our whole heart, we will understand that truly knowing God, being one of His, and all of His mercy, grace, love, kindness, forgiveness, and so much more is better than anything that this life offers us, because all that God gives is eternal, and it will never end.
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