His Promises and Passion

Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice. Jeremiah 31:4 (New King James Version)

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. Jeremiah 31:25 (New King James Version)

Built, rebuilt, satiated, and replenished! What a mighty God we serve! Who but God could make such promises and see them through to completion? In the midst of struggles, failures, doubts, and fears, His Words stand as spectacular lights to illumine our paths. These were the verses I drank in yesterday and they have become His promises to me. God knows how to target our hearts with needed arrows of truth and I take comfort and joy in that.

For me, the idea of being built and rebuilt speaks of a process and progress. There are no easy roads to spiritual maturity. No quick fixes to deliverance and freedom. No miracle grow formula to rush what may take years to develop. That is not the way God operates. He is a skilled craftsman and takes His time. I look forward to each dance of joy He gives me!

When I saw the words satiated and replenished I smiled. To me, those words refer to complete satisfaction and supplying what is lacking. Filling those empty places and supplying those ever present needs. He makes up for all the times of stumbling and falling behind I do. His loving patience astounds me over and over again.

I have said it before and I will say it again. I don’t always do, say, or think the right things. I spiral and live in pits more often than I care to admit. I lose my focus and get off track on a weekly and sometimes daily basis. I have read my own devotions and at times wondered who writes them because the words sometimes seem so far removed from where I am at. But even with all of that, I am covered by the grace of God. I am strengthened by His Spirit that lives in me. I am adorned with His garments of praise. And I long for more! More knowledge of Him. More steps of obedience. More victory over darkness. More opportunities to get it right. More times where my eyes sparkle with His life. And those desires have been increased with the precious verses that sit atop this page.

Father, You once again intersected my world with Yourself. I am in awe of You and amazed at what You do! Amen.

Days of Elijah - Robin Mark
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