Lamentations
3:24 “I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him’”
(NIV). “The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him”
(KJV). “I say to myself, “The Lord is mine, so I hope in Him” (NCV).
When
we say, “The Lord is my portion,” we are saying that the Lord is my share. He
is part of my life. He is mine. He
belongs to me. Without Him I am nothing.
Therefore I will wait for Him to do the work that needs to be done.
Jeremiah,
the weeping prophet, wrote the book of Lamentations. He witnessed the
destruction of Jerusalem and he wept over it. Jeremiah wrote his grief over the
people who have not been faithful to God.
Yet
Jeremiah set his hope in God and said, “Because of the Lord’s great love we are
not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great
is Your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I
will wait for Him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one
who seeks Him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord” (NIV
Lamentations 3:22-26).
There
is a time of grief when we read or see or hear the news of tragedy that many
are going through. Our hearts could sense the grief that others are going
through. Our hearts could sense the heaviness of sufferings, yet the Lord is
our portion, He feels the grief, He feels the sufferings, therefore we wait for
the Lord to provide help.
Again,
I say, “It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” To wait
means to stay in place until someone comes or until something happens. We are
to wait for the Lord until something happens. That is what our faith in God
does.
So
let us trust the Lord today!
Song: Faith in God
Faith
in God can move a mighty mountain,
Faith
in God can calm the trouble sea;
Faith
can make the desert like a fountain,
Faith
will bring the victory.
(Inspiring
Choruses)
Dorothy
PS.
Hearing the news of Hurricane Michael worse destructive, I find this Manna, the
words of encouragement to keep trusting God.
God always has a plan. When Jeremiah saw how Jerusalem was destroyed, God
immediately gave hope that His people who have been faithful will return to
Jerusalem after 70 years of captivity.
They would rebuild the Temple and the walls of Jerusalem.
Our
prayers goes to Christian volunteer workers who are helping people with needs
in many places. They are introducing Christ into their lives and turn to Him
for help and guidance in rebuilding their lives. May the Lord heal the wounded in hearts.
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