God is for real, and God is for you

‘Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God; ruthless people are trying to kill me— they have no regard for you. But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.’ Psalm 86.14-15

There are two great lessons contained in these sentences.  First, just because you might be going

through a hard time, it does not mean that God is against you or has removed his love from you. When the writer of these words was in trouble, he came right back to the love and compassion of God.  His attitude was that the love of God was what he should run to, not what had been taken from him.

The second point highlighted in these verses is that God’s love is not something vague and abstract, but rather it has a relevance for each of us in the situations we face.  God is not dispassionately looking down on us and all we are going through.  His love and compassion are available for us now and his desire is to reach into those very situations that trouble us.  He is for real – and he is for you!

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