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| “For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” |
| —Psalm 30:5 |
Have you ever had a friend, or a boss, whose favor waxed and waned depending on some almost imperceivable change in circumstances?
I once had a boss that I never knew whether today I would find in him a friendly response or a cold, almost angry response to virtually anything I might say. It was more than an expression of moodiness. It was almost as if he was two different people. One day he would receive me with a warmth and friendliness. The next day he might receive me with a tinge of cold anger.
Since I am, by nature, an introvert, his changes in behavior toward me was more than a little disconcerting. I kept trying to figure out what I had done to either earn his favor or trigger his anger. I finally just accepted the fact that he was nuts.
We generally respond much better to people that act toward us with stability. We can handle people who are warm toward us. We can also handle people who are always angry toward us. It’s the ones who we never know how we will be received that produce anxiety in us.
God is above all things the same yesterday, today, and forever. Notice what King David writes about God in Psalm 30:5:
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
God’s favor lasts for a lifetime. That is really good news for us. Does He have a right to be angry when we sin? Yes, of course He does. But, His love still always rises to the surface. In fact, His love for us is so great that He made a way for our sins to be forgiven through His precious only Son, Jesus.
As we begin another new day, let’s rest comfortably in the knowledge that God loves us and grants His favor to us all the days of our lives. We, in turn, should extend His love to others in the same way. Even when people disappoint us, or act toward us as if they hated us, we can respond with a gentle, caring love that comes through us from God. The mark of His stability on our lives is truly one of the blessings we have from Him.
