| “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” |
| —Psalm 29:11 |
As we come to this new day, we can either look forward with hope, or hold back in despair. It’s so easy to become weighed down with the cares of the world. If we do not face challenges in our own lives, we might see those individuals, who are dear to us, facing trials that break our hearts. We feel that without peace—true peace—we can hardly move forward into this new day. Yet, God understands our needs in a way that goes far beyond our ability to comprehend. King David expresses these comforting thoughts, as recorded in Psalm 29:11:
The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
When we feel we can hardly go on, God reminds us that He is the source of our strength. He is the giver of our peace. We can move into the new day with confidence that He will sustain us and provide a safe haven of rest for all four of our human modalities: emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and physical. Let’s cling to God’s abiding love, unfailing grace, overwhelming mercy, divine strength, and spirit-restoring peace. As the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 8:31-32:
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Yes! Indeed! May it be so!
