Ever feel like Life has played a RickRoll on you? You thought something was going to be so cool and instead it turned out to be so lame and so not what you wanted. And then to add insult to injury, you start shopping around and comparing and suddenly realize- Hey! Why do the wicked people who don't even follow God seem to have it so good? It's then that we learn what Asaph learned in Psalms 73- their end is eternal destruction, but our end in Christ is eternal life. So, in our walk with Christ Jesus, remember 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 - we may walk a path filled with temporary pain, but it's never in vain- and there is joy in the journey (John 10:10) and eternal joy coming at the end. (Romans 8:18)
"Whom have I in Heaven but You? And there is nothing on earth I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." (Psalms 73:25-26) It's so good to know The Lord is good and a refuge for us Who makes a complete end of His adversaries. (Nahum 1:7-8) And as we walk by faith, not sight (Habakkuk 2:4, 2 Corinthians 5:7), we know that the enemy can gloat now if he wants- but we know that when we fall, we rise again through God's help and when we sit in darkness, The Lord is our light. (Micah 7:7-8) We're betrothed unto Him forevermore (Hosea 2:19-20) Because of our faith in Jesus' death and Resurrection, we have a permanent place in God's house as sons and daughters (John 8:31-36, Hebrews 9:11-28) We have a reason to persevere and endure (Philippians 4:13) through it all. It's so good to know The One Who's never gonna give us up (Hosea 11:8-9, John 6:35-40), never gonna let us down (Romans 5:1-5, Psalms 136, 1 Corinthians 13:8, 1 John 4:8), never gonna run around and desert us (Jeremiah 31:3, Isaiah 54:1-8, Isaiah 62:12, Hebrews 13:5-6), never gonna make us cry (Exodus 22:23, Psalms 28:6, Psalms 34:17, Revelation 21:1-5), never gonna say, "Goodbye" (Psalms 136, Revelation 21:1-5, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Hebrews 13:5-6), never gonna tell a lie and hurt us. (1 Samuel 15:29, Titus 1:2, John 14:6, 1 John 2:21, Hebrews 6:18, John 17:17). God is forever faithful and we are forever loved- Amen.
"Whom have I in Heaven but You? And there is nothing on earth I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." (Psalms 73:25-26) It's so good to know The Lord is good and a refuge for us Who makes a complete end of His adversaries. (Nahum 1:7-8) And as we walk by faith, not sight (Habakkuk 2:4, 2 Corinthians 5:7), we know that the enemy can gloat now if he wants- but we know that when we fall, we rise again through God's help and when we sit in darkness, The Lord is our light. (Micah 7:7-8) We're betrothed unto Him forevermore (Hosea 2:19-20) Because of our faith in Jesus' death and Resurrection, we have a permanent place in God's house as sons and daughters (John 8:31-36, Hebrews 9:11-28) We have a reason to persevere and endure (Philippians 4:13) through it all. It's so good to know The One Who's never gonna give us up (Hosea 11:8-9, John 6:35-40), never gonna let us down (Romans 5:1-5, Psalms 136, 1 Corinthians 13:8, 1 John 4:8), never gonna run around and desert us (Jeremiah 31:3, Isaiah 54:1-8, Isaiah 62:12, Hebrews 13:5-6), never gonna make us cry (Exodus 22:23, Psalms 28:6, Psalms 34:17, Revelation 21:1-5), never gonna say, "Goodbye" (Psalms 136, Revelation 21:1-5, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Hebrews 13:5-6), never gonna tell a lie and hurt us. (1 Samuel 15:29, Titus 1:2, John 14:6, 1 John 2:21, Hebrews 6:18, John 17:17). God is forever faithful and we are forever loved- Amen.
And this post wouldn't be complete if I didn't actually post the song I mentioned here- the classic 1987 hit from Rick Astley- "Never Gonna Give You Up"- a love song that I really think reflects the heart of God in many ways. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
