Thought of the Day !!

I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
even there your hand will guide me,
and your strength will support me.
Psalm 139:7-10 (NLT)

We could look to any of a number of Psalms that praise God. But this portion of Psalm 139 shows partly why we praise Him. He is always there for us.

Over the past week, I've been down in my back. But my God has been there encouraging me and telling me not to feel guilty when I needed to rest my back instead of work. When I preached last week I felt like a did a terrible job, but from a few of the reactions to the sermon, I see how God was with me and worked in spite of me. And in the weeks leading up to this one, there have been times when I felt good about what was going on here at my church. And God celebrated with me.

I say all this because I want you to understand that God is not just a God of big stuff. He's ever with us in the little things as well. Let's rejoice that no matter where we go, God will be with us, celebrating, consoling, pushing and sometimes even straightening us out.

Take time out today to thank God for simply being in your presence and loving you enough to allow you to remain in His.

In the love of Christ,
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