For the Lord will not cast off for ever. - Lam 3:31
He may cast away for a season
but not forever. A woman may leave off her ornaments for a few days, but
she will not forget them or throw them upon the dunghill. It is not
like the Lord to cast off those whom He loves, for “having loved his own
which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.” Some talk of our
being in grace and out of it, as if we were like rabbits that run in and
out of their burrows; but, indeed, it is not so. The Lord’s love is a
far more serious and abiding matter than this.
He
chose us from eternity, and He will love us throughout eternity. He
loved us so as to die for us, and we may therefore be sure that His love
will never die. His honor is so wrapped up in the salvation of the
believer that He can no more cast him off than He can cast off His own
robes of office as King of glory. No, no! The Lord Jesus, as a Head,
never casts off His members; as a Husband, He never casts off His bride.
Did you think you were cast off? Why did you think so evil of the Lord
who has betrothed you to Himself? Cast off such thoughts, and never let
them lodge in your soul again. “The Lord hath not cast away his people
which he foreknew” (Romans 11:2). “He hateth putting away” (Malachi
2:16).
Time for Prayer by Rob Portlock
Today's Bible Verse...
Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise? —Psalm 106:2
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
"Almighty!"
That's one of the names for God. He is everything we can imagine that
is good, right, and holy. But he is so much more! He is more than we can
imagine and so much more than we can declare. Even our greatest moments
of praise are great understatements of his glory.
My Prayer...
El Shaddai, the One True and Almighty God, you are worthy of all glory, honor, and praise! Thank you for hearing my feeble attempts at praise and being pleased and blessed with my love and my effort. You are too marvelous for my words and beyond my mind's comprehension. I gladly rest my hope and my future in you! In Jesus' name I praise. Amen.
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