Cindy
Aug 19, 2020
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,”Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,Your consolations delight my soul. (Psalm 94:18-19)
Notice Psalm 94:18 states 'my foot has slipped'. I'm sure many of us as Christians have had this happened. We are all on fire for God by living for Him, serving Him and sharing his gift of salvation. Then the enemy lays a trap for us and we slip. Some of us may even fall, but God's word promises that God will hold us up. Even if we fall, he will catch us and lift us back up.
People may not forget but God does. People may not forgive but God does. Each day is a new beginning with God and as long as we continually seek Him, He is faithful to be there for us. He will forgive us and always love us. As, John 10:28 states, "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand".
Always remember as His child, there is nothing you can do that will stop God from loving you and nothing you can do to end your eternal life. God promises us this. We should still strive to live holy and be holy but when we fail, God's love will lift us up and allow us to be successful to bring glory to Him and His Kingdom.
The hymn, A Higher Ground, comes to mind as I end this devotional blog. I'll share the lyrics and link to the video in case this encourages you more to let God lift you up to 'higher ground'.
I’m pressing on the upward way
New heights I’m gaining every day
Still praying as I’m onward bound
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground
Lord, lift me up and let me stand
By faith, on Heaven’s tableland
A higher plane than I have found
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground
My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay
Though some may dwell where those abound
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground
Lord, lift me up and let me stand
By faith, on Heaven’s tableland
A higher plane than I have found
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground
I want to live above the world
Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled
For faith has caught the joyful sound
The song of saints on higher ground
Lord, lift me up and let me stand
By faith, on Heaven’s tableland
A higher plane than I have found
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground
I want to scale the utmost height
And catch a gleam of glory bright
But still I’ll pray, 'till heaven I’ve found
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground