Provision – Presence – Patience

I think I could write for days about how the Lord’s Provision has been obvious in my life’s journey. I feel so blessed and I thank Him often. I’ve also learned to notice His Presence. He is not always loud and making a big splash, but when I take time to notice, He is with me. His Presence never leaves me.  When it comes to the Lord’s Patience with me, I am overwhelmed. I’m not sure I could possibly be as patient with anyone as He is with me. He listens and He watches over me.

As I was reading in Nehemiah this morning, there was a bit of a history lesson of your people after Abraham and Moses. The people rebelled many times (as have I) and yet the Lord in His great mercy and grace, helped them find their way back to Him. Check this out…

“May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!

⁶ “You alone are the Lord. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you.

And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word.

You have a glorious reputation that has never been forgotten.

²⁹ “You warned them to return to your Law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen. ³⁰ In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them. ³¹ But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are! (Nehemiah 9:5b-6, 8b, 10b, 29-31 NLT)

As I enter into Thanksgiving week, I want to be so grateful for the Lords Provision, Presence and His Patience with me.  I don’t deserve His Grace, but I’m profoundly grateful for it. I deserve punishment, but instead I receive a reward.  I deserve abandonment, but instead I get His Presence.

The Lord displayed His love perfectly through His Son Jesus. I am a follower of Jesus. I am a seeker of God’s heart. I am overwhelmed by His love and His mercy and grace.

Gratitude in my heart sets me up to notice the Lords Provision, Presence & Patience.

Pressing On!

Dwayne