Today, give thanks for the fact that God gives us His presence each day and we can look back to see the evidence of that in so many ways. When the earth is shaking and unstable because of events, whether the result of men or of conditions beyond our control, God is never shaken. When you lose your balance as your world shakes around you, He remains steady and His presence certain.
Psalm 75:1-3 (ESV) We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. "At the set time that I appoint, I will judge with equity. When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars."
We will never know, this side of heaven, of all the times and ways in which God has kept the pillars of our lives steady. But we can see, as we look back, some of those times and ways and recognize the wondrous work of God in our lives.
You might want to take some time to think back through this past year and make a list of the evidences you have seen of God's nearness in your life and times when He has brought stability to your heart, mind and circumstances. Maybe it was during a time of illness; a time when someone disappointed or hurt you; a time of financial instability; a time when you could see no way out of what seemed an impossible situation; a time when you needed clear direction regarding God's will in your life; and God stepped in to bring stability and solutions only He could bring. Or it may have been an unexpected blessing God brought to you, just to remind you that He is near and blesses you even when you are not asking or anticipating it.
Give Him thanks. You may find that the list is far longer than you would have thought. He is always near working wondrously in the lives of those who know and love Him.
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