What Concerns Me

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What Concerns Me

Every single person  on earth  has concerns  of various sorts.     We tend  to easily  become worrywarts,  who are anxious  over huge troubles  and little problems — even non-existent problems.     We even know how  to feel anxious  over things  in the past.     Our memories will  drag up  the past  and make us relive  the distresses  of years  long gone by.

King David  lived through  all sorts  of stresses  and came through  with flying colors.     How could he do it?     He had people  of all sorts  trying to kill him.     Even his own son,  Absalom,  wanted to kill him  and take over  the throne.     That’s a lot  for a soul  to handle.     In whatever  his challenge was,  David knew  something special.     He rests  in it  and reveals it  in Psalm 138:8,

The LORD  will accomplish  what concerns me;
Thy lovingkindness,  O LORD,  is everlasting;
Do not forsake  the works  of Thy hands.

It’s  that eternal truth —  “Thy lovingkindness,  O LORD,  is everlasting.”     We are not the Almighty.     Our so-called greatness  is absolutely nothing  when compared  to the greatness  of our Creator and Redeemer.      We did not make the universe.     We do not cause  the sun  to rise  yet another day.     We cannot keep  from dying.     The bottom line  is that the lovingkindness  of the LORD  keeps all things  in His care.     We owe  our all  to Him alone.

Because  “God is love”  (1 John 4:16),  and His lovingkindness  is everlasting,  we can personally know for sure,  “The LORD  will accomplish  what concerns me.”      In other words,  God will carry us through  our trials  and concerns,  and strengthen us  in them.     That word  “accomplish”  in Hebrew  includes the meanings  of perfecting,  performing,  and completing.     That’s important  to remember  because it’s true  for all Christians.     The apostle Peter wrote  about our trials,  sufferings,  and temptations.     Then,  in 1 Peter 5:10,  he brings in  this same eternal truth,

And after  you have suffered  for a little,  the God  of all grace,  who called you  to His eternal glory  in Christ,  will Himself  perfect,  confirm,  strengthen  and establish you.

We go through the anxiety,  trials,  and temptations  always trusting  “the God  of all grace”  — just as King David did.     As we trust God  and keep our faith  in Him,  He will  “perfect,  confirm,  strengthen  and establish you”.     That description  is so complete.     God alone  brings us through  with flying colors.     It’s not our doing  or our puny strength  and intelligence.     When it comes down  to the nitty-gritty,  we are helpless.     We need God Almighty  to grant  our very next breath.

That’s why  we give God thanks  and all the glory.     He takes care of  “what concerns me.”

Looking to our Savior  and Redeemer  in all our troubles,  we say,  “Hallelujah!     Lord Jesus,  thank You  for being our victory  in all things.”

Love,
Margaret

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A Christian devotional  to glorify  the LORD of lords  and GOD of gods.

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… Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus …

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Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus by the Yupiq Eskimo village of Quinhagak, Alaska

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The LORD  made this day, let us rejoice  and be glad  in Him.

Psalm 118:24

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The word of the LORD is tried;

He is a shield  to all  who take refuge  in Him.

Psalm 18:30

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Sing for joy  in the LORD,  O you righteous ones;

Praise is becoming  to the upright.

Psalm 33:1

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How blessed are those  who dwell  in Thy house!

They are ever praising Thee.

Psalm 84:4

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Just as a father  has compassion  on his children,

So the LORD  has compassion  on those who fear Him.

Psalm 103:13

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O give thanks  to the LORD,  for He is good;

For His lovingkindness  is everlasting.

Psalm 107:1

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Glory in His holy name;

Let the heart  of those who seek the LORD  be glad.

Psalm 105:3

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Not that I have already obtained it,  or have already  become perfect, but I press on  in order that  I may  lay hold  of that for which also  I was laid hold of  by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:12

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