“If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast” (Psalm 139:8-10).

Good Morning, Prayer Warriors! I love the concept in the verses above: God is always with me; I can always depend on Him, lean on Him, trust in Him. What a comforting thought. As we go into this holiday season and the New Year, we can count on the fact that someone, somehow, sometime, somewhere will let us down. It is a fact- we are human and we all let others down, even when we don’t mean to. So go into this year remembering that there is One Who you can always count on! I love the fact that I don’t have to check His appointment book for an opening, but can sit down with Him any time and know He has time for me!

Hmm, there is a flip side to this verse also, for those who are trying to avoid or run from God. Remember Adam and Eve after the fruit incident, trying to hide from God- He knew exacly where they were and in what condition they were. And then there’s poor Jonah, thinking he could run from his God-ordained mission. He had one incredibly gastric experience to show how impossible it is to run from God. But, whenever God has a lesson to be learned or discipline to be handed out, there is always a sliver lining. The silver lining to the running cloud is this: no matter what we have done, no matter how hard, fast and long we run, God’s love never waivers. He is always there with His hand outstretched waiting for us to come to our senses and back to Him. He holds no grudges, He doesn’t make us earn His love back, He doesn’t even necessarily sit us down and ask what we learned from the experience- He just opens His arms and welcomes us back to the fold.

Have a very blessed day!