"God's Favor"

 "A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;" (Ecclesiastes 3:4 KJV)

  "Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the mourning." (PSALM 30:4-5 NLT)

 As it turns out, this Psalm is from David, which was for the dedication of the Temple; a temple that was in the works, as it would be built by his son, Solomon. Yesterday morning I was sharing about Job, and how he must have messed up in raising his children, having to sacrifice offerings on their behalf. We see this as Satan's chance to destroy Job, hoping that he would give up on God; but this was God's choice and purpose to minister into Job's life, giving him a second chance to be more than prosperous! 

 Now, about yesterday's post. I do believe we must deal with the consequences of what we do wrong in this world, as we should expect God's justice and holiness warrants it to be carried out, in some way or another. When God forgives sin, this is God's way of making us righteous and clean in His sight, but in this world, consequences for sins committed, will still run their course. 

 When I was driving home yesterday from my last job, I was listening to CSN and they were sharing about Job, and happened to say almost the same thing that I was saying earlier that morning, when I shared about Job. This is not all that unusual, because it really happens all the time! That is how the Holy Spirit works! This is called, "confirmation," which is God's way of showing us that we are on the same page; as we will sometimes share His word, and then we might doubt what we shared, as if it wasn't so; and then the Holy Spirit will lead us into confirmation, in one way or another, it is always so! 

 These are very strange times we are living in, but it is just as we should expect, because the Bible tells us so! There are poor, misguided children being used to create chaos, who have no idea why or what is controlling them; but no matter what, God is still on the Throne! Everything works into His purposes and the final outcome remains the Final Outcome, no matter what! 

 Last Sunday morning I was watching "Table Talk," and the Pastor who was sharing said something very profound, which had to do with God's purposes for our lives, that no one can change God's will! Well, this is something we need to accept and hold very firmly in our daily lives: His will for you is to be complete, and He will be the One that completes you! 

 We have no clue what to do, except to do what He tells us; when He tells us, we must do! I know it might not seem easy, because we always have doubt; but even though we might not see the way, that is His way of making His will our purpose...

"Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, "Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won't see me, but a little while after that you will see me again. I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy. It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When the child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world. So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy."" (John 16:19-22 NLT)