resilience | lent devotions

“For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.” Psalm 95:3-7, NIV

God is not just Abba, Daddy; he is also Yahweh, the Lord. He is not just Jehovah Jireh, my provider; he is also El Shaddai, God Almighty. God has a long, wide, high and deep love for each of us that welcomes us into the intimacy of the holy of holies, but he is also the God of thunder and lightning, and the thick cloud, and the trumpet blast, and smoke and fire.  He is the God who makes mountains tremble; the God whose footstool is the earth; the God who will not be mocked. We don’t need a pocket-sized God, someone who is made in our image. We need God in all his complexity, majesty and glory because when we know who it is who loves us, it feeds our devotion and helps build our resilience.

Take time today to remind yourself of who it is who loves you. Encourage yourself in the Lord as you worship your extraordinary God.

Let’s pray
Lord, I will honour and praise your name, today and every day for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! Thank you for all you are and all you do. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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