May 23 2009
The Lord Knows the Way of The Righteous
It’s been one of those weeks. An old friend died of cancer and was buried yesterday, and it’s been weighing heavy on my mind. She was a woman of incredible faith, and I had to wonder, “Lord, why did you take her when she was such a powerhouse, especially when we need those kind of saints to help us make it until the end?” But the Lord reminded me that with or without her and others like her, He would sustain us until the end if we hold onto Him.
And on a recently won fourplex rebuild after a fire, a huge blessing for his team of construction workers, my husband was ordered to stop work, because government officials who own the aging/disabled complex say the bidding process was done improperly. We have a great deal of money tied up in this project, and it’s frightening to think he may not be paid for it. And again the Lord said, “Trust Me. I will make a way.” So we’re believing God will work it out as only He can.
To top it off I haven’t been feeling well, and I have B&B guests coming today. So I’ve been soaking in the love of God to sustain me, and I marvel over and over that no matter what’s going on around me, His love is ever present and sweeter as the days go by. I weep every time I realize His incredible sacrifice for a sinner like me.
And just now I received an email from my friend, Kenyan pastor/evangelist Gideon Mudenyo, the man I mentioned before. I’ve been trying to send finances so they can buy corn and rice to feed people who have absolutely no food and are dying everywhere of starvation. Gideon said he had been praying for us, and the Lord told him we were being tested on every side, but not to falter in faith, because God would bring us through victorious and bless us abundantly. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous. Today I will send money, because once again, they are out of food.
Only God could orchestrate such a thing–one person doing such a small thing, (like giving that cup of cold water), that He is blessing so amazingly on the other end. Who am I that God should want to use me? That’s always my question.
Yet I am reminded over and over that all through Scripture God used individuals who probably felt the same way I do. What a marvelous God we serve! Scripture says He knows the way of the righteous, and that promise reassures me when the ups and downs seem particularly precipitous and frightening.
My prayer is: “Lord, make me a blessing. I have nothing to offer you but myself, so let your servant hear and obey, with a heart for those you love. Pour out on your people, Lord, for who have we in heaven, but You? And let Your light so shine before men that they may see Your face in us.”
Because of His great love,
Nancy
