Those Promises Too

The LORD has done what He purposed;
He has fulfilled His word
Which He commanded in days of old.
He has thrown down and has not pitied,
And He has caused an enemy to rejoice over you;
He has exalted the horn of your adversaries. 
 - Lamentations 2:17

When everything 'goes south' we tend to think of it not going well. However, as we near the middle of winter going south does not seem quite so bad. Where am I going with this? Beats me. In the middle of winter there are thoughts that go somewhere and thoughts that are just frozen in some kind of muddled limbo. At such times it is time to go to the Word of God! And, oh dear! This is not the cheerful words of joy we had hoped for, is it? 

There are a great many words of such wonderful promise in the word of God that sometimes we forget something. Those promises too shall be fulfilled. The ones we may not want to read in the dark days of winter. The promises that if God's people walk in their own way and away from their God then an enemy will rejoice over them. Israel experienced this several times, and yet they still struggled to walk upright before the Law. Surely there is some other help for us in this dark time of the world? 

Well, yes there is, and He is coming back for us soon! Jesus our Lord is the light that shines in the darkness, the fulfillment of the Law, the rescue from sin we so desperately need, and when we believe in Him, the way back to the Father and eternal life. Our Lord Jesus is the promise we cling to! And our adversaries can go tootle their horns somewhere in the outer darkness! Amen! 

Love for  you today in Christ Jesus,

Bucky