WONDERFULLY GOOD

 

WONDERFULLY GOOD

Lam. 3:25-27 The LORD is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD. And it is good for the young to submit to the yoke of his discipline. NLT

The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for Him and seek Him. I have found this to be so true in life. History reveals just how blessed we really are. When I can see where I am today in light of where I might have been if I had not waited on Him and sought Him out, I can only shudder. My life would have been so much different and devastating without the Lord in it. It is a good thing for us to look at our lives through the lens of history from time to time.

We owe all the goodness of our lives to the graciousness of our Lord. He has blessed us so much and spared us of so much because of our faith in him. He is wonderfully good all the time to those who seek him out.

It is good to wait quietly for our salvation. We sometimes get anxious about when the Lord is going to either come back or take us home. Life can become wearisome. We can get tired of the effort and all the drama around us. But, it is much better for our peace and health to trust the Lord. He knows when the time is right. He knows what He is doing and what yet needs to be done. Let us not let what goes on around us cause us to be anxious. Wait quietly before the Lord. Live in the moment confidently and boldly because the Lord is on the throne.

It is good for us to submit to the discipline of the Lord, especially those who are young in the faith. Discipline is needed to keep us on the right track. It helps us to not wander away from righteous living. It teaches us humility before God. It helps us to always remember that Jesus is Lord, not us. Young or old, we need to submit to the Lord’s corrective hand on us.

Good things come to those who diligently seek the Lord and wait patiently before Him.