TUESDAY, MARCH 14

A Kai-ros of Favour Marks the End of a Long Season of Weeping And Mourning

 Scripture: Psalm 30:1-5

The first five verses of Psalm 30 state, “I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried out to You, And You have healed me. O LORD, You have brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the LORD, You saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.” Verse 5 is especially interesting because it tells us that a kai-ros of favour marks the end of a long season of weeping and mourning because of adversity. Favour marks the end of a trying season. Can we embrace a kai-ros of favour? In verse 3 the promise was “…LORD, You have brought my soul up from the grave;….” For all those who have walked in the grave, a kai-ros of favour marks a transition and a coming out. Perhaps we can all agree that there needs to be a “coming out” for the church. Let’s trust that “coming out” is not that far away.

PRAYER

 Father, sometimes awful thoughts come to me, and I command the voices that tell me bad things to be quiet and leave me in the name of Jesus. Lord, in Your Word You said that I can make choices. I choose to cast down imaginations that cause me to feel afraid and angry; these thoughts are not Your thoughts. You love me, and I bind my thought patterns to the good things You have provided for me. Father, I ask for Your wisdom to reside in me each day as I learn new techniques for handling stressful incidents. In the name of Jesus I pray. Father, there are so many everyday things that worry and torment me. I feel so different from other people. Lord, Your Word says not to worry about anything but to pray and ask You for everything I need and to give thanks when I pray, and Your peace will keep my heart. Amen.

Scripture References

Deuteronomy 30:19,20 TLB Isaiah 55:8 TLB; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Philippians 4:8 TLB