85 Lord,
thou hast been favorable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of
Jacob.
2 Thou
hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin.
Recently I was listening to a song called “Begin
Again” in which a couple begins a brand new relationship together. I
immediately began to think of Psalm 85 in which the Israelites were returning
from Babylonian exile and asking God to find favor upon them again. The Israelites
wanted to begin again and thus they turned back to God and asked for Him to be
present with them again.
How many of us have at one time or another
felt the absence of God in our lives? Beloved the question is not if God has
been absent in our lives, but rather if we have been absent from God.
My friends my message for us all today is
that God never leaves our side, it is we that turn our faces from God when we
make decisions without Him or choose to separate ourselves from His love. The ancient Israelite's had not been abandoned; it was they who turned from God.
My prayer for you today is that you involve
God in every aspect of your lives. If you have separated yourself from God I
pray that you begin again your relationship today, this very second. Only a
relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ can free us from our feeling
of captivity and being alone in fractured and troubled world.
Beloved, turn your faces back to God today,
I guarantee that He is still looking at you and looking out for you. Forgive yourselves and begin again.
This is the day that the Lord has made.
