Psalms 68:19
Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah
Truth: God does not take a day off!! Most of us enjoy a day off. Since we just went through a Memorial Day celebration and had a long day off, it was refreshing and enjoyable. Some people do activities, while others simply take a day off to rest. Some take days off, just to do something different, or to keep an appointment. We would all agree a day off is great. But, when we take a day off, who does our work? Our job? Fulfills our responsibilities? Someone has to step in and complete the task, job, roles, in the same manner, enthusiasm or discipline we would (or, if possible, better). So, what happens when God takes the day off? Who would fill in and complete His role? If He is the ONLY all-powerful God of the universe, who could fill in? NO ONE!! That is why God never takes the day off from watching over us and carrying our load for us. Note that the writer of this psalm wants us to praise God for the fact that God is watching us "daily" and "bears us up" daily. God does not take the day off!! He is constantly watching us and caring for us. We might forget Him minute by minute, but he never forgets us moment by moment!! We are to pray to God, asking for our "daily" bread. That is because if we asked for our monthly bread, by the middle and end of the month we would not even have God in our sights. When the cupboards are full we tend to be less thankful and in deep prayer. When the cupboards run out (at the end of the day) we tend to come to God asking for tomorrow's bread ... hence, the phrase "give us this day our daily bread." This is why the Israelites we given the Manna each morning and were only to gather enough for what they needed. If they gathered more it would mold and stink. God wants us to seek Him daily and He cares for us each day. He never takes a day off!!!
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