February 25

Stored Up Goodness

Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 31:19-24 | Leviticus 16:29 – 18:30 | Mark 7:24- 8:10 | Proverbs 10:15-16

Today’s Scripture Focus: Psalm 31:19-24

How great is your goodness which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you (Psalm 31:19 TNIV).  

God is storing up blessings for you. He is a good, benevolent and generous God who loves you and looks to bless you. There are times when life seems unjust and unfair—times when we wonder if God is ever going to answer our prayers. But be strong and wait in hope. When the time is right he has goodness stored up for those who fear him. And he intends to bestow those blessings in the sight of all when the time is right.

Sometimes we cry out for mercy and we think God has forgotten us. The Psalmist describes such a time: “Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege. In my alarm I said, ‘I am cut off from your sight!’ Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help” (21,22). Even when we think we are alone and abandoned, God is there hearing our cry for mercy. When the time is right, he pours out his goodness and love.

Sometimes following the LORD takes us down a difficult path.  People look at us and wonder why God seems not to have noticed our injustice and pain. One day he will vindicate you for your faithfulness. Those who stay true and trust, will one day experience the “stored up blessings” of God in such a way that all will see and know that God is with you, and has been all the way.

“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD” (24). Your faithful waiting will one day be rewarded.

God, you are the source of every blessing. May my heart be filled with gratitude as I remember the blessings you’ve poured out into my life. May my heart be filled with hope in anticipation of your continued blessings. In the moments where I struggle to see your hand of blessings, teach me to be strong and take heart and find hope in you. Amen.