How Art Thou?

Are you affected, one way or other, by the current economic recession? Last Sunday I learnt from some of my church friends how they and their companies have been affected by it. My dear husband is also facing some challenges at work lately.

I may sound naive, or may not understand what you are going through but whenever challenges like these come along, we can take comfort that we have Jehovah Jireh, our God who provides. This week's Bible reading reminded me of who our God is when He gives the Isrealites Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey. Caleb said to the ever-complaining Isrealites "If the LORD is pleased with us.... He WILL lead us ..... and WILL give it to us. Only do not rebel against the LORD. And do not be afraid.... THE LORD IS WITH US."

God said to Moses "HOW LONG will my people treat Me with contempt?

HOW LONG will they refuse to believe in ME, in spite of all the miraculous signs I have performed among them?"

I am guilty of taking God and His goodness for granted at times, guilty of even thinking that I deserve God's blessings. We are always dissatisified and always murmured against this and that. God defines defiant sins as "despising the LORD's Word and breaking His Commands." That's how serious our murmurings and disbelieve in God is.
May God help us keep right with Him and grant us the faith to trust Him. He has seen us through thus far in our live's journey, He will surely see us through this economic downturn (whether be it monthly bills to pay, jobs to hold on to in order to provide for our families, etc.) God is still on the throne and is faithful to what He has promised.

Blessed be Your Name in the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your Name

Blessed be Your Name when I'm found in the desert place

Though I walk through the wilderness

Blessed be Your Name

Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in Lord,
Still I will say "Blessed be the Name of the Lord
Blessed be Your Name
Blessed be the Name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious Name."

You give and take away, You give and take away

My heart will choose to say, "Lord, blessed be Your Name."

Blessed be Your Name when the sun's shining down on me

When the world's all as it should be

Blessed be Your Name

Blessed be Your Name on the road marked with suffering

Though there's pain in the offering

Blessed be Your Name