"And riseth up again"

This Scripture, from Proverbs 24 - today's chapter of Proverbs - quickened me today; and got me up!

"We are become a scorn to our neighbours..."

Can ye get and keep jobs? If ye can, congratulations. For my part, I know I can - but have not yet been able to see that ability released in my life. I just plain keep losing my jobs. Sometimes, as with H&R Block, that is simply because tax season is over. Today, however, it was because, according to Kelly, I just wasn't producing enough trusses.

It is all I can do to hold my head high and smile brightly - but, by the grace of God, I am doing it. And I will do it! This will anything but defeat me. It will actually propel me. How do I know that? By faith! Hallelujah! By the way, the Scripture that begins this post is from Psalm LXXIX.

A few verses

In Psalm 50, we read, "If I were hungry, I would not tell thee..." From this I gather that I can forget about meeting any of God's needs. Rather, he is the one that must meet mine.

"Call upon me in the day of trouble. I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me." God is glorified when we call on him in trouble and receive his salvation. It is true that we should not just remember him when we get into trouble, but I think he understands that it is troubles that drive us to him, and therefore he allows it to come.

Then, in Psalm 55, "Cast thy burden upon the LORD and he shall sustain thee. He will never suffer the righteous to me moved."

It is not a bad thing to call on God when we get into trouble. It is just that, as brother Vaughn points out at his blog: http://www.devotional.vaughnfriesen.com/, we should remember him in the good times, too.