Who Can You Count On???

to be there and to do what he/she says

 

         'It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,' Psalm 92:1-2

                A day or two ago we were talking about 'resting in the Lord' and what that means. We know that concept in different terminology when we apply that quality to people. We say they are 'reliable' or 'dependable,' or we can 'count on' them to be there and to do what they said they would do. They answer the phone and they follow through and follow up their work. It is so comforting and reassuring to depend on and have confidence in trustworthy people.

             Of course I immediately think of Minnie when I think of a dependable person. For 54 years my 'heart did safely trust in her.' 'She did me good and not harm all the days of her life.' Proverbs 31:11-12   I always knew I could count on her and she depended on me to do what I said I would. She was always 'there' when the children needed her.

            I was able to 'rest' and leave the matter with her, knowing it would get done to the best of her ability. In our 30^th Anniversary card she wrote, 'Dearest Bill, This peaceful scene makes me think of the deep secure life that we share together. God has been good to us. . . . Do you think we will have 30 more years together (in this life)? Love, Minnie'

            That 'deep secure life that we share together' is what we have in the Lord. That's what resting in Him means. You have complete confidence in His dependability. Even the most trustworthy of people can fail you for one reason or another, perhaps through no fault of their own, but God never will. 'His faithfulness reaches to the sky' and is seen 'every night.' In fact He has placed the moon as His 'faithful witness in the sky.'

 

         The moon may be obscured or only partially visible, but it is always 'there' reminding us of the continual presence of God. Our world is spinning in space but its location in space is kept perfectly in orbit and tilted at just the right angle to the sun to bring about day and night and the seasons of the year. Its 'foundations' are God's power and dependability, 'upholding all things by the Word of His power.' 'By Him all things hold together.' Col.1.17 You can count on it and rest in Him, content and secure and at peace. Shalom!