A penny for my Thoughts

v1: Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined.

- Jesus is your Rock and salvation. As long as Christ is the centre of everything you do, your works will be established.

v2: Abraham was only one man when I called him. But when I blessed him, he became a great nation.

- Whatever that God has called and blessed, it will become great.

v3: Her desert will blossom like Eden, her barren wilderness like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found there. Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.

- Do not despise small beginnings. We were created from dust and we'll go back to dust. But God will cause our 'deserts' to blossom like the Garden of Eden. It will become glorious and magnificent. And God will bring joy and gladness into our hearts. We'll continue to praise and worship the name of Jesus.

v7: Listen to me, you who know right from wrong, you who cherish my law in your hearts. Do not be afraid of people's scorn, nor fear their insults.

- Whoever cherished the Words of God knows what's right and what's wrong. Do not be afraid of how people will say or think about you. Know who you are in Christ.

v8: But my righteousness will last forever. My salvation will continue from generation to generation.

- Focus on God because God will bring salvation to every situation in your life. He can do it once, He can do it again and again. God is your righteousness.

v 10: Are you not the same today, the one who dried up the sea, making a path of escape through the depths so that your people could cross over?

- God is the same God today, who brought Israel out of Egypt and performed miracles. He can perform miracles in exodus, He can perform miracles in your life today. He's the same yesterday, today and forever.

-Crossing over. Before great things can happen in our lives, we need to cross over the hurdle. Hurdle of pains, hurdle of disappontments, hurdle of doubts and uncertainties, hurdle of bad habits and the hurdle of complacency. Before we can reach our promised land, we need to cross over the deep unknown and then cross over to the unknown. Be courageous and trust in the LORD!

v 12: I, yes I, am the one who comforts you. So why are you afraid of mere humans, who wither like the grass and disappear?

- Things of this world will come to nothing. God is your comforter and strength. Worldly wisdom is no wisdom because it does not last.

v13: Yet you have forgotten the LORD, your Creator, the One who stretched out the sky like a canopy and laid the foundations of the earth.

- Remember the LORD God. He's omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient. He created you and your life is built upon Him.

v16: And I have put My words in your mouth and hidden you safely in My hand.

- God puts passion into you. He's the one who fans the flame within you. He's the one who'll keep you safely in His arms. As long as God is the ONLY in your life.

v22: This is what the sovereign LORD, your God and Defender, says...

- God is sovereign. He reigns over your life. He reigns over your body, soul and spirit. He reigns over your mind and your emotions.

- God is your defender. Jesus is your Advocate. He fights every case for you.


God LOVES you!