Psalm 34:8 (ESV)
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the
man who takes refuge in him!
Everywhere you look near Valentine's Day, there's
chocolate: chocolate in all the stores, chocolate on tv promising to be the
only love you need, chocolate girl scout cookies and boxes of chocolate which
reminds me of the famous quote from Forrest Gump: "Life is like a box of
chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get."
In reality, that phrase can be true in many ways. We wake
up every morning completely unsure of what the day may hold for us. We've made
our plans. Sometimes they even happen the way we make them. But we never know
for sure, do we?
The days that come with caramel in the middle are my
favorite. The ones with the strawberry goo are just so so--but the ones with
coconut--YUCK! I'd rather go back to bed. Then there's the days where tragedy
or difficult times come out of nowhere, and the chocolate sits in the pantry
untouched...there's no sweetness to be had in those moments, it seems.
God knows that life as it pertains to circumstances is
uncertain for us. That's why He comforts us and reminds us so many times that
He is our constant companion, our steadfast friend, our consistently loving God
and Savior.
You see, no matter what chocolate we are "in the
middle of" right now, He is there--with the certainty of His promise today
as well as His hope of heaven in the future.
Dear Lord, we thank You that no matter the circumstances
we find our self in You are there with us bringing us through it. In the Name
of Jesus, Amen.
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