Hope, June 12

Hope, June 12

In You, O LORD, I put my trust; let me never be put to shame.
Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; incline Your ear to me, and save me.
Be my strong refuge, to which I may resort continually; you have given the commandment to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; you are my trust from my youth.
By You I have been upheld from birth; you are He who took me out of my mother's womb. My praise shall be continually of You.

Psalms 71:1-6, www.solascriptura.com

Father, as we place our hope in You, we pray that we are never ashamed for having done so. We know that we are courageous when we are in Your presence. We know that Your hand is not shortened that it can not reach out, protect and heal.

What a wonder, Father that our faith in Jesus, delivers us. You incline Your ear to us. When we move toward You and seek You, we do so knowing that You are our refuge, our rock and our fortress. Our initiative to look to You, to lean upon You is always responded to positively. You never reject our love.

When we feel beat upon by the forces of evil, and what is evil but a soul that does not love You, we have a tendency to despair. Help us today, to know that You uphold us and have done so since birth. Our hope was always in You even before we could declare it. Our praise shall be of You, our hope shall be in You, forever. Bless us in the Holy name of Jesus, amen.

Bruce Caldwell