Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Psalm 95:1 Oh come, Let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock Of our Salvation!
LET US GO ON
Getting up in the morning can be a difficult thing to do, especially this time of year when the weather begins to turn cold, the snow begins fly and there are many things to do. Climbing out of that nice warm bed may not be the difficult part of the morning; it may well be when the mind begins to spin again the problems of the day or the week. We may not want to face those things which life has thrown our way. We get up anyway and set about the daily tasks of life.
Such feelings of not desiring to go on are not reserved just for the mornings. They may strike at any moment during the day. An unexpected bill, an unlooked for problem at work, a pop quiz at school, a moment in the day once shared by a loved one who has passed on may easily move us to pull the shades, turn out the lights and crawl into a corner to hide from the thoughts and feelings.
"Let us go on" comes the encouragement from our gracious Lord. Go on not with gloomy, dismal thoughts, but with a shout for joy to the Lord. For we are to remember that, "all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28). The Lord our gracious Father is He who sends. He it is who guides and controls all things, leading us not to an end of misery but of eternal joy and peace. Let us then who believe in Jesus go on. 