February 29: Psalms 86:14-17

Key Verse: Psalms 86:16
Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.

Devotion:
Just when you thought the month was over and we could move on into another one, along comes the exception to the rule and we have another day to go! No matter what or whom we are surrounded by, we always have our God watching over us. God is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love and faithfulness and this Psalm serves to remind us of that fact. With that in mind we can call out to God in whatever situation we are in and ask Him to be there for us and with us.

When we call out to God, we should not be asking Him to change time, roll back the years or allow us to win the lottery – we should be asking for strength, fortitude and guidance to serve Him better and to face what we have before us, even if it is a whole extra day to the end of the month!

Joking aside, we have an awesome God who really does care for us and knows what is best for us. Sometimes we get carried away and think we do know better we try to make sure we get our own way instead of relying on God to give us what we need and when we need it. When we are faced with odds against which we think there is no answer and no hope, relying on God and following His guidance is the best answer we can hope for. When we do that we will be able to see these things as positive points rather than the negative as we see them!

So, now that you have been given and extra day in February, what are you going to do with it? Don’t look on the negative side and wonder how you will make it through the day. Look on the positive side and wonder how many things you can do with God in a single day!

Points to Ponder:
Are you feeling low?

Christ was at His lowest when He won the war!