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It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when God returned Zion's exiles.We laughed, we sang, we couldn't believe our good fortune. We were the talk of the nations - "God was wonderful to them!" God was wonderful to us; we are one happy people.And now, God, do it again - bring rains to our drought-stricken lives So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest, So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing. (Psalm 126 The Message)
To the unemployed person, to come home with bags of groceries is an awesome blessing. To the one with a drought-strikened soul, to have God's blessings come in, it is like rain causing a flood on a land once cracked with dryness. You can write your own description of what it means to be at a place without God and now in a place blessed by God's presence, peace, power, and grace. There is no comparison.
The psalmist had been at both places, and he knows the best place to be; so do we. We yearn for that place filled with "armloads of blessings," and it is ours if we but return our hearts to God. Nothing else will do; nothing else will satisfy.
PRAYER: Lord, lift me to that place. I need armloads of blessings. And Father, I pray for those looking for work, that today be a day of great promise and hope for them. In Christ Jesus I pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord.
Eradio Valverde
