He still holds My hand

Today's 'Our Daily Bread' was based out of Psalm 73. How often I question just like Asaph - "Why do they continue to prosper (in monetary wealth)?!" Oh how I loose sight of the grander picture. Sometimes it can be so easy for me to throw a pity party. And that's just it, 'sometimes' are the times that I take my eyes off of the real prize - my heavenly reward, which will be sufficient beyond words.

Joe Stowell expresses it well in a much needed reminder:

"We all face a variety of issues that threaten to make us stumble. For the psalmist Asaph, seeing the prosperity of the wicked caused him to question the goodness of God. But God squeezed his hand and reassured him that, given the judgment of God, the wicked do not really prosper. True prosperity, the psalmist discovered, was found in the fact that God was always with him: “You hold me by my right hand” (v.23). And just for good measure, God reminded him that He would also guide him through life and ultimately welcome him home to heaven (v.24). How good is that!

So, next time you stumble, remember that the powerful hand of God is holding your hand and walking you through life—all the way home!" — Joe Stowell