Gold Nugget
Verse 3: “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.”
Commentary
Do you
ever feel like your hard work goes unnoticed? What about your character, abilities
and everything else you have to offer? Does it seem unvalued? What about your
affliction and suffering? Does that go unnoticed also? Does your suffering of rejection
and abuse go without justice? Being underappreciated is a horrible position for
anyone to be in. Being abused and not having a champion is a hopeless place to
be as well. Remember today’s “gold nugget”, “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and
the good.” There was once a young man that played
football in a small school district in Texas. As linemen often do, he was under
appreciated. His parents didn’t think much of his skills, he wasn’t popular and
even his coach said he was too slow to make it in football. One Friday night he
had to play as a starter for an injured player. He was making such huge holes
that the running back set the district rushing record for a single game. At the
end of the night a coach from a major university walked on the field to try and
recruit the player he wanted for his team. To everyone’s surprise, he didn’t have any
interest in the running back that was being carried off the field on his teammate’s
shoulders. He wanted the guy that made it all happen. He saw what nobody else
had ever seen before in that offensive lineman. After several years and a free
ride in college, he went on to play professional football. Nobody thought this guy
had anything to offer and no one championed him when he was rejected, but his
day came. We must not give up. God is the great "Scout" and He is watching. If what we do - we do for Him, He
will see everything through. He sees when you are under appreciated and He sees
when you are downright rejected and abused. Trust Him. He is a just God.
Vengeance is mine, says the Lord. Although we are not to take pleasure in
people’s suffering (not even those that have hurt us), be sure that whoever
afflicts His children will answer to Him. That will have to be enough for us.
Also, He says that He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. (Hebrews
11:6) Hang in their brother and sister. God sees your pain and has a redemptive
plan for you. Don’t give up!
Prayer
Lord, I need you to remind me that you “got this”. I know that you can make something of my life and tend to my tormenters. I will put my confidence in you and refuse to resort to ungodly means of retaliation against those that have hurt me. Amen
Lord, I need you to remind me that you “got this”. I know that you can make something of my life and tend to my tormenters. I will put my confidence in you and refuse to resort to ungodly means of retaliation against those that have hurt me. Amen
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