Marching to Keep the Pace

 'As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.' Genesis 8:22 (NLT)

 God's promises are true and that we can believe. We are God's covenant people. What He has said He also will do. For He is Truth and my God cannot lie. So it goes from the beginning, and so it will be until the end. As long as the earth remains, God will provide. God will cause time and seasons to go on. The order of things has been established for all things created during the six days, but then comes the seventh. Even the higher order of things has been seen and will be established when limits are reached and man is filled up.

 So, we set the pace to a steady march, with drums blazing, and we head out the door. Head down. White. White. Everything is white. So, on this day we prepare to meet the elements. Hat, coat, gloves and more! The wind that faces us is fierce. The earth beneath our feet is treacherous. Yet, we find beauty in what we see and we find it within ourselves to thank God for the provisions that He has given us during these shorter days.

To those that have gone out early to clear the roads and sidewalks so that we might be able to go and do what we have been called to do. We thank you. To those that have gotten up early to prepare the morning meals so that we might be fed and have energy to carry on. We thank you. To those that have enlisted and fought the enemy during this season with everything that they have got, so that we might enjoy our days in freedom. We thank you for your service. To those that have dug deep in order to provide us with the fuel to heat our homes and give us light, so that we might enjoy our days in warmth and comfort. We thank you. To those that sacrifice it all in order to drive the delivery trucks that bring us everything that we need in order to survive. We thank you. To those that have marched through winter snow drifts to do their part and make our lives better. We thank you. To God, who has given us His Son Jesus, in whom we are preparing to celebrate His birth, so that we might be redeemed from the curse and be saved. We thank you. 

 Dear Father. Forgive me when I fail to show gratitude for all the things that You do for me. Help me to live a life of thanksgiving and to never take for granted the fact that so many people around me have served me in so many different ways. Thank You for Your promises and for the earth that remains. Thank You for keeping the rhythm that we all march to and for giving us a purpose in life where we are called to encourage and to make our contributions to one another. It is for Love that we do it. We will not slow down the pace. We continue to march onward for Truth in Your Army. Your Love for us has changed everything. In Jesus's name. Amen.

Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', December 17, 2020 reposted.

 
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