Worth Every Prayer

Troubling headlines this morning

rouse cries to God for His protection and direction

for innocent victims of war!

Psalm 90:14

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
    that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

1 Cor.10:31

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,

 do it all for the glory of God.

Job 19:25

I know that my redeemer lives,

and that in the end he will stand on the earth.

While we pray for peace we also know what Jesus said,

Matt.24:4-8

Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

 5For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. 

These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 

There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 

8All these are the beginning of birth pains.

 

Behold Our God

The soul’s prosperity no war can overthrow

God’s Word, a lamp unto our feet will never lose its glow

The goal we press toward beyond time’s troubled care

When at last we behold our Lord, will be worth every prayer

In God’s decree not man's, we ought to fix our trust

How fleeting is the mist that spans the gap twixt dust-to-dust

The peace that this world gives is volatile indeed

To know that our Redeemer lives provides the hope we need

Life’s little leap of faith vexes dreamer’s designs

Where circumstance is like a lathe that chisels and refines

Desires of the heart and treasures that we crave

Where mortal means cannot impart that which succeeds the grave

While tears and bloodshed flow, we groan beneath its lot

But evil cannot overthrow what Calvary has wrought

Then, though burdens abound, still we will not despair

For, just to see our Savior crowned will be worth every prayer

The Truth cannot be swayed; the sorrows of travail

Fulfill words Time cannot dissuade; prophecy will not fail

The goal we press toward, when faith its fruit will bear

And we behold our glorious Lord, will be worth every prayer

He hears the heartfelt plea of those who trust in Him

No cold and distant God is He whose mercies never dim

Whose faithful Word bestows comfort to creature care

Whose love transcends earth's curtain close and makes worth every prayer

© Janet Martin

Psalm 90:14

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
    that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.