A Precious 'Pressing' Presence

'prayerfully pressing into His presence.' 

is the final phrase in today's Daily Bread Devotion.

Oh, what would we do without this refuge?! 

When all else fails, never God. 

No matter what may seem...

Ps.31:19

How great is Your goodness,

Which You have stored up for those who fear You,

Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,

Before the sons of men!

He gives sufficient grace where Unknown’s tempest rolls

He tests the treasures we embrace as we pour our souls

Goodness and mercy’s trove no trial can expend

Nor drain the storehouses of love no thought can comprehend

He teaches us to trust only as all else fails

He reaches through our rue of dust to hoist hope’s weathered sails

His promises endure to comfort mortal care

He keeps faith’s falt’ring bark secure as we press into prayer

…where God’s presence defends faith’s groaning cruciform

As peace, not of this world transcends the substance of the storm

Where no power on earth can begin to compare

To the inimitable worth of full surrender’s prayer

© Janet Martin

Beautiful post on Barnstorming Blog today about prayer!!

In Christ Alone