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Monday, February 13, 2023

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





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