Steadfast Hearts

June 1

(Psalm 57:7-11 NIV) “My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. {8} Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. {9} I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. {10} For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. {11} Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.”

(Isaiah 26:1-4 NIV) “In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. {2} Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith. {3} You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. {4} Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.”

(1 Peter 5:8-11 NIV) “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. {9} Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. {10} And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. {11} To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.”

In times of trial and testing, a steadfast heart is a great asset. We do not get a heart like this by accident. We get a steadfast heart by knowing and believing God. We know his love reaches to the heavens. We believe his faithfulness reaches to the sky. We trust in God as our shield and rampart; our eternal Rock. Even if we suffer for a season, we will not despair, for we know that the Lord will restore us. With a word from God, we will be strong again. So we praise Him. We exalt His name. We proclaim His glory all over the earth. We sing His songs. We pray that we and our nation will keep the faith. We grow in self control. We resist the devil. We remain alert, keeping our souls awake, so that when He returns, we will not be found sleeping or caught off guard. Is your heart steadfast today? If not, ask God to restore you and change your heart within you. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day