Establish the Work of Our Hands

August 2

(Psalm 90:13-17 NIV) “Relent, O Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. {14} Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. {15} Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. {16} May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children. {17} May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us-- yes, establish the work of our hands.”

(Isaiah 9:7 NIV) “Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”

(Romans 16:25-27 NIV) “Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, {26} but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him-- {27} to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.”

God established the Earth. He spoke and the universe came to be. The Lord is establishing His kingdom and nothing can stop it. It can only grow and move forward. It never retreats. And, God has established His Church. One soul at a time, year after year, the gospel advances. We who believe are part of that advancing gospel. As God establishes us, He also establishes the work of our hands. What we do brings glory to God because the glory of God lives in us and through us. Without the Lord’s help, our efforts are feeble and futile. With God, all things are possible. As we endure the trials of this world, Christ satisfies us with His love, and joy fills our soul. The Lord reveals Himself to us, to our children, and to the world. Nations come to believe His word and obey His teaching. As the Lord establishes us, He is establishing His Kingdom. Don’t miss the significance of this. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day