A Daily Devotion for Tuesday, November 25

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

Habakkuk 3:18(19)

…yet I will rejoice in the LORD,

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

The Sovereign LORD is my strength;

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

he enables me to tread on the heights.

I have grown to love the verses from Ecclesiastes. One can’t help but see that as life goes on we experience so many joys as well as many painful times. During this week of Thanksgiving, I will keep this passage handy. God’s gift of life here on earth is complicated. It is not all roses, for sure. But we are rich in God’s love, and we know where we are going. For that, I am truly thankful.

Holy Lord, you are truly my Shepherd. I am safe as long as I have you. I am thankful for where your Holy Spirit has led me. Help me to stay on track, to grow in your love, and to stay in a place of peace. Amen

Becky, transforming