Père, je sais

En toi, Éternel, j'ai placé ma confiance. Psaume 31. 1

Tu garderas dans une paix parfaite l'esprit qui s'appuie sur toi, car il se confie en toi. Ésaïe 26. 3

Père, je sais que ton amour a tout prévu pour moi,
Que tout changement, tout événement est dicté par toi.
Donne-moi de déposer entre tes mains
Mon lendemain.

Oh! garde-moi d'être agité, insatisfait, Seigneur,
Trop pressé d'agir et d'accomplir les souhaits de mon cœur.
Guide-moi comme un enfant humble et soumis,
Par ton Esprit.

Oh! donne-moi, Seigneur, d'ouvrir mes bras, d'ouvrir mon cœur
À tous les souffrants, à tes enfants dans la peine et les pleurs.
Que je sois pour eux ton humble messager,
Divin Berger.

Tu l'as promis, tu m'aideras, jour après jour, mon Dieu,
À marcher sans peur et plein d'ardeur sur le chemin des cieux,
Sans autre désir, pourvu qu'à toi Seigneur,
soit tout honneur! Amen.

Ruth Demaurex


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Forever Loved

Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself. Psalm 4:3

The true measure of God’s love is that He loves without measure. Bernard of Clairvaux

It’s almost impossible for us to get through a day without being snubbed, ignored, or put down in some way. Sometimes we even do it to ourselves.

David’s enemies were talking smack—bullying, threatening, pummeling him with insults. His sense of self-worth and well-being had plummeted (Ps. 4:1–2). He asked for relief “from my distress.”
 

Lord, thank You that You assure us that we are loved forever.

Then David remembered, “Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself” (v. 3). Various English versions try to capture the full essence of David’s bold statement by translating “faithful servant” as “godly.” The Hebrew word here, hesed, literally refers to God’s covenant love and might well be rendered “those whom God will love forever and ever and ever.”

Here’s what we too must remember: We are loved forever, set apart in a special way, as dear to God as His own Son. He has called us to be His children for all eternity.

Instead of despairing, we can remind ourselves of the love we freely receive from our Father. We are His dearly beloved children. The end is not despair but peace and joy (vv. 7–8). He never gives up on us, and He never ever stops loving us.

Father in heaven, the words of others can wound us deeply. Your words to us heal and comfort, and You assure us that we are loved forever.