"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” Psalm 46:10,11

I turn my eyes to you and praise you, Lord God: for you are

my Triune,

Eternal,

Personal and Holy God—

utterly other,

entirely independent,

sincerely sinless

and incomprehensibly complex.

You created me,

chose me,

cleansed me,

claimed me as your child, commissioned me to special service,

and I stand before you,

dearly loved,

delighted in,

deeply cared for,

doted on,

and positively dependent on you.

What a wonder! Especially in the light of what I actually deserve as a sinner,

condemnation,

punishment,

eternal separation,

failure,

suffering,

hopelessness,

despair,

death and hell.

But your great and marvelous gracepours continually into our lives,

bringing undeserved forgiveness, gracious cleansing,

ongoing transformation,

needed strengthening,

clear guidance,

great goodness,

positive power

and wide wisdom.

We are saved by grace, sealed by grace, sanctified by grace, strengthened by grace,

and in you, Lord Jesus, we are safe, for you are the Most High, you are the Almighty,

you are the undefeated and undefeatable One. In you we can rest. Glory be to your Name!

Picture: trapped in our sin, Jesus opened a way out