Lifetime Favor
“For His anger lasts
only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.” Ps.
30:5
The favor of God lasts a
lifetime. This is a marvelous
truth. Momentary anger is quickly gone
and replaced by God’s gracious and kind favor.
It is unmerited, thus it is by grace and grace alone that we receive His
favor.
The word favor means goodwill,
acceptance, and delight. Let us reflect
on the significance of this verse: God’s
goodwill lasts a lifetime. His
acceptance lasts a lifetime. His delight
lasts a lifetime. God is for us. So often we may get down on ourselves. The guilt and shame may weigh upon us so
heavily that we feel unworthy of God’s acceptance. We wonder how God can delight in us when we
have such small regard for ourselves.
Thank the Lord that our self-image doesn’t influence God’s view of
us!
The Psalmist is direct in telling
us that God’s anger may come in our lives.
There may be seasons of weeping.
But they are momentary. Rejoicing
comes in the morning. We are not to be
misled into thinking the Christian life will be easy or without pain, hurts,
loss. In our sorrows, God will meet
us. He will comfort us. He will be with us as we go through that time
in our lives. It is part of our sacred
journey.
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