GREAT is Thy Faithfulness!!!!

Thursday, May 01, 2008
I don't know about you, but the Lord often ministers to my spirit through music. Time and again, I find myself humming the bars of an old hymn or current praise song only to realize, once I've stopped and mulled over the lyrics in my mind, that that particular song is incredibly relevant to wherever I am in my faith at that point in time. . .I hope this makes sense.
Just this morning, after I had dropped Sam off at school, I was running. . .had my headphones on, listening to some Pink Floyd, I think it was, and over the lyrics of Wish You Were Here, I started humming Great is Thy Faithfulness. . .something of a musical dichotomy, I know, but it was so cool how the Lord placed that hymn in my heart so strongly that I had to turn off my Walkman (yes, I still have a Walkman) and sing Great is Thy Faithfulness as I ran (much to the dismay, I'm sure, of anyone, or thing, that might have heard me. . .I think I saw a squirrel or two run for cover.) As my singing fell in line with the sound of my feet hitting the pavement, I had such an incredible peace consume me. You see, I do a great deal of my thinking when I run, which is kind of nice, and I enjoy the serenity of it. But this morning was special, because it was almost as though my Savior was using my time pounding the pavement to remind me that, even though life seems extremely uncertain at the moment, He is still faithful, and His faithfulness NEVER waivers. It was such a precious time, and I am humbled that He took those few moments to remind me of who He is.
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;There is no shadow of turning with Thee;Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see.All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,Sun, moon and stars in their courses aboveJoin with all nature in manifold witnessTo Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.Pardon for sin and a peace that endurethThine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Praise the Lord for His unfailing love! Praise be to Him who delights in hiding me in the shelter of His wings (Psalm 61:4)!