"For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own." 1 Samuel 12:22
I am so thankful that God is faithful. For the sake of His own name, He will not reject me. If His faithfulness were based upon mine, there would be no hope, for I am too often fickle. My heart chases momentary pleasures that will never fully satisfy.
Lord, lately I have longed to be where I used to be. I feel like a reformed smoker who wanders by the smoking section - just to smell the tobacco. My heart has been downcast, and I have contemplated the shortcuts to happiness.
Yet failing isn't an option. Returning to where I was isn't possible, for what I was, I am no longer.
You were pleased to make me Your own. You will never reject me - even if I were to fail You. But the pain that failure would cause - to You - to me - to those who love me - isn't worth the temporary escape from reality. Raise me up, so I can see the city beyond the horizon. Give me hope - not in my faithfulness, but in Your's alone.
You are great and mighty, Father. Hurry to meet me.