Sometimes I wake up with a song in my head and this is definitely it this morning: You’re Gonna Be OK. Jenn and Brian Johnson for Bethel music.
I kept the window open last night, and this morning with the chill, my blanket is wonderfully warm. And an early morning wake up reminds me that things will be okay. I can hear the swirl of the leaves, and know the cycle of them returning to the soil, next spring will be new leaves, but right now this is the season we are in, autumn, harvest, thankfulness, and its not winter yet so it’s the reminder to prepare, and it’s going to be OK.
Not everything is sunshine and roses in life and there is much strife, no doubt all the headlines are going to make us doubt things are OK, but in the song lyrics: Going to… Plus: “You are a fighter” – “You’re stronger than you know” – I find the reminder that we are to depend upon the Lord – to wait on Him – to find His OK in knowing that He is working. We are strong because He is STRONG. We are worthy because He is WORTHY. We will wait because He is working.
There is an urgency for living well these days. Even though we don’t need a stockpile of supplies anymore for winter coming, like they did in the pioneer days, or if you were a squirrel, we can prep ourselves for the eventual OK of God’s forever OK and take respite in that. And be thankful for one more day. And take the urgency to tell others, “You’re Gonna Be OK” – because we believe it – because we believe in the Lord – because the Lord has us. “While you have the light, believe in the Light.”
Trust in the Lord. Walk in His Light.
Trust in OK.
AMEN
You’re Gonna Be OK, Jenn and Brian Johnson
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Jesus said in John 12:26-36
“If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.”
Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross
“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.”
Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”
Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
The people answered Him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
Debbie Upper 