Proverbs 24:16 (NIV) “For though a righteous man falls (if the man or woman with favor added jwg) seven times, he rises again.” We are righteous because of what Jesus did for us! Just because we have the favor of God does not mean we will not fall, but it does mean we will not stay down! Because of God’s favor, God lifts us back up at our lowest point in life only to give us a new launching pad or a new start. God’s words tell us you can’t keep the righteous down. This means we will have failures, but our failures are unlike non-Christians who have no hope. Your hope is not in man, job, people, places, or things, but in the Lord.
If you are down right now, look for God to lift you again. Every morning when you get up and start looking for God to open doors, ask Him to also send people into your life and encourage you through the Holy Spirit that everything will be o.k., because it is. Hope is the con dent expectation of a positive future despite your present circumstances: That’s what you have with Jesus and because you have the favor of God upon your life.
Today’s Challenge:
Do you feel down? Start looking for Jesus to pick you up because He will. If you’re down, you’re on your way up; if you’re up, don’t worry about falling because you will always have God to pick you up, so enjoy what God has for you today.