Faithful is My God!

I can't help but singing the old song "Great is Thy Faithfulness" right now!

I'm in the Pastoral office alone because it is Monday. Most Pastors take the day off but I am the Pastor on Call on Mondays for Tabernacle of Faith International's Gateway and San Juan locations and I also conduct the 6:30am Staff Devotions for the Tabernacle of Faith Christian Academy.

This week-end was marvelous ministry-wise, but it was desperate financially. I had loaned a person close to me everything that I had except for about $10 in my pocket on Thursday with the promise of repayment on Friday. He only needed it for one day. But Friday came, then Saturday came, then Sunday came and now Monday is here and not a peep, not a call back, not an email,,,, nothing. We have been eating creatively all week-end now... :-) I know some of you know what I'm talking about.

I did have a miracle of Friday, an amount deposited in my bank in Chicago and so I went to the ATM on Saturday morning to withdraw. But I couldn't get it. I went to the bank web site on my tablet and found that there is a 3 business day hold on the deposit. Okey... I call that a delayed miracle. But still no money. I couldn't even drive my car because the empty light is already on.

But then just today I find out that a former member of my Church who has moved overseas has "thought" (the Holy Spirit did that!) about me and sent me more than enough to get me through the week. At least until the other check clears and hopefully my good friend pays me back the one day loan!

I can't tell you how disappointed I was when I went to the ATM and found out the first miracle was delayed. I had to overcome my negative emotions and thoughts with radical praise and machine gun scripture quotation. But because the second miracle has arrived, it feels good knowing that the first miracle is still in the pipeline, right on God's perfect schedule! Great Is His Faithfulness!!!

Oh another song is coming now... "Why should I feel discouraged.... why should the shadows come... why should my heart feel lonely and long for heaven and home... when Jesus is my portion... a constant Friend is He... His eye is on the sparrow... and I know He watches me...

God gives us a steady supply of miracles. I call them sustaining miracles. I am so happy to be a part of God's Kingdom. His Kingdom has incredible benefits!

Let us continue to believe God even in our times of need.

1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV) "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."