I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Job 19:25-27
“For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
And after my skin is destroyed, this I know,
That in my flesh I shall see God,
Whom I shall see for myself,
And my eyes shall behold, and not another,
How my heart yearns within me!”

What hope! What joy! I know that my Redeemer lives. Oh, Father, may my heart continue to yearn within me. May I never lose the hunger, the thirst, to know You and fall before Your throne. May I hold less tightly to the things of this world that cannot satisfy the deepest yearning of my heart, and that is to know You and live for You. I know this, but I fall so short, Lord. Let everything I do be for Your glory. When I clean the floors, when I cook the dinner, when I wipe a tear, Oh, Jesus, let the my love for You be so overwhelming that it spills over into love for others! Let me love them for the joy of loving YOU! Fill me to overflowing with the joy of the LORD which is my strength.

I KNOW that my Redeemer lives! I know that You, Jesus, are ever interceding for me at the right hand of the Father. Because You live, I have hope. Because You live, I am washed clean by the blood You shed. You are my hope, the hope that anchors my soul. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord my Redeemer. Let me be a wife, mother, neighbor, friend, citizen, church member, daughter, whatever role You place me in, who will give praise and honor to You, because I have this hope, this earnest expectation, that my faith is not a blind faith! You have given Your Word that I might know You. You have given Your Son that I might be made right with You. And though today I see through a glass darkly, one day, one day! I will see God. Today I bow before You in my limited sight, but one day, I will know as I am known and bow in Your very presence and worship the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This is my hope!

I know that my Redeemer lives. Blessed be the Name of the Lord. When times seem easy, Lord, let me choose now, this day, that as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord in the easy and the difficult times, for I know there will be trials. I have seen and tasted Your faithfulness and mercy and kindness in past trials, let me determine now to hold firm, please grant me the faith that perseveres, so that I will be faithful to count it all joy when trials come, knowing I can only hold firm because You will never let me go. Let me determine today that I know that my Redeemer lives, and I want to desire You as the deer pants for the water. My thirsty soul will be satisfied even when the desert threatens to overwhelm. When feelings betray me and darkness threatens to fill my mind, I KNOW that my Redeemer lives! You are the Lord of even my thoughts. Turn my affections to You alone and please grant me the will and the energy to do what needs to be done today.

How my heart yearns within me!