MIDWEEK MEDITATION

Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
    lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;
his name is the LORD;
    exult before him!
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.
God settles the solitary in a home;

                                    Psalm 68:4-6

God will do what only God can do. Provide, defend, embrace. He is a father of the fatherless and a protector for those who cannot protect themselves. 

How does God do this? Through you. 

God often uses the people around us to provide for us when we cannot make it on our own, to defend us when we have nowhere to turn, and to embrace us when we are alone. It is His grace at work through the body of Christ. 

He places the lonely in homes so that they can experience the connection that He created us to need. I can receive God’s grace through you and I can channel God’s grace for others in turn. When you feel lonely, turn to a God who cares to hear your thoughts; ask for His grace to be poured out in your life; and be open to how He may answer that prayer through people. 

Be open to being the answer to someone else’s prayer.