We were at caregroup tonight, caring for some friends in a trial, and I shared this verse with them:

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.” Psalm 68:19

It occurred to me a little later that this verse means grace is not an allergy shot. When I was in high school, my allergies were really bad. For a while, I got allergy shots. One stick meant that for about six weeks, I was impervious to the perils of pollen. I didn’t need a daily pill to sustain me against ragweed, mold spores and dust. I didn’t even have to think about it.

Grace isn’t like that. God doesn’t give us a hefty dose to sustain us for an extended period: instead, he daily bears us up. He gives us grace each day, for that day. An implication of this is that we need to seek God for grace each day, through reading his word, through prayer, through fellowship with other believers, through the preaching of His Word.

If you’re experiencing trial today, I hope you can declare with the psalmist: “Blessed be the Lord.” For he is bearing you up today; he is your salvation.

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