Inspirational Vitamin - 05/19/2008

"Take Courage"
Psalm 27:11-14
 
David knew from experience what it meant to wait for the Lord.  He had been anointed king at the age of 16 but didn't become king until he was 30.  During the interim, he was chased through the wilderness by jealous King Saul.  David had to wait on God for the fulfillment of his promise to reign.  Later, after becoming king, he was chased by his rebellious son, Absalom.
 
Waiting for God is not easy.  Often it seems that he isn't answering our prayers or doesn't understand the urgency of our situation.  That kind of thinking implies that God is not in control or is not fair.  But God is worth waiting for.  Lamentations 3:24-26 calls us to hope in and wait for the Lord because often God uses times of waiting to refresh, renew, and teach us.  Make good use of your waiting times by discovering what God may be trying to teach you in them.
 
TODAY'S BLACK HISTORY FACT:
 
On this date in 1976, Gwendolyn Brooks is inducted into the National Institute of Arts & Letters.
 
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
"Happy are all free peoples, too strong to be dispossessed.  But blessed are those among nations who dare to be strong for the rest!" - Elizabeth Barrett Browning