he will not fall

As I was finishing a painting for my sister, the beginning phrase of this verse came to mind.
"The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him;
though he may stumble, he will not fall,
for the Lord upholds him with His hand." Psalm 37:23-24 NIV

I had the shock of my life opening my Bible for the first time yesterday when a cockroach came crawling out. But with the cockroach dead and the Bible alive for all eternity, I'd say two things: 1) no matter what cockroaches come at me this year, God's word is truth and remains forever, 2) out with the old and the filthy and in with the new, and newness starts with soaking in the goodness and wonder and power of God's forever Word.

I feel so blessed that God would call to mind a verse that I had not thought about at all, one that I can write on the back of the canvas to encourage my sister, yet it's also verse that speaks so clearly to my wandering heart, connecting powerfully with the verse from Isaiah that ended my 2017 and began my 2018, and confirming what God has been trying to show me in relation to an earlier verse from very the same Psalm in fact (mindblowing!): "Delight yourself in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart" (37:4).

There is no alteration with God and there is no darkness with Him. Every time He speaks, there is light and life. Ever since He let there be light on the earth on the very first day. I look forward to what light and life He will bring this year.

Forever in Him,
Emily

PS. Happy New Year :)