Choose to Stand

Published on Jan 1, 2021

Category: Devotion | fear | hope | Poems

Isaiah 43:17-18 – â€œDo not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it?

Lord as into this new year I step
My heart is heavy, my feet are cold.
I, Lord, tend to worry and to mope
Often finding it difficult to hope.

And yet, Lord as I turn and look back
Over the year I have just left behind
I remember your presence ever near
Faithfully through times of joy and tear.

Furthermore, this Lord for sure I know
You our Sovereign Lord, you alone
The Grand Weaver, you remain in control, absolutely
Weaving a tapestry of breath-taking beauty.

And so Lord, as into this new year I step,
With my questions, fears and doubts
I choose to trust and, on this truth, I stand
That you hold my world in your loving hand.

Author

Preethi Alice Jacob

Preethi Jacob is the author of the yearlong devotional At the Potter’s Wheel, Day by Day. Her journey includes teaching a Bible Study Fellowship class, teaching and leading the Sunday School ministry in her church, leading Bible studies, besides counselling young women. She serves on the Global Mission Team of the United Bible Societies and lives in Bangalore, India with her husband and two young adult children.