His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
the Lord delights in those who fear him,
who put their hope in his unfailing love.
My youngest son has been watching King of the Nerds lately. They start out by picking teams. It's sort ironic because even the "nerds" try to pick the strongest person each time. That is the way of the world.
But God does not need our strength. He is not impressed with our abilities or attributes. What he does delight in is those who fear him and put their hope in his unfailing love.
So if you are busy trying to be good enough, stop. Having devotions, praying, helping at church, volunteering for local events and trying not to do anything wrong are all good, but not impressive to God. God is not waiting for you to accomplish anything before he will accept you. Christ accomplished it all upon the cross.
The good news is that God just wants to put your hope in his unfailing love. Our love will fail. His love will not fail. Whenever we need his love, his love is unfailing.
Father, thank you for your unfailing love. Open our eyes to see your unfailing love in our lives. Praise be to you in us today!
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