My God, Thank You For Standing By Me

October 25 Scripture Meditations Based on Acts 21-24 Key Verse – Acts 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer… MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR STANDING BY ME Thank You for standing by me with Your providence Whenever I face problems along trials’ incidence Never leaving me midst sin-atrocities’ impudence While pulling me toward Your will of blessed residence. Thank You for standing by me with Your prevalence Whenever I experience sufferings along persecutions’ pestilence Never neglecting me midst guilt-afflictions’ violence While cheering me up thru Your peace of blissful silence. Thank You for standing by me with Your prominence Whenever I flee from vanity along pride’s eminence Never tolerating me midst arrogance-stardom’s pertinence While reminding me about Your sacrifices of eternal permanence. Thank You for standing by me with Your omnipotence Whenever I sow righteousness along holiness’ insistence Never pampering me midst shame-meekness’ pretense While pressing me upward Your mighty persistence. Thank You for standing by me with Your presence Whenever I seek fellowship along communion’s iridescence Never ignoring me midst prayer-supplication’s fluorescence While keeping me inside Your gracious license. Thank You for standing by me with Your preference Whenever I show standards along Bible’s reference Never forsaking me midst humanism-worldliness’ interference While strengthening me by Your powerful adherence. Thank You for standing by me with Your patience Whenever I waver in the faith along temptations’ inconvenience Never hurting me midst confession-admission of disobedience While blessing me according to Your sovereign omniscience. October 15, 2022