God may have seen us through financial crises, through illness, through bereavement. The passage looks ahead as well as back. It is good to look back and thank God for what He has done for us. However, our anniversaries should also be times of looking ahead and trusting God for equally exciting times in the future. Even 50th wedding anniversaries and 80th birthdays can be times of anticipating new blessings from God.
Reflections is a column of brief reflections on Scripture passages.
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