Pickled to Perfection

Mama making pickles - what a memory!  Oodles of fresh cucumbers and opening that bag of lime - the poof of lime-dust up my nose - it took my breath!  As much as I loved Mama's pickles, the process was rough! Life sometimes gets to be a pickle, and not always a "sweet pickle."  In a blink we can be in the midst of a boiling pot headed for an unwelcome pickling. God's Word promises "The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive." (Psalm 41:2a)  Throughout the chapter, the psalmist describes the Righteous man who finds himself in enemy cross-hairs, and then the writer gives assurance there'll be no pickling of God's chosen.  Just like those cucumbers preserved in a sweet and savory liquid, the Righteous are protected by-and-in the powerful mercies of The Father.  The preservation process is often difficult, nonetheless, Sovereign God sticks with His plan to produce something sweet and irresistible.  Are you feeling the heat of the pickling process right now? Trust God and be encouraged you are being pickled to perfection according to His plan.