Sustain means to keep up or keep going.

If you know anything about music, there are pedals on instruments like a piano or electric guitar that you can press down. As long as you are holding this pedal, the note goes on and on even if you stop pressing the key or strumming the chord. Sometimes you might hear someone say they need food to sustain themselves. We all need this! Food fuels our bodies and keeps us going. Psalm 55:22 says , “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”

The Lord sustains you. Yes, you still need food in your body. You still have to sleep at night, but the Lord is the one who keeps you going. He created you, and He sustains you. God gives us the power to do everything we do every day that we are alive! Philippians 4:11-13 says, “... for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all things through him who gives me strength.”

Wow. Content in every circumstance! We cannot do this on our own. The verse tells us that we need strength from the Lord. HE sustains us. It is God who keeps us going.

Where can you see that God has sustained you when something has felt hard?

Where could you trust God to help you feel content this week?

Lord, we know that we need you every moment of every day.

Help us see how you sustain us. Let us remember we don’t have to be strong on our own. You will give us everything we need to make it through this day.

Help us shine your light to those around us as we remember you sustain us today and every day. Thank you for giving us everything we need. Amen.