This is one of my sustaining verses…a verse of hope and declaration. In the face of the enemy’s lies…lies that tell us that there is no hope or that we will be destroyed…lies that try to intimidate us…We can cling to God’s promises and His truth. I have this verse hanging on my wall as a reminder that I can remain confident in God…that I will see His goodness in the land of the living...not just in Heaven…but right here on this earth. I must choose to wait for Him, be strong and take heart and then wait some more. I looked up what “take heart” means… It is to receive courage or comfort from some fact. To be confident, be brave, as in “Take heart, we may still win this game.” To my friends in ministry, let us wait on the Lord, be strong and take heart (in God’s truth…not the enemy’s intimidation and lies)…With God’s help, we will win! We will see the goodness of God in the land of the living!