Spend Time With God!!

Spend time with God in silence, listening for His voice and direction for your life. 

[Adrian Rogers]

Psalm 46:10 ... Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Matthew 11:28 ... Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Lamentations 3:26 ... It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. ❤

Absolute Sovereignty!!

One has stated, "God does not permit things to happen. He purposed all that comes to pass in time, before time began. And all that He ordained from eternity and performs in time, is good." 

Sadly, many in Christendom do not accept the teaching of God's absolute Sovereignty over His world. I offer the following Scriptures without comment, for your perusal: 

"Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord?" Exodus 4:11 

"See now that I myself am He! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand." Deuteronomy 32:39 

"The Lord brings death and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and raises up. The Lord sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts." 1 Samuel 2:6-7

"Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" Job 2:10 

"For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground." Job 5:6 

"For He wounds, but He also binds up; He injures, but His hands also heal." Job 5:18 "When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other." Ecclesiastes 7:14 

"This is what the Lord says: As I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will give them all the prosperity I have promised them." Jeremiah 32:42 

"Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?" Lamentations 3:38 

"When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?" Amos 3:6

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The Mirror of My Mind!!

"Take a mirror and turn it toward Heaven and there you shall see the reflection of Heaven, the clouds and things above. Turn it downward toward the earth, you shall see the reflection of the earth, trees, meadows, men. Just so does the soul receive a reflection from the things to which it is set. If the heart is set toward Heaven, that puts you into a heavenly frame. If you set your heart on earthly objects, you are a man of the earth!" 

Are our thoughts and our affections full of worldliness? Let us make good use of the above figure and turn the mirror the other way. Our mind will readily enough reflect divine things, if we turn it in that direction. Let us see if it is not so. Prayerfully read your Bible, or some lively devotional book, and see if the heart is not immediately filled with holy and heavenly reflections. 

At any rate, if we spend our time on the newspaper, or sit hour after hour reading trashy novels, we have no reason to wonder that thought and heart go after vanity! The turning of the mind upward is half the battle. We cannot expect it to reflect that toward which it does not turn. Those who mind earthly things, are earthly. Those who set their affections upon things above, are heavenly. Paul shows how practically useful it is to turn the mind Godward, when he says that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world, "looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ." (Titus 2:13)

We may well cry concerning this matter, "Turn us, O Lord, and we shall be turned!" (Lamentations 5:21) If we cannot see divine truth to our enjoyment, let us nevertheless look that way; for that eye is blessed which looks in the direction of the light. He who would behold the sun at its rising, must look to the east. Just so, he who would see God as his delight, must look Godward. If the mirror of the soul is resolutely set toward the Lord, we shall with open face behold, as in a mirror, the glory of the Lord, and be changed into the same image from glory to glory! (2 Corinthians 3:18)

O, my blessed Master, help me I beseech you, to keep the mirror of my mind in the right position that evermore I may see You! True, it will be but as in a dark mirror, but even that will be a marvelous preparation for beholding You face to face in glory! 

[Charles H. Spurgeon]

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Romans 8:5 ... For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Colossians 3:1-2 ...  If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Matthew 6:19-20 ... Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: ❤ 

Why Should Any Man Complain?

Occasionally I am tempted to complain of my hard lot and think myself harshly dealt with. Ingratitude rises and works in my heart. This always makes me wretched. I then find it profitable to look down into Hell and realize its horrors and agonies as my just deserving's. If anyone ever deserved to go to Hell, I did! If justice was ever honored in a sinner's damnation, it would have been in mine! If anyone was ever saved by grace alone, I am the man! 

Shall I then, who deserve to be in Hell, but am not; shall I, who am an heir of Heavenly glory, though no one ever deserved it less; shall I, because of a few trials, troubles, and disappointments, or because I have rather a heavy cross to carry shall I dare to murmur, or fret, or complain, or think myself harshly dealt with? Shocking inconsistency! 

What are my present pains or sufferings, compared with the Hell that I deserve! All the afflictions that I am called to endure here on earth, cannot be compared with only twenty-four hours in Hell! And yet my desert is, not to be in Hell for a few hours, but forever! Surely every lost soul, every damned spirit, will be ready to upbraid me, if I complain of my present lot! What base gratitude if I do not praise the Lord with joyful lips, for His rich, free, and sovereign grace! 

O my soul, whenever I am tempted to complain of my difficult lot, think of my deserving's! Think of what would have been my eternal doom, if God had not saved me by His sovereign grace! Yes, I do find that looking down into Hell silences my complaints, awakens my gratitude, and humbles me in the dust before my God! 

[James Smith] 

Lamentations 3:39 ... Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

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Repentance!!

Repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ always go hand in hand. You cannot have one without the other. This is the only way that sinners obtain eternal salvation. Both are necessary. Both are vital. Both are gifts of God's grace.

[Don Fortner]

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Acts 20:20-21 ... And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 2:4 ... Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

1 John 1:9 ... If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Jeremiah 31:18 ... I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.

Lamentations 5:21 ... Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. ❤

His Glorious Attributes and Perfections Are Yours!

The believer is also called an heir of God, which implies that he is entitled, through grace, to all that the Infinite Jehovah possesses, so far as shall be needful to make him completely and eternally happy.  Christians, rejoice that God Himself is yours! All of His glorious attributes and perfections are yours!

His mercy is yours  to save you, to remove your guilt,  to sympathize with you in times of distress.  His wisdom is yours to provide for you, to counsel you, to direct all things for your good.  His omnipotence is yours to guard and protect you in the hour of danger, to support you in every conflicting scene, to preserve you unto His heavenly kingdom.  His goodness is yours to supply all your needs, to enrich you with the best of blessings, to grant you unfading happiness in the mansions of glory.

His omniscience is yours  to behold you in every situation, adverse or prosperous,
 to foresee all the attacks your adversaries intend to make upon you, to provide for your present and everlasting security. His omnipresence is yours, therefore He has said: "In six troubles I will be with you, and in seven I will not forsake you."  (Job 5:19)  "I will never leave you nor forsake you."  "Lo! I am with you always, even to the end of the world." (Matthew 28:20)

His justice is yours to fulfill all covenant engagements, to reward you with a dwelling-place in the realms of bliss, to punish all those hostile powers incessantly opposing you.  His immutability is the rock of your security, and the source of your unspeakable joy!  His faithfulness is yours, as the pledge for the accomplishment of all those promises which are exceeding great and precious to those who believe.

Such, Christians, is your happiness. Rejoice in it, and say, "The Lord is my portion, therefore I will hope in Him!" (Lamentations 3:24)

How great is the condescension of God, in becoming the eternal portion of such worthless worms!

[William Nicholson]

Psalm 48:14 ...  For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

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With God For Your Portion!

Look at your possessions, O believer--and compare your portion with the lot of your fellow men.

Some of them have their portion in the field; they are rich, and their harvests yield them a golden increase. But what are harvests compared with your God, who is the God of harvests? What are bursting granaries compared with Him, who is the heavenly Gardener, and feeds you with the bread of heaven?

Some have their portion in the city; their wealth is abundant, and flows to them in constant streams, until they become a very reservoir of gold. But what is gold compared with your God? You could not live on it; your spiritual life could not be sustained by it. Put gold on a troubled conscience and could it allay its pangs? Apply it to a desponding heart and see if it could relieve a solitary groan, or give one grief the less? But you have God, and in Him you have more than gold or riches ever could buy!

Some have their portion in that which most men love applause and fame. But ask yourself: Is not your God more to you than that? What if a myriad clarions should be loud in your applause would this prepare you to pass the Jordan of death, or cheer you in prospect of judgment? No! there are griefs in life which fame and wealth cannot alleviate; and there is the deep need of a dying hour, for which no riches can provide.

But when you have God for your portion, you have more than all else put together.  In Him every need is met, whether in life or in death. With God for your portion you are rich indeed, for He will supply your real needs, comfort your desponding heart, assuage your deepest grief, guide your steps wisely, be with you in the dark valley of death, and then take you home to Heaven, to enjoy Him as your portion forever!

[Charles H. Spurgeon]

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Psalm 73:26 … My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Psalm 119:57 … Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.

Lamentations 3:24 … The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.❤

In His Timing

There is tremendous power in giving yourself ‘listening space’ WITH GOD in regards to your circumstance.

[Troi Nelson Cockayne]

Isaiah 40:31 … But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Proverbs 3:5-6 … Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Lamentations 3:25-26 … The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.  It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.❤

Living Monuments of God's Goodness

If sin is so exceedingly sinful so contrary to and displeasing to God then surely His patience is exceedingly great, His goodness is exceedingly rich, and His long-suffering is exceedingly marvelous even such as to cause astonishment!  We are all living monuments of God's goodness and patience! It is of the Lord's mercies that all of us are not altogether and utterly consumed and that in eternal Hell! Such is the power of His patience, the infiniteness of His mercy and compassion, and the riches of His unsearchable grace!

Consider the multitude of sinners in the world. If it were only one or two sinners then they might be winked at and passed by. But all the world lies in wickedness (1 John 5:19). There is none righteous no, not one! If there had been only ten righteous ones, then God would have spared Sodom, although ten thousand sinners might be there. Yet there is not a single man to be found who does not sin. All have sinned and that continually. What grace, then what patience is this!

Consider the multitude of sins committed by every sinner. Every sinner commits innumerable sins! If all men had sinned only once it would have mitigated the matter. Sin, however, has grown up with men. Not a single good thought is to be found in their hearts! (Genesis 6:5) Sin grows up faster than men do, they are old in sin, when still young in years. They are adding iniquity to iniquity, and drawing sin on with cords and ropes, committing it with both hands greedily, as if they could not sin enough! They dare God Himself to judge them. They drink down iniquity like water, as if it was their element and nourishment and pleasure also. Yet, behold, how miraculously patient is God!

God sees sin.  He is sensible of it and angered about it, for it grieves and vexes Him. God is able to avenge Himself whenever He pleases, yet He forbears with sinners. Be astonished at it!

It is a wonder that men are spared so long, especially if we consider how quickly God cast the angels that sinned down to Hell!

O the wonder of sovereign grace!

[Ralph Venning]

Lamentations 3:22-23 ... It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.  They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

1 Chronicles 16:34 ... O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Ephesians 4:7 ... But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.❤

He Cannot Love You More and He Will Not Love You Less!

Christian, God's love to you is always the same. He cannot love you more and He will not love you less!

Never, when afflictions multiply, when terrors frighten you or when your distresses abound does God's love falter or flag. Let the rod fall ever so heavily upon you, the hand that moves, like the heart that prompts the stroke, is full of love! Judge not the Lord by feeble sense but trust Him for His grace. Whether He brings you down into the depths of misery, or lifts you up into the seventh Heaven of delight, His faithful love never varies or fluctuates, it is everlasting in its continuity!

[Charles H. Spurgeon]

John 13:1 ... Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

Psalm 136:1 ... O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Jeremiah 31:3 ... The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Lamentations 3:22  ... It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. ❤

Loneliness of The Christian

The loneliness of the Christian results from his walk with God in an ungodly world, a walk that must often take him away from the fellowship of good Christians as well as from that of the unregenerate world. His God-given instincts cry out for companionship with others of his kind, others who can understand his longings, his aspirations, his absorption in the love of Christ; and because within his circle of friends there are so few who share his inner experiences he is forced to walk alone.

The unsatisfied longings of the prophets for human understanding caused them to cry out in their complaint, and even our Lord Himself suffered in the same way.  The man [or woman] who has passed on into the divine Presence in actual inner experience will not find many who understand him. He finds few who care to talk about that which is the supreme object of his interest, so he is often silent and preoccupied in the midst of noisy religious shoptalk. For this he earns the reputation of being dull and over-serious, so he is avoided and the gulf between him and society widens.

He searches for friends upon whose garments he can detect the smell of myrrh and aloes and cassia out of the ivory palaces, and finding few or none he, like Mary of old, keeps these things in his heart.  It is this very loneliness that throws him back upon God. His inability to find human companionship drives him to seek in God what he can find nowhere else.

[A.W. Tozer]

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Lamentations 1:1 ... How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

John 15:8 ... If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
1 John 3:13 ... Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.❤

Submit Cheerfully

Stillness and silence befits us, when God lifts up His arm to afflict us.   It is of little use at such times to struggle against His almighty power to be restless and complaining when His heavy hand is laid upon us. Our wisdom is to bear the burden which oppresses us with patience, to submit cheerfully to the will of God, and to kiss the painful rod which scourges us.

We should remember that our Father does not afflict His children willingly, that is, for His own pleasure but for their profit. He loves them; and when He punishes them, it is for their discipline, and to make them what He would have them to be partakers of His holiness.

We should look at our afflictions in this light and not let a murmur escape our lips!  It is often our duty, in the hour of trial or of difficulty, to be still, to lie passive in God's hands, "to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord."

[Ashton Oxenden]

1 Samuel 3:18 ... And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

Lamentations 3:26 ... It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

Psalm 46:10 ... Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.❤

Hope in God

Fellow-Christian, we live in trying times. Nations are convulsed, thrones are tottering, crowns are falling, confusion reigns, and men’s hearts are failing them for fear! We cannot but feel; but we ought not to fear. There is enough to make us watch and pray but not enough to deject or cast us down The Lord reigns. Our Savior has all power in Heaven and in earth. He directs every event, and will overrule every occurrence for the fulfillment of his word, and the good of his beloved people. “He works all things after the counsel of his own will.” Men may rage, infidels may blaspheme, professors may murmur, and real Christians may be filled with alarm; but He says, “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.” The Lord sits above the water-floods, he remains King forever! Therefore, let no man’s heart fail him. Let us look to the divine word. Let us look out for the Lord’s hand. There is the rainbow of mercy in every cloud; but only the eye of faith can discern it.

Beloved, are you passing through storms, tempests, and trials?  Hope in God, whatever your trial may be.  Are you sick? He will make your bed, and sanctify your pain.  Are you poor? He will answer your prayers, and supply your need.  Are you sorrowful? He will comfort you, and give you joy for your sorrow.  Are you tempted? He will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able to bear. Are you bereaved? He will be better to you than ten children. He will be a father to the fatherless, and a husband to the widow. He is a friend that loves at all times, and ever lives to manifest his friendship.  Are you in perplexity? He will bring the blind by a way which they knew not, and make your way plain before you.

Do you imagine that your trials are singular? He assures you that no temptation has taken you but such as is common to men, and he bids you not to think it strange concerning the fiery trial that is to try you.  Do you doubt your interest in Jesus, and your title to the promises? Read his sweet invitations, cast yourself afresh into his arms, and still hope in his mercy. Whatever may be your trial, whether inward or outward, personal or relative, spiritual or temporal, still “hope in God.“

[James Smith]

Psalm 42:5 ... Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Lamentations 3:24 ... The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

1 John 4:4 ... Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.❤

They Are New Every Morning

Each Christian may find in his own case, some peculiar token of God's providential kindness to him. It is in the details of each man's personal history that we find the most touching manifestations of God's providential care. None of us can refuse to acknowledge that we have been the objects of a watchfulness which has never slumbered, and of a benevolence which has never been weary in doing us good.

Were we to attempt an enumeration of all the blessings which we have received at God's hand, deliverances which He has wrought out for us,snares from which He has preserved us, manifestations of His long-suffering patience, and tender mercy, of which we ourselves have been the objects were we to begin with the years of infancy and helplessness, and to trace our progress through the slippery paths of youth, until we reached our present state--we would soon find how impossible it is to reckon up the sum of our innumerable obligations to "the loving-kindness of the Lord."

For not only has God spared us in life, and upheld us from day to day, by His almighty power; not only has He given us our daily bread, and made our cup to run over and that, too, notwithstanding all the ingratitude which we have displayed, and the manifold provocations which we have offered; but, in peculiar seasons, in seasons of difficulty and trial.  He has often delivered our eyes from tears, and our feet from falling, and our souls from death!

And as often as we have cried to the Lord in our trouble, He has delivered us from our distresses or supported and comforted us under them. So that each of His redeemed people, on a review of God's dealings with Him, will be forced to exclaim:

"The Lord has been my Shepherd!" (Psalm 23:1)

"I have not lacked any good thing!" (Psalm 34:10)

"Hitherto has the Lord helped me!" (Psalm 118:13)

"The Lord has done all things well!" (Mark 7:37)

"Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life!" (Psalm 23:6)

[James Buchanan]

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Lamentations 3:22-23 ...  It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. ❤

Wait On The Lord

"Wait on the Lord" is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting. He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it is not his way to give more light on the future than we need for action in the present, or to guide us more than one step at a time. When in doubt, do nothing, but continue to wait on God. When action is needed, light will come.

 

[J. I. Packer]

 

 

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Psalm 27:14 ... Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

 

 

 

Psalm 37:34 ... Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

 

 

 

Psalm 39:7 ... And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

 

 

 

Psalm 130:5 ... I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

 

 

 

Lamentations 3:26 ... It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.❤

Morning Devotion

The habit of early rising is surely a friend to the soul. If it is the best time for study, it is also the best time for devotion. When prayer and praise are neglected in the morning, they are commonly neglected all day. If you let the world get the start of your soul in the morning, you will seldom overtake it all day.


Morning devotion sweetens every succeeding hour, pours a balm on the conscience,  gives a pleasant savor to business,  locks the door against wicked thoughts,  furnishes matter for pious reflection all the day.


It is better to go from prayer to business than from business to prayer. Fellowship with God prepares for fellowship with our fellow creatures and for every event, whether pleasing or painful.

[James Alexander]

Psalm 5:3 ... My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Psalm 59:16 ... But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Psalm 88:13 ... But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

Psalm 143:8 ... Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Lamentations 3:22-23 ...  It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.  They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.❤

This God Our God

There are two passages in the Scripture which ought never to be separated.

One is "The LORD's portion is His people." Deuteronomy 32:9. That is God's side.

And the other passage is this: "The LORD is my portion." Lamentations 3:24

God and I possess each other. God finds His portion in His people and His people find their portion in God.

His heart is mine; for He loves me.

 

His ear is mine; for I may pour into it all my tales of sorrow and all my songs of joy.

His eyes are mine; for they watch me from morning until night.


His hand is mine; for it is stretched out to uphold me.

This God is mine; in all His glorious perfections!

[Archibald Brown]

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Psalm 48:14 ... For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

 

 

 

Isaiah 43:1 ... But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Song of Solomon 6:3 ...I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.❤

God's Goodness

The streams of God's goodness are so numerous, and run so full, so strong, to all the creatures, that we must conclude the fountain that is in Himself to be inexhaustible. We cannot conceive how much good our God does every day, much less can we conceive how good He is.

[ Matthew Henry]

Psalm 31:19 ... Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Psalm 145:3 ... Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Lamentations 3:22-23 ...  It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.  They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Psalm 34:8 ... O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.❤

Hallelujah! He is the LORD!

May the Lord who is all and in all, be for us, today, even as we breathe, read, speak and sleep; our hope, our wisdom, our joy, our delight; may we live so as to forgive in Christ as God has forgiven us, those who hurt and maim our lives; those who bleed us dry and cause us to weep for their lives; may we gain courage and forbearance to care for even these, as we would care for the poor and sick among us. May we lean on Him today in trouble and give thanks for all He gives us; blessings such as we cannot contain, pour like oil from His palms, day after day, His mercies are new and we are filled with life in His Name, even as the sun breaks the mountains and the seas bow down in praise, so shall our soul give thanks to God for all that He does for us!

May the Lord shine His Face upon the world and make us glad! The Lord give to the children of all humankind, His mercy and may His grace fall like rain, may it be a layering of virgin snow upon our souls and give our hearts, compassion to rise, gentleness to give, tenderness to lay down and encouragement to speak and so we see that in the end, at the setting of the sun, we shall say to one another, this is the day the Lord had made, we are glad for it and lay down our heads to rest, knowing that, even in this, the Lord watches over us and shall guard us against all our foes and the enemy, Satan, shall not prevail against us, for the Lord is a Warrior, under His Wings we find comfort, and healing. Amen.

[Glory to God Online ~ Daily Devotional]

Lamentations 3:22-23 ... It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.  They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Psalm 118:24 ...  This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 121:8 ... The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Isaiah 54:17 ...  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

Numbers 6:24-27 ... The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:   The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:  The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.  And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.❤

Hope of a Christian

The hope of a Christian is a quiet confidence. It is a supernatural certainty.

And where do we find this hope?  In the pages of Scripture.  Paul reminds us that the Scriptures were written to "give us hope."

So put your hope in God today. He will never disappoint.

[Greg Laurie]

Romans 15:4 ...  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Psalm 31:24 ... Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

1 Timothy 6:17 ... Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Lamentations 3:24 ... The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.❤