The Weekly Encourager - August 4, 2010 - You'll see the relevance
I opened my regular devotional book on Monday morning, and here are the Scriptures that were given for that day. I'm sure if you read my last post you'll see the relevance! May God's Word be as relevant to whatever you are facing this week.
"You have given me the blessings you reserve for those who reverence your name." - Psalm 61:5 (LB) I have many blessings in my life to thank God for, and I am learning that thankfulness is the most potent vaccine against the devil's diseases (doubt, discouragement, depression, despair).
"He sees that I am given pleasant brooks and meadows as my share! What a wonderful inheritance!" - Psalm 16:6 (LB) The most important thing to remember is that, no matter what the outcome of these court cases on earth, I will win the one in Heaven! Or rather, Jesus Christ will win my case for me; in fact it is already won for all eternity!
"No weapon turned against you shall succeed, and you will have justice against every courtroom lie. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord. 'This is the blessing I have given you,' says the Lord." - Isaiah 54:17 (LB) The line "justice against every courtroom lie" is incredibly relevant, given the tactics of our tenant.
"For the Angel of the Lord guards and rescues all who reverence him. Oh, put God to the test and see how kind he is! See for yourself the way his mercies shower down on all who trust in him. If you belong to the Lord, reverence him; for everyone who does this has everything he needs. Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those of us who reverence the Lord will never lack any good thing." - Psalm 34: 7-10 (LB) This verse speaks directly to my financial worries. God will provide as He has in the past. Thank You, Lord.
"For you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture." - Malachi 4:2 (LB) The phrase "you will go free" encourages me about the tenant's case pending against me, and my fear of having the blot of a Judgment entered against me. Even if I were to be put in jail [highly unlikely] I could still know true freedom in my heart, as Paul and the other disciples did.
"Since he did not spare even his own Son for us but gave him up for us all, won't he also surely give us everything else?" - Romans 8:32 (LB) Christian, when you trust Him in prayer, you'll find He is there.
This morning my friend C. sent an encouraging email, "After this trial and testing, you will have a testimony. And, 1 John 5 says no one will be able to refute it ("by the word of their testimony"). He is Lord!"
My friend M. sent me the following quotation which sums it up:
Say not my soul, 'From whence can God relieve my care?'
Remember that Omnipotence has servants everywhere.
His method is sublime, His heart profoundly kind,
God never is before His time, and never is behind."
-from Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon, August 5
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