Month: June 2022

Psalms 11:3-4
3 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth;
his eyes examine them.

In another bible study, a question was posed, what do you do when disasters strike? What do you do when there is nothing you can do? When all the world is falling in around you and you have no answers what can you possibly do? Today’s verse was their answer. You remember that God is still on the thrown. No matter how bad things look, or how helpless you feel, you can be sure God is still there.

I also proposed another verse. I answer this with this verse:

“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand” (Ephesians 6:13).

As Christians, we do have responsibilities. One of those responsibilities is to stand firm. We have to stand in our hope and faith. We have to stand in our knowledge that God loves us and is in control even when it doesn’t look like it.

The world is a frightening place. Often our foundations are destroyed right out from under us with no warning. What can we do? We can stand firm and remember God is still in His holy temple, on His throne, and fighting for us!

Lord, thank You, for always being on Your thrown, even when the world tries to convince me You are not. ~amen

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Psalms 138:8
The LORD will vindicate me;
your love, LORD, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands.

Psalms 138:8 MSG
Finish what you started in me, GOD.
Your love is eternal—don’t quit on me now.

I think if I were going to write my own version of this verse it would go like this. . .

God, I am sorry, I failed again. I am trying really hard here, but it is exactly that, hard. Please be patient with me. Give me another go at it. I know I can get this with Your help. Thank You so much for loving me and not giving up on me.

Yep! That is exactly how I would write it. I am so very thankful that this life is a learning process. It is progress, not perfection that God expects from any of us. That is why we have grace. God knew we would never be Him. There is way too much sin in this world to even think we could not be tainted by it. So, He loved us so much, He sent Jesus to die and cover all of those sins. Now, we can try and try again, with God’s help to get better and better all of the time.

So again I must say it one more time. I am sorry I have failed again. Thank You, Lord, for not giving up on me. Thank You for loving me enough to pick me up and help me try it again.

Lord, thank You for loving me and not giving up on me. Together we can do anything. ~amen

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2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

I know there are many days I look to Heaven and ask, “Are you there God?” Patience is not a strength of mine. Sitting and waiting when I have a million, “But Lord, if you would only (Fill-in the blank), everything would be so much better.” Yep, I always have plans A through Z that I am sure God needs to hear. I mean He is so busy and all, I am sure He could use my advice on how to run the world. Are you laughing right now or gulping and thinking you do the same thing? Maybe you are doing a little bit of both. I know I am laughing at myself.

God, doesn’t ever not care or not answer us. Sometimes, we get a straight-up ‘No’. Other times, we may get the dreaded, ‘Wait’. What we don’t know always remember is God sees all the players on the field and knows how all the pieces work together. It is kind of like a friend said to me recently, “Give thanks in all things. A flat tire is an annoyance, but it could have kept you from a wreck…..thank you, Lord. You never know what the Lord blesses you with, or why.”

God is always on your side. God is always right on time. God always has the perfect answer. Now, if I can just remember that and quit offering up my strategies. I’ll work on it!

Lord, I am sorry for seeking my plans. I am learning to wait on You. Thank You for being patient with me even when I do not always return the favor. ~amen

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Isaiah 41:13
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

First of all, I would like to apologize to all of you left-handed people out there. History has really put you all in a bad place. There were times in history people thought you were from the Devil himself. I would love to remind you that you are still loved by God and He is not slighting you at all with this verse today, I promise.

The right hand was extended by royalty as peace and friendship. If you sat on the right-hand side of the table at a banquet you were thought of as a highly favored guest. Not sure who started this idea, but Isaiah wanted to make a point of that fact when he wrote verse 41:13. God is extending and taking you by the right hand. You are loved and highly favored. You are important to Him. He is extending His peace and love to you. He wants you to know you are going to be taken care of and have nothing to fear. He will help you get through whatever it is you are facing.

Now, I want you to think of God’s position in this verse. He is either standing on your right side, in front of you, or behind you. If He is in front, He is looking you in the eyes. If He is behind, He has your back and if he is at your side, well He must be standing at your right side, which means you have put Him at a favored spot in your life. So who is showing favor now?

Lord, I am so thankful You are always holding my hand through life. ~amen

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Jeremiah 23:24
Who can hide in secret places
so that I cannot see them?”
declares the LORD.
“Do not I fill heaven and earth?”
declares the LORD.

God is not very good at playing hide and seek . . . LOL! Hmmm. . . maybe it is that He is too good. He always knows exactly where to find you!

Adam and Eve tried to hide their shame from God. Cain tried to hide from God. I could go on and on with names of people in the bible who tried to hide, but it didn’t work. You may think it is a bad thing to not be able to hide from God but is it? A perfect love will never have any secrets from each other. We as humans are incapable of doing that. How hard is it to confess something to someone who doesn’t know what happened? We don’t have that stress when we talk to God. He already knows. The best part is we also know He still loves us. There is no fear of Him turning away and hating you. All He wants to hear is the I am sorry part. Then all is forgiven and forgotten. He will never bring it up or throw it in your face again. He will never keep score.

So, is it really so bad to not be able to hide from God? Yes, we still feel shame and want to just crawl under a rock, but we don’t need to do that. God knows exactly what happened and when. He has no hard feelings towards you. He just wants you to run into His arms and cry it out. Then He wants to wipe your tears and send you out on your way again.

I sometimes feel ashamed and want to run, but I am so glad I can’t hide from You!
~amen

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Matthew 7:8
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

You want hope that you will get through anything life throws at you? I want you to read Isaiah 40:31 and Matthew 7:8 together. Read it as if it was written directly to you because it was. These two verses contain some of the greatest promises in the bible.

When you ask, you will receive an answer. When you seek out God, you will find Him. The door of His thrown will never be off-limits, closed, or locked to you. Instead, know when you are tired, worn down, and just plain exhausted, put your hope in the Lord and He will renew your strength. You will not only survive, you will soar on wings like eagles. You will not just make it through, you will run and not grow weary. You will walk and not be faint. With your hope in God, you will always do more than just survive through life.

If you are struggling today, read that paragraph over and over again until you believe it. Then read it some more to yourself until you really feel it. These promises were written for you my friend, by a God who loves you more than you will ever know. You don’t have to feel as though you deserve it. That is what makes His love and promises so great. We don’t and will never get what we deserve. Instead, we get His grace! It is that grace fills all those promises you just read!

Lord, I rely on Your love to give me wings every single day. ~amen

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Psalms 121:7-8
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Wow! God proved that He keeps me from harm today. A stop sign now resides on our Main St through my town. It wasn’t there for 40-plus years, but it is there now. I believe it has been there for a year, however, I don’t normally drive in that direction. Needless to say, I totally forgot about it and almost took out another car. Good thing I was going slow, I have good brakes and an even Greater God!

Some people will tell you I am oversimplifying this verse. Others will say they were in a car accident and God didn’t protect them or someone they loved died. I wish I had an answer for their loss. I wish I could say that these verses mean we will never have anything bad happen in our lives. I want us to all live with rainbows and unicorns. Life doesn’t work that way. As a matter of fact, in many ways, I probably did over-simplify it. Not that God didn’t protect me.

These verses show how God provided Jesus to take our sins away. He is also always there for us. Evil will have no power over us that we don’t give it. We will go through troubles. We will have hardships and pain. However, what more do we not see that God has kept from us? Don’t forget, He has kept the greatest evil away, eternal death away from Him forever and ever.

Lord, thank you for keeping me safe, today, tomorrow, and forever. ~amen

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Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

When I opened all of my devotions today, these two verses went so well with today’s verse.

Psalm 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

Mark 10:27
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

Let me put this all together for you. To guard your heart, spend time in the shelter of the Most High and rest in His shadow. For He is your refuge and fortress that will surround your heart. A heart that trusts God will know everything your mind says is impossible truly is possible.

So take time today and guard your heart. It is the power station of your joy, hope, love, and faith. Don’t give them away for anything. Feed it well. Everything flows from it.

Lord, today I choose to guard my heart and rest in you. I will not let anyone steal my joy, hope, love, and faith. ~amen

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Psalms 103:2
Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.

As I type this, I am sitting in the ER waiting for who knows how long with my son. As a look around the room, I see so many people in need. I also see a bunch of staff in need. They are all overworked, understand and our waiting time is unreal. However, as I sit here with him I am also thankful we have medical care.

One poor kid is in so much pain next to us. I wish I could take it away from him. I feel so bad. Hmmm . . . I wonder if God ever feels that way? He is perfectly capable of making things go away. He is perfectly capable of giving us everything we need. One of the problems is we don’t ask for help or use the gifts He has given us.

I was once told a story about a man who died and was led to a room just filled to the brim with gifts. When he asked what was all of this, Jesus replied, “These are all the gifts that I wanted to give you, but you never asked for or used them.”

We don’t have to travel through this life in spiritual pain. We have the ultimate healer who is more than capable and willing to help. Our benefits are great. Take time to praise the Lord for all He has done for you and is yet to do for you.

Lord, thank you, for all of your many gifts. You truly meet my every single need. ~amen

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Isaiah 12:5-6
5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

Psalms 68:4
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds;
rejoice before him—his name is the LORD.

Feeling lonely today. . . Sing to the Lord
Feeling hurt today. . . .Sing to the Lord
Feeling angry today. . . Sing to the Lord
Feeling depressed today. . . Sing to the Lord
Feeling anxious today. . . Sing to the Lord

We cannot always, no most of the time we cannot control what is going on around us. People are going to do what people are going to do. Bad things will come and go. Evil is ever-present in this world. However, you absolutely have control of one very important piece of the whole puzzle. You have control over you. Only you can let someone take your value. Only you can let someone take our hope, faith, and joy. Many people will try, but only you can let them.

So today, take a moment when faced with anything. Control the one thing you know you can, you! Sing to the Lord His praises. Shout aloud and sing for joy. Rejoice before Him that He is God. Watch your joy level soar!

Lord, I am so thankful for your love, hope, faith, and joy. I am so thankful that You restore mine all of the time. ~amen

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