Wisdom, confidence, joy and security. As I'm going through some recent circumstances I can honestly say that I am thirsting for these things! Wisdom, "What do I do Lord?", confidence, "Where is my next step?, joy, "Will there be anything good in or from this?", security, "Why do I feel so scared?". Our minds swirl with questions and fears that almost seem to be drowning us BUT, David speaks a wonderful truth to us in Psalm sixteen, "We are safe, equipped, stable and filled with joy because we have God!" We have ALL good things because we belong to Him! He is our FULL portion, our lot is secure and God has drawn boundary lines for us that fall in pleasant places! We have a delightful inheritance!
One of our greatest fears is to be alone with a problem, with no one to guide us through.... BUT, God says He will counsel us! If we set the Lord before us and obediently follow Him, we will not be shaken. None of us like to be shaken up, it's a horrible feeling that seems to shatter our circumstances into a million pieces. What was once a big problem then seems like a bigger problem scattered all around us! Hoping for help can then turn to helplessness and hopelessness! BUT, we are not wanderers with no guide, we are the children of the Most High and because of His love for us, our hearts can be glad, our tongues can rejoice and our bodies can rest secure! We all know how circumstances can affect our bodies, our health and our abilities! The first place stress manifests itself is in our body and nothing apart from the grace of God can halt that. BUT, we can have peace through anything because we know that He will not abandon us!
Verse 11 closes the miktam with, "You Lord, have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand." Children of God, He is our guide, He fills us, He is our joy, He is present, He can make what is dark, light, what is crooked, straight, what is confusing, clear, He is our all. This Psalm reminds us that we are His, we are set apart, we are covered by His mighty wing, He is our refuge and our strength.
Exodus 3:14, ...And God said to Moses, "Tell them, I AM sent you.
I AM...God Almighty, Your Shield, The Lord, The First and the Last, The God of all mankind, Son of man, Son of God, The Bread of Life, The Light of the World, The Gate for the Sheep, The Good Shepherd, The Resurrection and the Life, The Way The Truth and The Life, The True Vine...I AM coming soon, I AM Jesus....Who do you say that I AM?
One of our greatest fears is to be alone with a problem, with no one to guide us through.... BUT, God says He will counsel us! If we set the Lord before us and obediently follow Him, we will not be shaken. None of us like to be shaken up, it's a horrible feeling that seems to shatter our circumstances into a million pieces. What was once a big problem then seems like a bigger problem scattered all around us! Hoping for help can then turn to helplessness and hopelessness! BUT, we are not wanderers with no guide, we are the children of the Most High and because of His love for us, our hearts can be glad, our tongues can rejoice and our bodies can rest secure! We all know how circumstances can affect our bodies, our health and our abilities! The first place stress manifests itself is in our body and nothing apart from the grace of God can halt that. BUT, we can have peace through anything because we know that He will not abandon us!
Verse 11 closes the miktam with, "You Lord, have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand." Children of God, He is our guide, He fills us, He is our joy, He is present, He can make what is dark, light, what is crooked, straight, what is confusing, clear, He is our all. This Psalm reminds us that we are His, we are set apart, we are covered by His mighty wing, He is our refuge and our strength.
Exodus 3:14, ...And God said to Moses, "Tell them, I AM sent you.
I AM
I AM...God Almighty, Your Shield, The Lord, The First and the Last, The God of all mankind, Son of man, Son of God, The Bread of Life, The Light of the World, The Gate for the Sheep, The Good Shepherd, The Resurrection and the Life, The Way The Truth and The Life, The True Vine...I AM coming soon, I AM Jesus....Who do you say that I AM?
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