Trials of life may overwhelm our body and soul, but God is
our strength and He fights our battles. Unbelievers, without a personal
relationship with God, will perish. However, God is always close to those who
love Him. We never tire of telling people about His many blessings. There is no
one in heaven or earth that we desire more than God (Psalm
73:25-28). It is better to live one day in God’s presence than
thousands in any other place.
None of us are perfect; but every day that we live, we have
more of the Holy Spirit's fruit replacing our fleshly characteristics (Galatians
5:22-23). I would rather be a janitor in God’s house, than to live
as royalty in the palace of the wicked. God is our light and our protection. He
gives us grace to partake in His glory. He never withholds any good thing from
those who walk in His truth. We are privileged to trust in the Lord God, who
alone does wondrous things (Psalm 72:18, 84:10-12).
I am learning that the more we walk in the Spirit the less
flesh we have, and the easier it is to walk in the Spirit (Galatians
5:16,25). I want to live all the days of my life to the praise and
the glory of God’s name. If there is one ounce of hypocrisy in me, I thank my
friends and family for pointing out specific areas, actions or words that
tarnish my testimony for my Lord Jesus Christ. In fact, I prefer constructive
criticism to unearned praise.
As we mature, we exalt Christ, walk in the light of His
presence and turn from the wicked darkness of this world. We rejoice in His
name and we are glad to live in His righteous ways (Psalm
89:15-16). Jesus satisfies us in the morning with His loyal love and
inspires us to sing joyful songs to Him all day long (Psalm
90:14). His favor rests on us and He directs and establishes the
works of our hands (Psalm 90:17). Blessed be the name of our God
forever and ever (Psalm 89:52).
Prayer:
Dear Lord, we daily sing to You. We erupt in joyfully
shouts, because You are the Rock of our salvation. We come before Your presence
with thanksgiving and we shout to You in joy (Psalm 95:1-2). We sing
a brand new song to You with words from our heart, and we bless Your holy name.
Day after day, we proclaim the good news of Your gospel to anyone who will
listen. We declare Your marvelous works throughout all of the nations of the
world (Psalm 96:1-3).
Thought for the Day:
One day, the whole earth will be filled with God’s glory. -
Psalm 82:19
