God
has our best interest in His heart and mind, and He supplies all of our needs
according to His glorious riches (Philippians 4:19). He prepares a feast for us
in the presence of our enemies, and He causes our cup of blessings to run over,
in order to show the world that He is our Provider (Psalm 23:5).
Although
our lifetime may be battered by daily stress and fears, many of our trials and
troubles are prolonged because we forget to pray with thanksgiving in our heart
and positive thoughts of faith in our mind (Philippians 4:6-8).
God
uses our conflicts in life to perfect us through the patience we embrace during
every trial (James 1:4-8). We are victors only when we realize that each battle
belongs to the Lord. I read that the Hebrews often threw victory feasts and
celebrations even before any battle began.
We
too can rise up to the level of conquerors, as we stand firm on the Word of
God, which contains the truth about the undisputable reality of His
faithfulness. We celebrate not only His provision, but also His presence in our
life (Colossians 3:3-4).
Authentic
Believers are equipped as victors over every circumstance. We may receive
wounds and scars from the battle, but God provided the salve for each one
through Christ's shed blood on Calvary's cross (Psalm 23:3-5).
Prayer:
Father
God, we seek You, not because of what You do for us, but because of who You are
to us. You are: our everlasting Father, our great I AM; Creator; all that
personifies love; our rewarder when we diligently seek You; our heavenly light;
a Spirit-being who is everywhere at all times; the most High over all of the
earth; You never lie and You are merciful and a Keeper of Your promises; the
provider of the way and truth and endless possibilities, as well as of eternal
life for us, etc. (Exodus 3:14, 34:6-7; 1 Timothy 1:17; Genesis 1:1; John 4:24,
14:6; 1 John 3:1-24, 4:16, 14:6-8; Psalm 83:18; Deuteronomy 4:31, 7:9, 32:4;
Titus 1:2; Numbers 23:19; Luke 18:27; Hebrews 11:6; Revelation 21:23).
We
praise You continually with the fruit of our lips, and we call upon You each
moment of our day to guide, protect, provide, and sanctify us until that
glorious moment when You call us home to abide with You in Your glory forever
and ever.
Thought
for the Day:
At
the moment of Jesus' death, the veil between the Holy Place and the Most Holy
Place was torn from top to bottom; this fact signifies that we are
now able to enter God's presence every moment of every single day, and it is
our choice to carry our own burdens alone, or to seek His face through them all.
- Matthew 27:51
