Confident -In His Word 1/13/14
I am excited for a new
slate of a year to look forward to! Some say that is just another day but to me
it is like opening a fresh note book or journal; pages unwritten await our
lives to fill!
Some worry because they
think things will be bad financially or physically this year and so they begin
worrying in January and build upon that as they go. Somewhere in there they get
their taxes done and they think that once they get their taxes back all will be
well. That does not often happen, most
people who are living for their tax return to solve all their problems will be
grossly disappointed once its gone. I am not about to write about the love of
money being the root of all evil, but we do need to remember who is in charge of
our finances, our health and our well-being as long as we walk in His Word.
When I am afraid, or
anxious I ask someone to lift me up in prayer as soon as I realize I am
stressing over something. Whether it be
a physical, emotional, or mental problem I can often get lost in the worrying
before I realize I am doing so.
Thank God that He gave us
His Word to read and get rejuvenated by! Thank God He gave us other believers
in prayer to lift us up.
What if the problems are
real? What if you are about to loose your life or even your home? Call on your
fellow believers to lift you up.
We can’t always find
someone to pray with; sometimes we have to live the problem through before we
release it to Him because we are stuck in a situation that keeps us there.
In the mean time, while we
worry He can give us the comfort and encouragement that we need, in His
Word.
I praise God for What He
has promised I trust in God so why should I be afraid?
Psalm 56:4
We can read our Bibles and
see in the Psalms how David made it through his times of physical need,
emotional upheaval and even when he was being pursued bye King Saul and his
army.
He knew where his help came
from; David’s help was in the Lord God. Because of his faith and trust in God
and his belief that God was with him wherever he goes; because David knew God
was for him and that no one was going to stand up to Him; he slew the giant
Goliath. He conquered many armies and guided the hands of many soldiers in
battle raised a super awesome son, Solomon and even more! David planted in his
son the same trust and belief in God!
My heart is confident in
you O God, my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing you praises! Psalm 57:7
He would worry now and
then, but as we read in His Word, David found strength and hope, in following
God’s call to worship.
In You, O Lord, I put my
trust; Let me never be put to shame. Deliver me in Your righteousness, and
cause me to escape…Psalm 71:1-2a.
Just as David sought the
Lord in times of worry, he sought him in times of refreshing.
He called out to God asking
Him to “show (me) him his way and to teach him His paths, to lead him in His
truth and teach him…” in Psalm 24:4-5
God had a plan for David;
he would be king in line of the greatest King Jesus. He began the work in David
that He is still at work today in our lives. He has not stopped working on us
just because we began to slide away, no, our God has only just begun to work in
and through us. We asked Him to be Lord, He accepted. We need to be confident
that whatever we ask in His name it shall be done.
Whether it is for increase in our health, wealth or happiness, or strength to walk in the depths of sorry; we can be confident as David, as Paul as Peter, as Esther, as Jesus.
Whether it is for increase in our health, wealth or happiness, or strength to walk in the depths of sorry; we can be confident as David, as Paul as Peter, as Esther, as Jesus.
He will work on you, and I
until He completes the work. God is not a slacker; He does not leave a job
undone. Even when we are too small beans to do a thing God calls us to do what
He gives us to do. He won’t leave us hopeless but He will bring us what we need
to get through the trouble to the joy.
I am confident of this very
thing that He has begun a good work in us and He will complete the task. Philippians 1:5-6.
This week, this month, even
this year can be a year of confidence for you. Be confident in Him by reading
His Word and gaining strength for the day. Take each day one at a time and read
enough to call it a day. My pastor likes to read through the Bible each year,
which may be a challenge for you; step up to the challenge and read your Bible
all the way through this year. You can do it, one day at a time.
I know some people who read
the full Bible in three months, one person who has read it in one month.
It is not impossible for
you to read a psalm or a proverb a day. In order to find the confidence to
complete the task you must read and keep in contact with the One who will give
you the necessary things to complete what He has begun.
Dear Heavenly Father Thank You
that You are faithful to complete what You have begun in us today. Help us to
follow the paths You have laid out for us and correct our steps if we are
wrong. Let us be blessings as we are blessed by You in Jesus name, amen.
Suggested Reading; Psalm
24:1-22, Psalm 27:1-14 Philippians 1:1-30 and Philippians 3:1-21.