Get Hope in His Word 7-29-2024
Back in the day
I would write the devotional using KJV each time I used a portion of scripture.
Today I know there are a number of verses I can use in each article and still use
the same scripture, but in different versions that have more information and
thus more informative for today. Sometimes
I reuse an old article that is relevant and reusing it for my purpose fills in
for a day that may have been stressful or overflowing with things to do. By the way,, I can do this because I wrote it!
Part of this is in my testimony and has been used in a book and sermons from
speaking engagements so you may have heard it before. Stop and ask God why it
is that you are hearing it again.
That is what I
do when I hear something over and over. He always has a plan!
Sometimes it
may seem that life as it is will never get any better for you but today I want
to tell you that there is hope! You can do this! You can scale the wall,
after running through a troop and you can shout “Hallelujah!” It is all a
matter of choosing to put your trust, and your hope and your faith in Him to
bring you through it.
You light a lamp for me. The Lord,
my God, lights up my darkness. In your strength I can crush
an army with my God I can scale any
wall. God’s
way is perfect. All
the Lord’s
promises prove true. He
is a shield for all who look to him for protection. Psalm 18:28-30
Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusts in thee. Authorized King James says
it this way, or New Living Translation breaks it down to;
You will
keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose
thoughts are fixed on you!
However,
you read it Isaiah 26:3 tells us to keep our thoughts our minds and our eyes
focused on God and He really will give you peace in the battle!
When my
youngest child was born I had a song about faith and trusting God to move a
mountain going through my head; my middle child had brought it home to me from
So how do we find peace guidance or direction? It is really
simple, and here’s how I do it. Most of
the time, I am human, and I fail, but when I remind myself of the process it
helps! It helps a lot!
and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the
first commandment.
This stuck I my mind from hearing it on a visit to a church
in my childhood, and though I did not know the precise address I knew that I
was supposed to love the Lord with my all. I think this was an important part
of my beginning to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved!
Get the Word in your heart and you will know what to do, you will have peace and strength in the battles, mud, or trials you have to go through in life. Overall that peace that passes all understanding will be in your heart and mind always, as long as you choose to trust in Him. Okay but it doesn’t stop there. Sometimes we have to reread, recommit, renew our faith strength to trust God to follow through on His end. It wont stop Him from doing His job, but it will make us weary and worried if we do not put our complete effort in trusting Him to do what His Word said. Sorry, this is so long, but I added to the original and it extended the focus. Which is our main point, to focus on God we need to focus in His Word. To focus in His Word, we have to open up and read, then pray about what we read. Ask Him to help us, give Him praise. God is worthy, and He is able to grant us the grace to learn to trust in Him today.
Dear heavenly father, we pray today to thank you for being our hope, our trust and our guidance for each day we live. Help us to focus on You and the Word you left us and not focus on our problems, in Jesus’ name amen.
Suggested reading:
Psalm 33:1-22 Psalm 31:
1-24, Psalm 32 :1-22 and Psalm 18:1-50
Hebrews 12-all, Philippians 4-all.