Lamentations 3:22-24 – “The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. ²³ They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. ²⁴ “Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.”

1 Corinthians 3:21-23 – “The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.” ²¹ So then let no one boast in men. For all things belong to you, ²² whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you, ²³ and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.”

As I read these two passages, my heart leaped for joy, and excitement welled up inside as I contemplated God’s goodness.  I was immediately reminded of God’s incredible love and mercy!  They NEVER end!  The love, mercy, goodness, compassion, and provisions of God are new every morning.  He is faithful, and He is our portion! 

In Lamentations 3:49, the prophet expressed his remorse over the failure of Israel and said, “My eyes pour down unceasingly without stopping.”  Then he set a time on the condition, “UNTIL Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees.”  The idea is that if He sees it, He will act on our behalf.

There are many things to be gleaned from 1 Corinthians, but the indispensable catalyst to right thinking and victory, which produces right living, is found in 1 Corinthians 3:21-23.  “For ALL THINGS belongs to you.” (v.21). What can I say but Wow?  He repeated that revelation at the end of v.22 and, in v.23, declared, “And you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.”  That puts it all in perspective and is incredibly comforting.

Most of us worry over stuff!  We fret over many things.  We view our troubles, trials, difficulties, needs, lack, powerlessness, and inadequacy through the lens of our own ability.  But, if we read what the apostle says and what the prophet declared, we realize that Everything Belongs to Us! Hallelujah!

I contend that the problem is that we do not believe it experientially, only theoretically.  It is in our heads, not our hearts. The truth of that revelation has not become who we are.  We see it out there somewhere and hope that it will be ours someday.  We do not see ourselves as adequate or worthy of this promise.  We are not spiritual enough and allow the devil to steal our hope and faith, relegating that truth to what super saints can expect and enjoy.  We see it as maybe something in the sweet by and by but not for the here and now.

Hear me, please:  If this revelation is true that ALL Things belong to us because we belong to Christ and He belongs to God, why do we struggle with this promise?  The problem is that we need our minds reprogrammed to think God’s thoughts.  One of the most effective ways to do that is to guard our lips.   We must protect our ears and our eyes (what we listen to and watch).  We must be careful how and what we allow to enter our consciousness.

Additionally, we need to change how we talk!  We must train ourselves to say what God says, not what we see or hear from the devil or anyone.  We need to agree with God and say what God says through the Word and the Spirit of God.  The truth is that whatever we agree with, we give power to.

Abraham believed God and acted in hope!  He hoped for what he believed.  His was a hopeless situation.  It was impossible in the natural, BUT GOD Said, and he chose to believe what God said.

Therefore, today would be a marvelous time to refuse to let negative and defeatist attitudes, words, or thoughts live in us.  We must determine in our hearts that if God said it, no matter how things appear, we will agree with God, even to death.  In that mindset, NOTHING will shake us from our confidence in God, His Promises, and His word!  This is a new day of victory, so rejoice!

Have a fantastic day in Jesus!  This is His day, and you are His, so it is your day!