Psalm 55:22 – “Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved.”

As I read, prayed, and pondered this morning, my heart overflowed with joy and sadness.   Sadness because of deception that has blinded minds.   Deception is robbing true salvation from many.  Deception is distracting from our mission and commission.    Deception in one area leads to deception in other areas and can destroy a person’s life.

I had Joy because Jesus is Lord.   He is risen.   He is coming back.  He lives in us.  He has sent the Holy Spirit.  He hears our cries for help and for His person, presence, peace, and power.

The cry of the Psalmist in 51:10-19 gives us a pattern of life, attitude, and purpose.   A clean heart, a renewed spirit, a new infilling of the Holy Spirit, restored joy, peace, and focus. 

Psalm 55:22 instructs us to cast the things we worry about upon God, and as a result, He will sustain us.  “…He will NEVER suffer or allow the righteous to FEAR WANT.”    Did you hear that?  We live much of our lives out of a sense of lack, need, or want.   That’s not God’s plan.  He wants us to live in a consciousness of provision.

I encourage you to read, devour, and meditate upon the Book of Colossians.   It is filled with who God is, what He has done, who we are, and what we have in Him.  It identifies the total defeat of the devil and our total freedom in Christ.

Colossians 2:10-15 reveals that Jesus, through the Cross, annulled the bond of our sins.  He nailed it to the Cross.   Jesus put the devil and his hordes to open shame.

Chapter 3 gives us the desired pattern of life: putting on Jesus and putting off the things of the flesh and corruption.   Do we think about how we think, act, and speak?  What do our thoughts, actions, and words reveal about us?   They reveal how much or little we know God, and His Word, our position.  It reveals our level of faith and expresses our expectations.

We are “in” Christ and “in” Him; we are more than conquerors.  In Him, we have All authority.   In His Name, we can heal, deliver, and pulldown strongholds.  Why not now?  Why not today?  Why be satisfied with and frustrated by our spiritual impotence?   Let’s be who He says we are Today!

I sometimes become nostalgic, and my mind goes back to some of the memories I have stored in my heart.  I muse on them, picturing myself there and feeling the warmth of the moment.  My heart overflows with joy.  I look back on my victories and even some of my setbacks and muse on what I learned and how I can do and be better in the Lord.

God has never failed me yet, and He never will!

Have a victorious day in Jesus; this is your day!

Psalm 34:7 – “The host of angels (both host and angels reflect the plural) encamps round about them that worship Him, AND delivers them.”

Today, as I read, prayed, and pondered the Word of God, the realization of God’s protection and provision filled my heart.  I mused on the thought of being conscious of the presence of angels.  I wonder how conscious we are of their presence.

We declare that God is our defense, and that is right; He is.   But do we understand that the angels are ministers to and for us?  That’s one of their primary responsibilities.

Psalm 34:7 speaks powerfully to that reality.  What a revelation that we treat with nonchalance.  Psalm 34:15-19 is worthy of memorization and being quoted to ourselves daily, maybe hourly.  Consider the reality that “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their cries.”

If that is true, how can we ever say God doesn’t answer or speak to me?   Psalm 34:17 informs us that when the righteous cry out to God for help, God Hears!  (1 John 5:14-15).  The God who hears delivers from ALL (not some) ALL our troubles.

Psalm 34:19 reminds us that, as Job declared, our days are numbered and abound in difficulty.   Even in that reality, we have the promise that God delivers us for ALL (repeated phrase) ALL our troubles.  

We should take David’s declaration as our guarantee (Psalm 37:25).  “I have been young, and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.”  God is our today help.  (Psalm 46:1).

We should take the directives and promises of Philippians 4 as our personal guarantee.  We should become worshippers and focus on God and goodness.   We should come to know, believe, receive, and embrace the truth that we can and will do All things through Jesus.   We need to embrace the revelation that every need is and will be supplied according to God’s Riches, which are without limitation.

I encourage you to begin expecting the angels to be present in your life.  In that state of conscious awareness agree with God, openly, and orally declare God’s promises.   The Word is a powerful weapon in your mouth. 

Today would be a great day to challenge every doubtful thought and replace them with hope in God.  Today can be your day to experience God’s fullness and best.  Why Not Let the Angels do their work as ministers on your behalf?

Have a victorious day in Jesus; He desires you to be victorious!

John 3:16-19 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. ¹⁸ Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”

This is the Day the Lord has made, and we have the privilege, option, and choice to rejoice and be glad in it.  God has some wonderful things in store for us to discover and uncover today, so let the journey begin!

As I was reading and praying today, I began thinking about eternity and the incredible love of God.  The incredibleness of the willing sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross to pay the penalty for our sins is beyond amazing.   Some insist that no one misses heaven, but that is not what the Bible says.  That is not what Jesus taught.  However, the Bible and our Lord revealed that Everyone Can Make Heaven; we have all been Invited!

It is not God’s desire that anyone perish.  He wants us to believe in Jesus, repent of our sins, and receive forgiveness and the experience of the New Birth.   Jesus said that unless a person is Born-Again, they cannot see the Kingdom of God.   John 3:1-21 is filled with the wonder of Salvation.

Jesus spoke of the Lake of Fire and Outer Darkness (hell), and in the account of the poor man Lazarus and the rich man in torment, we see the reality of hell and separation from God.   Hell was not made for man, but if we reject God, the plethora of references to the state of those who reject God cannot be ignored.

If no one misses heaven, why the Cross?  Why the Great Commission?  Why were the disciples so dedicated to spreading the Word to get people saved?  Why were they willing to die for the Gospel if repentance is not required?  Christianity is not a list of rules, do and don’t.  It is a relationship with Jesus through the Holy Spirit where we become one with Him.  

In that transformed state, we desire to please Him, and if we fall short, we know that we have an advocate with the Father to intercede for us.  If we see God as our loving Father when we err, we do not hide from Him but run to Him for healing and mercy.

I long to see everyone saved and weep over everyone who rejects the Gospel and God’s Love!  Each of us is accountable for our lives, and personal responsibility cannot be eliminated; otherwise, there would be no sin and no penalty for sin, making the Cross meaningless.

Today, I pray that God’s peace, presence, power, and purpose be manifested in and through you.  May today find you enjoying Life to the fullest.  No condemnation in Christ, so rejoice in His Love!

Have a fantastic day, and rejoice in the blessings of the Lord!

Psalm 63:3-4 –” Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.  ⁴ So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name, I will lift up my hands.”

My heart overflowed as I read, prayed, pondered, and considered the Word.   The Psalmist said in Psalm 63:3-4 that the loving-kindness of God is better than life.   Think about how God’s love, mercy, and grace are more valued than life.  Do we really see that, receive that, and embrace that?  Seriously?

If we do, our lives are shaped by His purpose and presence.  He becomes the consuming passion of our lives.  Our lives are then lived as sojourners with a singular purpose—His Kingdom.

1 Thessalonians 5 is a powerful discourse of instruction, warning, comfort, and hope.  Thessalonians 5:16-24 lists how we are to live and what attitudes we are to develop.

• Joyfulness
• Prayerfulness
• Thankfulness
• Spirit-filled and Spirit-led
• Receptive of the Prophetic
• Giving due diligence to what we see, hear, and do
• Abstain from evil

In verse 8, we are enjoined to put on the heart covering of faith and love.  Faith cannot operate outside love.  Also, our head covering is to be the Hope of Salvation. In this condition, our hearts are covered with faith and love, and our minds are filled with the Hope of Salvation.   We are to have Hope, which is eager expectation, not wishful thinking.

Knowing God should be our consuming passion.  We know about God and struggle in life with issues, events, desires, and people. When we know Him, and He becomes more important than Life, we stop struggling and rest in Him.  It is not a lackadaisical attitude of whatever will be will be but perfect peace that only comes through trust and fellowship with Him.

My desire is God, and that takes priority over everything.   My earnest desire is that those I love know God.  I am driven to bring the light to as many as possible.   One way we bring light is by walking in the light.  Today, I pray that God will manifest Himself through you so powerfully that people seek God.

He is with you, in you, and desires to empower you.  So, bask in His Presence and enjoy this day He has given each of us!