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Daily Devotion

Living in the Promise
 
"The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life."  Psalm 121:7
 
I have not written a devotion in a while…life has just been so eventful.  I have written down every topic that has come to mind though.  Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day period prior to Easter.  I decided that I would make an effort to attend Bible Study every week–and I decided to give up doubt and stress.  I will remind myself that God is in control and not to doubt Him in any situation.
 
I read Psalm 121 yesterday–the lyrics to a beautiful song called "My Help" sung by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.  It says "I will lift up mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help.  My help cometh from the Lord, the Lord who made heaven and earth."  Psalm 121:1-2.
 
Reading this gave me peace and calmed my spirit.  Because the Lord promises to keep our lives and keep us from evil, I cannot be afraid.  Because God gives us help–Christ to redeem us from the curse, and the Holy Spirit to guide our foot steps–I have no need to doubt or fret.  Living in the promise means giving it–whatever that "it" may be–fully to God for His work to be done with it.  He tells us He will keep our lives–by keep I think He means everything in our lives, providing our needs, carrying our burdens, being our comfort in times of pain.  The rest of the scriptures tell a little more of what God plans to do in keeping our lives:  He will not allow the sun or moon to strike us, He will keep us from evil (the principle thing He did with the sacrifice of Christ) and He will keep your goings and comings indefinitely–the scripture says from this time on and forevermore.  So you are protected all around in every way possible.
 
To live in that promise simply fulfills my decision to give up doubt for Lent; I am drawing nearer to God and allowing Him to keep my life, thus not doubting His abilities in any circumstance I face.
 
I hope this blesses you!
 
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Daily Devotion

In the Face of Unrelenting Circumstances

“At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” Job 1:20-21

How do you have faith when everything around you seems to crumble? How do you have and hold on to faith when sickness, illness, disease and death try to unravel the very thing you stand on? I had to wait a while to finish this one. You see, sometimes the devil will go so hard on you that he will use anything and any willing person to break you down. He will try so hard to get you to give up on God that some people do. Some people cease to believe in His very existence because they could not deal with the pressure placed on them. I don’t claim to be superwoman–because only through God’s favor, guidance, direction, power, and sustainment am I even able to stand in the face of all the troubles in my life sometimes.

I often think about the book of Job and how he faced all of these things. How when all of his children, livestock, and even his own body were destroyed, he maintained his belief in God. He maintained that He had done no wrong. Its hard to stay faithful when those around you do nothing but discourage you. They call you names, lie on you, lie to you, and make the journey of life hard to walk. But the thing about faith is that when you believe, I mean deeply believe and trust in God, it makes it impossible for you to doubt what He can do. Just trust and confess the truth–God’s word–over your situation! He delivered Job didn’t He? And He is no respecter of persons so you can receive the same thing. Don’t settle in defeat, do not live in disaster without hope and faith that God can change things.

“After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before.” Job 42:12

“The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the first…” Job 42:12