GOD’S WORD STANDS FIRM

Psalm 119:89-91 NLT 

89 Your eternal word, O Lord,

stands firm in heaven.

90 Your faithfulness extends to every generation,

as enduring as the earth you created.

91 Your regulations remain true to this day,

for everything serves your plans.

114 You are my refuge and my shield;

Your word is my source of hope.

If ever we have a need for security for the days ahead, we need look no further than these verses today. They breathe stability and hope into us as we absorb their truth into our spirit. They talk of God’s word being eternal, that it stands firm in heaven, how much more so can we stand on it, and walk into our future because of that truth.

These verses talk of God’s faithfulness going beyond ourselves, of it going into our following generations which is so encouraging as we look at the way things are going in the world. God has promised to be faithful to our families even if they’re off course at the minute, He will bring backsliders home and heal them. (Isaiah 57:18-19/Hosea 14:4)

When we read ‘everything serves your plans’ it helps us keep things in perspective, to know God is ultimately in control and that His plans and purposes for the world and our individual lives remain the same.

So be encouraged today, no matter what changes may come, or what is going on around us, we can praise our God with joyfulness, and the certainty that our eternal hope is secure in His Word, and that He will always be our refuge and our shield.😊

Let’s give Him all our praise, and all the glory today. In Jesus name. Amen.

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OVERWHELMED OR OVERTAKEN

Psalm 23:6 KJV Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

If you’ve ever watched a film where the cops are in hot pursuit of the robbers it’s the same meaning as the way God’s goodness and mercy are ‘following’ us each and every day of our lives.😊 It’s like a fighter plane being in hot pursuit of its enemy in the sky till it overtakes it.

Our verse says, ‘Surely’ God has mercy and goodness for each of us. It’s for certain, no ifs and buts about it! I’m so grateful it’s not just now and then, or when God is having a good day, and it’s not based on our performance!

God has promised them to us every day, even when one thing after another seems to happen, even when it may not look like it. It’s at those times we need to stand up and tell the enemy to take his hands off us because he is a defeated foe, to stand and confess our trust is in our mighty God, that He is overtaking us with His goodness, His unfailing love, and His great grace and mercy.😊

When we know someone who is feeling overwhelmed by circumstances, we can join with them and stand against all the fiery darts of the enemy by encouraging each other to stand strong, to not grow weary because in due season they, and we, will reap a harvest. 

Don’t let’s judge the cricket match before the last innings is played! We are on the winning side and sometimes we have to enforce it by declaring it before we see it. 

Jesus is still the resurrection and the life and we can speak His life into situations, into our finances, our relationships, and know God’s goodness and mercy are actively overtaking us. 

Let’s not believe to be overwhelmed by the negative things in life, but believe we’re being overtaken by God’s goodness and mercy today and every day. In Jesus name. Amen.

Have a blessed weekend.x😊

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