WAKE UP TO JOY

Psalm 16:11 NLT You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.

I woke up really early this morning and I kept hearing ‘Psalm 16:11’ going through my head. I couldn’t remember what it was so I looked it up and read the above. I thought what a lovely way to wake up and how blessed we are to be able to come into the joy of the presence of God Himself. You did the same whether you realised it or not. We just need reminding, don’t we?😊

Whatever our day may bring, whether it has frustrations or lovely memories to be made, places to go, things to do, we know we have a God who loves us so much He wants to be involved in it all and show us the best way to go.

It says we have the joy of His presence and it doesn’t come any better than to know our God is present with us whatever the time of day or night. Psalm 139 reminds us that wherever we go, even if you feel like you’re in the pits, even there, it says God will be certain to be there with us, sustaining, helping, and holding us up. What a blessing!

Why is it a joy? It’s because God loves us and is rooting for us. You could say He has your photo in His wallet.😊 You’re so precious to Him He even has your name written on the palm of His hand, and He’s thinking about you all the time. Isn’t it lovely to be with someone who loves you like that?

Just think, we have the joy of living with God forever, in the presence of the King of Kings, the One who never withholds anything good from us. The One who upholds all things by the word of His power which includes you and me and all that concerns us. 

Do you have concerns today? Then know that you can turn to your loving Heavenly Father to show you what to do because He’s right there with you. 

Enjoy being in His presence and the pleasure of living with Him every moment of your day and let Him put a smile on your face every morning you wake up.😊 Amen.

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DON’T BE INTIMIDATED

Mark 11:28 NLT They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?”

We can sometimes feel intimidated by situations or people and that is what was happening at that moment with the Pharisees and Jesus.

Jesus had overturned the money tables in the temple, and the Pharisees demanded to know who gave Him the authority to do it! But Jesus knew exactly who He was and what He was doing, so instead of excusing His actions, He turned it around on them and asked them a question instead!

Jesus knew God had given Him His authority to do what He’d told Him to do, so no one could intimidate Him. In the same way, God wants us to know we belong to Him, we are a blood bought child of God, filled with His Holy Spirit, anointed and approved by God Himself because of Jesus, so we can be strong and have courage when we’re faced with intimidating situations.

God wants us to remember He has given us His authority to be above and not under the circumstances, to be the head over the devil and not the tail, to remember he is beneath our feet and that God Himself is backing us up.

That’s why God tells us to resist the devil, because God is standing right beside us, but He is waiting for us to speak, to use the authority He delegated to us, and when we do He backs it up with all of heaven’s armies!

Psalm 128:6 NLT The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?

Romans 8:31 NLT … If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

So, whatever situation springs up, whoever tries to intimidate us, let’s remember who we are, that it’s principalities and powers we’re dealing with, not flesh and blood. We are not helpless because God Almighty is right there and He has already given us the victory, He has declared we are more than conquerors in Jesus! We are victors not victims! Glory to God!😊Amen.

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