God is still with you

Psalms 139:17-18 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!

If I were to count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.

Think about that: "I am still with you." When Jesus gives us the gift of faith, we are given a passkey into the presence of our Heavenly Father. We are still with God every day of our lives. He is with us when we wake up, He is with us during the day, He is with us as we sleep. "Psalms 3:5 I lay down and slept; I awoke; for the LORD sustained me."

The Psalmist wrote in Psalms 139:3: "Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways." The dictionary defines "compassest" as an archaic English term (second-person singular present) meaning to surround, encircle, encompass, or scrutinize. I guess you could say God is very much involved in all areas of our lives.

And then there is the guarantee of eventually facing God after death: Psalms 17:15: "As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness."

We are not alone. Our Creator's love and presence are with us throughout eternity.

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The LORD is my strength

The Song of Moses includes this in Exodus 15:2  The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Please understand that we are talking about the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Not some "other" god that is proclaimed by those false prophets who claim to have a new revelation from God and a new interpretation of the Word of God. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the God who sent Messiah Jesus to cleanse away our sins and to teach us how to live day by day. We can understand Jesus by opening our Bibles and reading what He has to say. And, of course, obeying what He says.

No matter how weak I feel, my aim is to trust and exalt Him. The dictionary says exalt means "hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of."

If I pray for strength and my illness still makes me weak, I will trust and exalt Him. If I have new strength, I will trust and exalt Him.

In good seasons and not-so-good seasons, let's trust and exalt the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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O God, listen to my cry!

Psalm 61:1-3 NLT

O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer! 

Do you find yourself at that point where you desperately need help? Are you sinking under the weight of temptation, illness, or stress? Have you become in bondage to a sin that haunts you? Then the psalmist gives us a great example of what to do: "From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me."

I don't know about you, but I need that "towering rock of safety." And for me, that "towering rock of safety" is Jesus! Father God gave me Jesus to take the punishment for my sins. And God gave me Jesus to put my faith in and follow daily. And God gave me Jesus as the Rock to flee to. 

Remember what Hebrews 4:14-16 says? "So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most."

Let's make it our aim this very hour to seek our Rock. Our Jesus. Our Great High Priest.

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Our mouth's were filled with laughter

Psalms 126: When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,

We were like those who dream.

Then our mouths were filled with laughter,

And our tongues with singing.

Then they said among the nations,

“The LORD has done great things for them.”

It is like that for us when the Lord does a marvelous deliverance in our life. It can be a deliverance from conflict at work. It can be a deliverance from an addiction or illness. And we sing with the Psalmist: "The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad."

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob knows how to make us happy. Happy to be set free from sin at the cross of Jesus. Happy to be guaranteed heaven, not hell. Happy to walk daily with Jesus and follow His teachings alone.

Has God freed you from captivity? Then be happy!

Do you have sorrow and need help? Then seek your Heavenly Father's help.

Remember: "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."

Fellow believer, don't despair, God has your best interest at heart. Let's hope and pray.

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