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I will say to the Lord , “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:2, ESV
God wants to protect you and preserve you.
But remember that our ultimate protection and preservation is found for our eternal souls through faith in Jesus Christ.
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
Hebrews 10:35, ESV
To slightly misquote the hymn, our confidence is found in nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
We have assurance of faith, salvation, and God’s strength as we spur each other on and remind each other regularly of Christ’s faithfulness.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
Romans 8:26, NIV
When you are hurting the most, feeling distraught and helpless, pray. Even if you do not feel like it.
If you struggle with what to say or even to say anything, just say Jesus. The Holy Spirit will fill in the rest.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:22, ESV
God is not saying to find the first person to marry.
Favor and blessings are only promised to those who seek His righteousness, and a good spouse is godly and willing to serve the other (both spouses!)
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:21, NIV
Do you talk a lot? Or not at all?
What do you say when you speak?
Is what you say uplifting and wholesome or tearing down and frivolous?
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 12:2, ESV
Is this true for you today? Is God your salvation, through faith in Jesus Christ? Do you still fear death or the worries of life?
Trust Jesus today.
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 4:23, ESV
Job made a covenant with his eyes, and many limit what they eat. But God reminds us everything we look at, listen to, and think about affects the heart (and mind and soul). What we allow in and dwell on affects our thoughts, beliefs, and actions.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1, ESV
When Paul wrote his epistles (letters), he was drawing on God’s Word (our Old Testament).
In Christ, we no longer fear death, punishment for sin, nor anything this world may do to us, for He has overcome.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13, ESV
Our hope, joy, and peace are all found in Christ through the Holy Spirit to the glory of the Father.
May you turn to God today and every day.
a simple man of God 