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Psalm 109:27 (AMP), "And let them know that this is Your hand; You, Lord have done it." Wednesday... Yes, he can do it. One of our needs it is said is self-actualization. We want to feel good about what we are doing. Now we will say, "I need to do this because it gives me worth." But in reality we cannot handle everything that comes our way and our worth so many times goes out the window. And I'm sure we all have felt that. Now King David had a lot of those moments and he came to an important conclusion. Yes, he was a king, yes he won battles, yes he was very talented. But he found that he couldn't handle it all no matter how much talent and opportunities he had. So he lamented all over the place in the Psalms he wrote. But that was good because it brought him to the conclusion that he needed help and he knew where to turn. He knew, he can do it. Now he writes in Psalm 109:26-27 (AMP), "Help me, O Lord my God; Save me according to Your lovingkindness - ...

Matthew 10:28b (MSG), "Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life - body and soul - in his hands." Tuesday... So let's save our fear. I hate to be afraid. I really do but it is important to save our fear. It really is. Matthew 10:28b (MSG) says, "Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life - body and soul - in his hands." The whole verse says, "Don't be bluffed into silence by the threat of bullies. There's nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life - body and soul - in his hands." Now verse 29 (AMP) says, "Are not two little sparrows sold for a copper coin? And yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from the Father's will." The NLT says, "But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it?" Do you need that today? Jesus goes on. Verse 30 (AMP) says, "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered [for...

Matthew 9:1 (NLT), "Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town." Monday... So what kind of faith do we need today? Matthew 9:1 (NLT) says, "Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town." And that takes faith, doesn't it? For some they just need faith to get up, get ready, get in their vehicle and go off to work. For some just the ride needs faith and then the job. God is right there with you. Just reach out to him and ask him for protection.  Now today is a holiday here in the USA but on a normal Monday, sending your kids off to school takes faith. Every morning after I read the Bible, I lift by faith and by name every member of my family up to God in prayer. I do that by faith.  Verse 2 says, "Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, 'Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven." Yes, bringing our sins to God takes faith. I ...

Matthew 8:2 (AMP), "And a leper came to Him and bowed down to Him, saying, 'Lord, if you are willing, You are able to make me clean (well).'" Friday... What we give to God does make a difference. Now there was this big crowd and Jesus had given to them a very important sermon and he had finished but there was a man who had leprosy who believe that Jesus could heal him but he wasn't sure that he would want to. I mean, the man was a leper. Matthew 8:2 (AMP) says, "And a leper came to Him and bowed down to Him, saying, 'Lord, if you are willing, You are able to make me clean (well).'" Yes, we may believe that God has the ability but we're not always sure that he has the desire. And a leper could feel that way and we also in our situation could feel that way. Our belief in God's ability sometimes doesn't go far enough. Yes, we know that he can do it but does he want to. We give ourselves that inch so we don't look bad if it doesn'...

Psalm 103:2 (NLT), "Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me." Thursday... This is such a great reminder. It really is! It is so easy for us to remember the bad things, it really is but what about the good things? Psalm 103:2 (NLT) says, "Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me." Yes, it is so easy for us to wake up each morning dwelling on the bad things but what about the good? And no matter what our relationship is to God there are still good things in our lives. Now remembering them and praising and thanking the one who did them can help in starting the day off right.  Here is another reminder. Over in Matthew 7, Jesus reminds us of the importance of asking. In verses 7-8 he says, "Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who kn...

Matthew 6:34 (NLT), "So don't worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today." Wednesday... Yes, there is a way to handle tomorrow, today! Matthew 6:34 (NLT) gives the answer. It says, "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries." And that is so true. But this is also very true, "Today's trouble is enough for today." It really is. Now The Message says it this way, "Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes." That is so good. So, is there something that you are worrying about tomorrow? Our worries for tomorrow can make today miserable, can't it?  Now this is so important for us to see. Jesus in verses 30-33 says, "If God gives such attention to the appearance of wild flowers - most ...