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Monday... "Show your strength, God..."

Monday... "Show your strength, God, so no one can miss it." Psalm 21:13 (MSG)

Do you realize how He does that? He does that through you and me. He shows His power, His might, His strength, His love, through us, His followers. And the rest of this verse says, "We are out singing the good news!"

Now each Monday begins a new week. We just went through another weekend. Weekends usually are in our control. We choose what we will do but usually we don't have as much control over our work days and that can bring some anxiety as we start a new one. Now what if we looked at every seven days being under God's control. He has a plan for each and everyday and He wants to use us to fulfill that plan. We can also fight that but we can also relax in it.

And that is where this verse comes in. What if we start this new week with this as a prayer. "Show your strength, God, so no one can miss it. We are out singing the good news." What if we see that as His purpose for us. That what we will be doing and facing this week will show His strength and will show the difference in someone who is facing this week in their own power, their own strength. He wants to show how a relationship with Him makes a difference in facing situations that are difficult, in handling conflicts, injustice, disappointments, even a pandemic. And He wants us to sing the good news even in difficult times.

Oh God, show your strength in this day, in this week so no one can miss it! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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