Saturday... Here it is, a new day, with new opportunities and possibly new fears...

Saturday... Here it is, a new day with new opportunities and possibly new fears or at least old ones carried over to today.

David in the OT of the Bible, the David who killed the giant Goliath, went through a period of time when he was being chased by King Saul who was trying to kill him. That can make each new morning filled with fears, can't it? Kind of like our being chased by a powerful virus.

Now during these times, David wrote many Psalms. In Psalm 56:1&2 (NLT) he says, "O God have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long. I am constantly hounded by those who slander me and many are boldly attacking me." He just let it out. Maybe that would be a good thing for us to do. Just let God know what is hounding us, constantly hounding us, what is attacking us.

He goes on in verses 3&4, "But when I am afraid," Okay, okay, are you afraid? This is one of the great heroes of the Bible. He killed an over 9 feet tall giant with a slingshot and a stone in it. And he says, "But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?"

Verse 9, "My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side." Just say that, "This I know. God is on my side." Listen old virus, listen old fears, listen new fears, listen yesterday's problems carried over to today, "This I know. God is on my side." Again he says, to reinforce the fact, "I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?"

So here it is as I face this new day, "This I know: God is on my side. I trust in God." Will you say that, will you believe that, will you live this day trusting that to be true? Will you? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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