Wednesday... It is all His . . .

Wednesday... It is all His.

Psalm 24:1 (NLT) says, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him." We are His. Yes we are.

Psalm 50:10 & 11 says, "For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine."

He also takes care of it. Psalm 65:9, "You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water, it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so."

And then verse 5, "You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth."

Do you need that today? Do you need to know that you are His and that you matter to Him and that He will take care of you? If He takes care of the earth, making it rich and fertile and provides a bountiful harvest then He will take care of you. He will answer your prayers with awesome deeds, and He is our hope.

But the difference between us and the earth and the animals and birds of the earth is that we have a choice. Yes He will answer our prayers but we must pray them. We must believe in Him and trust Him and ask Him.

And then one more thing. Psalm 75:1 says, "We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds." We are to thank Him and tell what He has done.

By the way, my test came back Negative. I am His, He takes care of me, He is my hope, He does wonderful deeds and He answers my prayers. Thank You, God! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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