Friday... He rolled up his sleeves.

There are people who walk into a situation, look around and see what needs to be done and they roll up their sleeves and get it done. They don't need someone to tell them what to do, they do it. And they have what it takes to make a difference. It is great to see them work. And to praise them for a job well done.

The writer of Psalm 98 in verses 1 & 2 (MSG) says, "Sing to the Lord a brand-new song. He made a world of wonders! He rolled up his sleeves, he set things right. God made history with salvation, he showed the world what he could do."

And that is the God that I serve, that I put my trust in today. He is a doer. He gets thing done even in my life and your life. There maybe something in our lives that we can't seem to get a handle on but God is at work.

Now we need to step back and see what He is doing. It may seem like nothing is happening but He is at work.

Verses 1- 3 in the NIRV says, "Sing to the Lord. He has done wonderful things. By the power of his right hand and his holy arm he has saved his people. The Lord has made known his power to save. He has shown the nations that he does what is right. He has shown his faithful love to the people of Israel. People from one end of the earth to the other have seen that our God has saved us."

He is a mighty God and He is a loving God. Put those two things together today and He will make and is making a difference in our world. He has rolled up His sleeves and is making things right. You may not see it but you can trust that He is doing it. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Monday... He did it by Himself

Isaiah 44:24b (AMP), "I am the Lord, Maker of all things. Who alone stretches out the heavens, Who spreads out the earth by Myself." Monday... He did it by Himself. Many have a tendency to think very highly of themselves and what they can do. Oh we do have great ability but we are not the source. Yes it is important to have self-confidence but we are limited. The prophet Isaiah in 44:9-10 (NLT) says, "How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don't know this, so they are all put to shame. Who but a fool would make his own god - an idol that cannot help him one bit?" Now later in verse 24 (AMP) he writes, "For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says, 'I am the Lord, Maker of all things, Who alone stretches out the heavens, Who spreads out the earth by Myself.'" I love that. "By Myself." Now we do need confidence but we are foolish to ma...

Friday... We have this hope of expectancy.

Psalm 5:3 (NLT), "Listen to my voice in the morning Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly." Friday... We have this hope of expectancy. Now David found a great way to start his day. He says in Psalm 5:1-3 (NLT), "O LORD, hear me as I pray." And that is a great place to start. It really is. Morning sunrise He goes on, "Listen to my cry for help, my King, my God, for I pray to no one but you." And that is so important. We don't try to pump ourselves up by ourself. No, we pray to no one but you, God, my LORD, my King. Now this relationship with God is so, so very important. And then David says, "Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning I bring my requests to you" And that is so great. And then he says, "and wait expectantly." Yes, we have this hope of expectancy. We are experienced. That is what a relationship with God and a moment by moment connection does. It makes a difference in our daily wa...

Friday... Yes, we can know this to be true.

Psalm 12:6 (NLT), "The Lord's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over." Friday... Yes, we can know this to be true. Maybe this is what you want to say in this day in which we live. Psalm 12:1-2 (MSG) says, "Quick, I need your helping hand! The last decent person just went down, all the friends I depend on gone. Everyone talks in lie language; lies slide off their oily lips. They doubletalk with forked tongues." Do you ever feel that way?" Have you found that to be true? Well David the writer of this Psalm continues and says in verse 6 something to encourage us, to lift us up, to give us hope. Psalm 12:6 (NLT) says, "The Lord's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over." The Message Paraphrase says verses 6-8 this way, "God's words are pure words, pure silver words refined seven times in the fires of his word-kiln, pure on earth as well as in heaven, God, keep ...

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