Tuesday... Is it true? Is it?

Psalm 140:12b (NIRV) says, "He stands up for those who are in need." Do you know that to be true? Are you in need right now and do you know that to be true?

The world knows what we are against as Christians. And that is a part of our task, to stand against the wrongs of this world but there is also the benefits of being a Christian and there are so many and this without a doubt is one of them. "He stands up for those who are in need."

Are you in need? "He stands up for those who are in need." Now if you have never been in need then you don't need anyone to stand up for you. But all of us have needs, they're just different needs.

The Amplified Bible says it this way, "I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted." Now how do they know that with confidence? Because God has been there in their times of affliction and been what they needed to take them through those times. That is where their confidence came from.

Have you been afflicted and in need at some point in your life and God was there to take care of you in your time of need and affliction? Listen, He will be there again. You can know that with confidence.

Satan is in the remembering and forgetting business. He wants you to remember the pain and forget the solution, to forget how God brought you through the affliction and took care of your need. That is the only way he can win so just remember what God has done before and remember what His Word says and remember that He is there with you, standing with you in your time of need and be confident in that fact.

Verses 12 & 13 in The MESSAGE says, "I know that you, God. are on the side of victims, that you care for the rights of the poor. And I know that the righteous personally thank you, that good people are secure in your presence." And you can know it too. Just remember, "He stands up for those who are in need." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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