Friday... I'm sure, yes, I'm sure.

Now some things we are sure of but they disappoint us. David says in Psalm 41:9 (NLT), 'Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me." And that happens too many times. We can't always be sure of best friends, can we?

But He goes on. Verse 11 (MSG) says about God, "Meanwhile, I'm sure you're on my side." If we have a personal relationship with God we can be sure of a lot of things but we can be sure that He is on our side. Maybe you needed that today.

Verses 11-12 says, "Meanwhile, I'm sure you're on my side - no victory shouts from the enemy camp! You know me inside and out, you hold me together, you never fail to stand me tall in your presence so I can look you in the eye." We can be sure of God.

Over in 2 Timothy in the New Testament, Paul is in prison and He writes to his friend Timothy. In chapter 4 verses 16-18 (NIRV) he says, "The first time I was put on trial, no one came to help me. Everyone deserted me. I hope they will be forgiven for it." But here is what we need to see. "The Lord stood at my side. He gave me the strength to preach the whole message. Then all the Gentiles heard it. I was saved from the lion's mouth. The Lord will save me from every evil attack. He will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Give him glory for ever and ever. Amen" In other words, you can be sure of that.

And then back to Psalm 41:13 (MSG). David says emphatically, "Blessed is God, Israel's God, always, always, always. Yes. Yes. Yes." And we can be very sure of that! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Monday... He did it by Himself

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