Saturday... It is not a bad thing. It is very good.

Proverbs 15:24 (NLT) says, "The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind." It is a very wise thing to prepare for our future. Yes, we know that death is ahead for all of us but for the wise it is a very good thing. It really is.

If we really catch ahold of this then fear has a way of losing control of our life. Yes, the unknown has a way of gripping us with anxiety but with wisdom we see it differently. It is not a downward path but an upward opportunity that is not to be feared. If we see that it is not a bad thing but a very good thing then it takes away so much negativity of life.

The Amplified Bible says it this way, "The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below." The Message says, "Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful - it's an about-face from descent into hell." And that in no way is a good thing. It is a very wise thing to keep from that place.

But to the wise, death is not a bad thing, it is very good.

The Good News Translation says, "Wise people walk the road that leads upward to life, not the road that leads downward to death." The wise view the end as life not death. And as we really look at the end here, it really means that our life is just beginning. So it is wise to choose the right road. It really is.

Now it is also important to see that it is wise to give God control of the when it will happen. It is very wise to give God control of our life in its entirety. It really is a good thing to do that. 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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