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Wednesday... Our load can get so heavy, can't it?


Wednesday... Our load can get so heavy, can't it? And we need all the encouragement we need, don't we?

Look at this. David in Psalm 146:1 & 2 (NLT) says, "I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever. I will praise you every day; yes, I will praise you forever." 

Now our praise seems to get our eyes off of the impossible situation that we are facing. And there are so many who are in impossible situations and that is all they see. And that is so understandable. But David is saying that we need to exalt not the problem but our God. And in that our faith will grow even just a little bit and our hope catches a spark. And in that our mind starts to look for solutions instead of discouragement.

Verse 3 says, "Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness."

Verse 5, "I will proclaim your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles." Think back on other impossible situations that you have faced and remember how you came through it and the miracle that God did. 

And then verses 13b-14, "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads." Now it is good to also understand that some situations come because of us but not all of them. Life can just be rough. And they may be opportunities to see that God is still there and he wants to help you, he wants to lift that heavy load. We really do need to be reminded of that fact. He lifts those bent beneath their loads. We can't do life alone.

And then verses 18 & 19, "The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them."

Now just read that over and over until you start to feel his presence and his encouragement and your believing and then seeing his rescue.

And then verse 21, "I will praise the Lord, and may everyone on earth bless his holy name forever and ever." This Psalm started with praise and ends with praise and therein lies our hope. "The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them." He really will. It will be his way but he will. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning




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