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Thursday... He deserves it. Yes he does!


Psalm 28:7 (NLT), "The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving."

Thursday... He deserves it. Yes he does!

God really does deserve our thanks. He really does.

I mean, he is my strength. When I am getting discouraged and weak he strengthens me. He really does. 

Psalm 28:7 (NLT), "The Lord is my strength."


Now I'm not talking about physical strength but he does give me that. Here I am 77 years of age and it is really amazing to me what I can do. Yes, he does give me physical strength. I mean, we have just in the last month moved from one house to another and I have done my part in carrying boxes and helping with furniture. Of course we hired movers but there was still stuff for me to carry and he gave me strength. For sure, he gave me and Margaret the strength to do a major move. We didn't shy away, we did it.

What about you? Has he given you strength? You may not be moving but you need strength to face what you face each day. Psalm 28:7 (NLT), "The Lord is my strength."

And then it says, "and shield." We don't really realize what he shields us from. Just think about when you are driving on the expressway and all those cars. It sometimes feels like a shield is around our car. And if you have kids who are in school, they sure do need a shield in this day in which we live. We can't be with them all the time but God can.

We have a granddaughter who is freshman in a college in California and everyday I pray that God will be a shield around her and our other 3 grandaughters. Yes, God is our shield.

And then King David says, "I trust him with all my heart. He helps me and my heart is filled with joy." Yes, he can be trusted and he does help us and fill us with joy.

As I said we have moved and we love our new home but we also had a house that we needed to sell and the days were getting longer and we really needed God's help and this week a couple from Utah wanted our house and we're in the process of selling it to them. Now paying two mortgages can be tough but God was with us and we trusted him through it all and the day they signed on the dotted line our hearts were filled with joy. And yes, we are bursting "out in songs of thanksgiving."

God knows what he is doing and for sure, the Lord is my strength and shield and I trust him with all my heart. 

And here we are today, Thanksgiving Day, bursting "out in songs of thanksgiving." And that is what this day is all about. 

Psalm 28:7 (NLT) says, "The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving." So let's do it!  He deserves it. He really does! Yes, yes! #todaysbegnning


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