Thursday... It is amazing what a difference His love makes.

Psalm 117:1-2 (NLT), "Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise him all you people of the earth. For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the Lord's faithfulness endures forever."

Thursday... It is amazing what a difference His love makes.

This is the shortest chapter in the Bible but it gets right to the point. Psalm 117:2a (NLT) says, "For his unfailing love for us is powerful." Yes, love is powerful.

I was driving out of our neighborhood coming to my morning time at this coffee shop and I saw a coyote wandering through the neighborhood, looking for food and I called my wife and told her to not let our dog, Turner out by himself. Now I love that dog and no way did I want anything to happen to him. My love for him does all it can to keep him safe. Yes, love is powerful. They told us while we were checking in to Sun City to when we walk our dog to have them on a leash to protect them from coyotes.

Now that was just me striving to protect my our dog. Yes, even my love has some power attached to it.

Over in Matthew 17 there is an incident where Jesus shared how powerful was his love and that the same could be true of us. This man had brought his son to the disciples to be healed but they couldn't do it and Jesus was frustrated with them and he said in verse 17 (AMP), "You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with your? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me." And then 18 said, "Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed at once," Yes, his unfailing love is powerful."

But the disciples (vss 19-20), "came to Jesus privately and asked, 'Why could we not drive it out?' He answered, 'Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and more solemnly say to you, if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, "'Move from here to there,'" and [if it is God's will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

Back to this statement that we really need to have reinforced within us, "Because your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God." What could happen through us if we really believed Psalm 117:2a (NLT) says, "For his unfailing love for us is powerful." Have we really realized what a difference His unfailing love makes in our lives and how powerful it really is? Yes, it is amazing what a difference His love makes.

Verse 2a in the Amplified Bible says, "For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him]." The Good News Translation says, "His love for us is strong." The Message, "His love has taken over our lives." Yes it is amazing what a difference His love makes in our lives.

Back to Matthew 17 and maybe we too could ask the question in verse 19 (NLT), "Why couldn't we?" and we too would get the answer from Jesus, verse 20a (AMP), "Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]." Yes, we too have the potential if we really do believe that "his unfailing love for us is powerful" and if we have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, we too can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and "[if it is God's will] it will move" and nothing, nothing will be impossible for us.

Yes, "For his unfailing love for us is powerful." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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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