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Tuesday... Now this can be us too!


Psalm 112:7 (AMP), "He will not fear bad news; His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the Lord."

Tuesday... Now this can be us too!

We love compliments, don't we?

Now the writer of Psalm 112:7 gives a very good compliment. He writes, "He will not fear bad news; His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the Lord"


I feel it is my task, my tremendous opportunity each new day to find a word of encouragement instead of bad news for each of us as we wake up and start a new day. That is why this is called New Beginnings.

I wake up, get ready and then take my water and some coffee and head out to the back patio with my dog, Turner at my side to a couch that looks out on some rocky hills and I take my Bible and start reading, start searching for an encouraging word. Now this is the verse that I found today. "He will not fear bad news." So many wake up with bad news and they start their day afraid but this can be us, we will not fear bad news.

Verse 6 says, "He will never be shaken."

I am at a stage in my life where my mind sometimes causes me concern. So it is imperative that I put a word of encouragement in there. There is a lot that can shake us but it doesn't have to.

He goes on, "The righteous will be remembered forever." Now I may have trouble remembering but God doesn't. Proverbs 10:7 says, "The memory of the righteous [person] is a [source] of blessing." That is why I find it imperative to read and store into my mind words of encouragement. They are without a doubt sources of blessing.

Back to Psalm 112. Verse 1b says, "Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience.]" Now that is a different kind of fear. That is without a doubt an encouraging fear, not one that brings us down but one that lifts us up. Yes, "His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the Lord" Verse 8a, "His heart is steadfast, he will not fear while he looks [with satisfaction] on his adversaries."

And this can be us. Please let this word of encouragement sink into us to lift us up as we face this new day. "He will not fear bad news; His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the Lord" Just an encouraging thought! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning




 

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