Skip to main content

Thursday... There are a lot of methods that can be used.


Psalm 25:3 (NLT), "No one who trusts in you will be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others."

Thursday... There are a lot of methods that can be used.

Have you found that disgrace is one of them?

David writes in Psalm 25:1-2 (NLT), "O Lord, I give my life to you. I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemy rejoice in my defeat."


The Evil One and those who follow him use so many methods to defeat us and disgrace is one of them. Have you watched YouTube lately?

Now David doesn't stop. In Verse 3 he says, "No one who trusts in you will be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others."

Verse 2 in the Amplified Bible says, "O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on you with stedfast confidence], do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed; do not let my enemies triumph over me." That is a very good prayer. Yes, unwavering trust gives stedfast confidence.

Now the key is in whom do I put my total trust? I'm afraid that the political party that some who have put their total trust, won't do it? I'm afraid my trust in me won't do it. Again, "O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on you with stedfast confidence]."

Verse 3 continues. "Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed; those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed)." It's all in the focus and the trust.

Look at verses 8-10 (NLT) and remember this. "The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way. The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands."

That is what it means to trust.

Verses 19-21 says, "See how many enemies I have and how viciously they hate me! Protect me! Rescue my life from them! Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge. My integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you."

Now this is so important to see. Ephesians 2:8-10 says, "God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this, it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."

Yes, we will not be disgraced because God saved you by his grace. So believe, yes, believe! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning  




Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Thursday... Maybe we need this word today.

Psalm 57:1b (NIRV), "There I will stay until the danger is gone." Thursday... Maybe we need this word today. There are words in life that give us confidence no matter what we are facing. Now we have to believe them in order for them to have an impact. David wrote Psalm 57 while he was in a cave hiding from Saul who wanted to kill him and he says in the last part of verse 1, "There I will stay." It was a safe place and Saul didn't know that he was there. But he doesn't stop there. With confidence he said, "There I will stay until." And until is definitely a word of faith and confidence. "There I will stay until the danger is gone." Do we need that today? Let me give you the whole verse. In verse 1 David says, "Have mercy on me, God. Have mercy on me." And that is a great place to start in times of trouble. Maybe that is what we need to pray today, "Have mercy on me, God. Have mercy on me." It is so great to have someone...
Post a Comment
Read more

Tuesday... We just have trouble listening.

1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT), "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." Tuesday... We just have trouble listening. Over in Jeremiah 25:4 (NLT) it says, "Again and again the LORD has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention." And Jeremiah went on to tell what was going to happen. There will be consequences if we do not listen to what God says through his Word. Now the Apostle Paul over in 1 Corinthians was having a problem with some professed Christ followers who were having trouble at listening. And we too can have problems at listening. We can think that being a Christ follower means we do a lot of finger pointing and we give up on people who don't do what we say. We can even do that in our families. But Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT), "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." In verse ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Friday... It is so exciting but wait a minute.

Proverbs 19:2 (NLT), "Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes." Friday... It is so exciting but wait a minute. This time of the year is so exciting. We get our paycheck from work and then we head to the store or Amazon and buy and buy and buy all those presents and then our check is gone Proverbs 19:2 (NLT) says, "Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes." But buying gifts can be so much fun and seeing how happy they are when opening those presents makes us feel so good. But then verse 3 says, "People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then they are angry at the Lord." Now for some that is their life. They get money and they spend it on their wants with no thought of what needs to be paid. An important lesson that we have learned is just because you have money in the bank doesn't mean you must spend it. But our enthusiasm takes over. But the problem is when it is gone and there is no money to pay th...
Post a Comment
Read more