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Monday... We heighten our awareness in times of danger.


Psalm 57:3b (NLT), "My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness."

Monday... We heighten our awareness in times of danger.

Have you found that we do that. Yes we heighten our awareness of our need for God when we are going through difficult times but there is more to God than just that.

Psalm 57:1-3 (NLT) says, "Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by." Yes, that is a great time to have a relationship with God. We heighten our awareness of our need for God in times of danger. But David writes that those times of danger will pass by. Yes, God is great in those times but there is more to our relationship with God than times of danger.


Verses 2-3a says, "I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. He will send help from heaven to rescue me, disgracing those who hound me."

And the end of verse 3 says, "My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness." Having a relationship with a God who unfailingly loves me and who is faithful is unbelievable but we can take that for granted.

Listen, we can have a personal relationship with a God who unfailing loves us and is faithful. He always is there no matter what we are going through. As Paul says over in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (MSG), "Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens." He is with me, continually with me no matter what is happening because he unfailingly loves me and he is faithful to me.

Verse 3b in the CEV says, "You are faithful, and you can be trusted." The AMP says, "God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth." The MSG, "God delivers generous love, he makes good on his word."

Now one of God's attributes is that he is omnipresent, he is everywhere at the same time and he does provide for everyone but to the those who have a relationship with him it is unbelievable what he does. I can have a relationship with him no matter what I am going through. He unfailingly loves me and is faithful to me. And I can "Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 in the Amplified Bible says, "Rejoice always and delight in your faith; be unceasing and persistent in prayer; in every situation [no matter what the circumstance] be thankful and continually give thanks to God."

Yes "My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness." Verse 7 says, "My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises." Let's heighten our awareness of God's unfailing love and his faithfulness. Now if you don't have a relationship with God then just pray, "I give you my life" and then as quick as you can tell someone what you have done. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning




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