Thursday... Each day has its many surprises but trust takes us through.

Psalm 32:10 (NLT), "Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust in the Lord."

Thursday... Each day has its many surprises but trust takes us through.

Each day is different. Oh we may have our routines but there are alway surprises. Yes, and we can be ready for them if we have trust.

David writes in Psalm 32:10 (NLT), "Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust in the Lord."

Who trust in the Lord!

I read three chapters in three different books in the Bible each morning. Now I always start in the Psalms. Reading a Psalm a day has been a part of my spiritual routine for years. That is always where I start but then I also read a chapter in the NT and I am flexible with my third chapter.

Routine is not a necessity for some personalities but it is for me especially at my age. It is a great way for me to start my day. Now today I highlighted a verse from Psalm 32 as a start and I then went to Joel 2 and then Philippians 1.

I have found the book of Joel in the OT to be interesting. It starts with an invasion of locust. He describes them as an army that eats everything in its way. Over in Joel 2:25-26 he writes, "The Lord says, 'I will give you back what you have lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locust, and the cutting locusts. It was I who sent this great destroying army against you. Once again you will have all the food you want, and you will praise the Lord your God, who does miracles for you.'"

Now I'm not sure you woke up to locusts but maybe the news wasn't good. But in verse 28 God through Joel says, "Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions." I love that part about old men. And then back to verse 21 he writes, "Don't be afraid, O land. Be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things." No matter what you woke up to this morning, God's unfailing love surrounds you.

Psalm 32:10 says, "Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust in the Lord." I love that, "unfailing love surrounds those who trust in the Lord."

Verse 7 says, "For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory."

Now the third chapter I read today was in one of my favorite books in the Bible. I love Paul's letter to the Philippians. It is one of the most positive books in the Bible and Paul wrote it from a prison in Rome. He woke up in prison but was surrounded by God's unfailing love because he put his trust in the Lord.

In chapter 1 verses 13-14 he writes, "For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God's message without fear."

Now I don't know what you are waking up to but as a follower of Christ he has surrounded you with His love and he will use it and you can sing songs of victory. The key is to " trust in the Lord." "unfailing love surrounds those who trust in the Lord."

Yes, each day has its surprises but trusting in the Lord will take us through so let's trust in the Lord today. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

Tuesday... I wonder what would happen if we didn't take the credit?

Nehemiah 6:16b (NLT), "They realized this work had been done with the help of our God." Tuesday... I wonder what would happen if we didn't take the credit? Over in the Old Testament in the book of Nehemiah it tells of a major task that through the leadership of Nehemiah was accomplished. The walls of Jerusalem had been torn down and God had laid it on Nehemiah to build those walls back up. It was definitely an almost impossible task but Nehemiah 6:15-16 says, "So on October 2 the wall was finished - just fifty-two days after we had begun. When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God." Now, we so many times want to take credit for doing the impossible. It would make such a difference for us. But I wonder what would happen through us if God got the credit? Psalm 96 tells us what we are to do. Verses 2-3 says, "Sing to the LORD; praise his name. ...

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...

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 ...

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