Tuesday... It is so amazing!

Psalm 116:5 (NLT), "How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!"

Now we each came into this world with unique personalities. There is no one else who is like us and therein are some problems. There are some with certain personalities that we just do not like but Psalm 116:5 (NLT) says, "How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!" Yes, that is so amazing!

Now verse 2 (NIRV) says, "Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live." And then verse 4, "Then I called out to the LORD. I cried out, LORD save me!"

Yes, each one of us are unique but if we call out to him he will save us. That also is amazing.

Now Jesus had a unique personality among his twelve disciples. And I'm sure he annoyed a lot of people but God saw something special in him when he called him into his circle.

Here is an example. In John 13 Jesus wanted to give his disciples an example to follow so he washed their feet. Now when he came to Peter, verses 8-9 (NLT) says, "'No,' Peter protested, 'you will never ever wash my feet!' Jesus replied, 'Unless I wash you, you won't belong to me.' Simon Peter exclaimed, 'Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet." And then Jesus explained what he was doing.

We've seen that personality, haven't we?

Later Jesus was telling them that one of them was going to betray him and verses 22-23 says, "The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table. Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, 'Who is he talking about?'"

And then in verses 34-35, Jesus said, "So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." Verse 36, "Simon asked him. 'Lord, where are you going?' Jesus replied, 'You can't go with me now, but you will follow me later.'"

And Peter's personality came through. Verses 37-38, "'But why can't I come now, Lord?' he asked. 'I'm ready to die for you.' Jesus answered, 'Die for me? I tell you the truth, Peter - before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.'"

Yes, Jesus knew Peter and he loved him and he knew who he was going to be in spite of and because of his personality. Yes Peter denied knowing Jesus but he repented and he became one of the great leaders in starting the church after Jesus death. Also history tells us that when Peter was going to also be crucified he asked to be crucified with his head down. He felt unworthy to be crucified the way Jesus was.

Yes, Jesus accepted who Peter was and used him and he wants to use us and those who have personalities that we might have problems.

Psalm 116:5 (NLT), "How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!" And he also wants us to be kind, good and merciful even with those we might have problems. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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 ...

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...

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...

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