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PRAISING THE LORD AT ALL TIMES

From: August 21, 2023

“I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!” (Job 1:21 NLT).

Job worshiped the Lord both in happiness and in the midst of suffering. He recognized that all good comes from the Lord. When he lost all that he had, he did not lose his faith. In this, his faith was tested and found genuine. How we face good and bad times reveals the true nature of our faith.

How is this season of life affecting your faith? Are you learning to praise the Lord in all times? For whether the Lord gives or takes away, the Lord is always good. Even His afflictions are blessings in disguise when seen through the eyes of faith. Let us learn to join the prophet Jeremiah in saying, “The Lord is my portion” (Lam. 3:24). So that having the Lord, we have all things and are able to praise Him at all times.

PRAYER: Father, we praise Your holy name today. For You alone are good. Even your afflictions are blessings in disguise. We trust You in all things. We receive this day from Your hand knowing that every detail must pass through Your fingers before it touches us. We love You Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.” (Psalm 37:23-24 NLT).

From: August 21, 2022

TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD, LEAD ME ON

David trusted the Lord to guide and direct him. He had no doubt that the God of the universe had interest in the details of his life. He had learned that God not only delighted in directing him, but the Lord was also always present to lift him up should he stumble. For the Lord held him by the hand.

David’s intimate relationship with the Lord can be ours through Jesus Christ. Reading this psalm today, I am reminded of my mother’s voice singing that old spiritual written by T.A. Dorsey, “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.”

🎶 “Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I’m tired, I’m weak, I’m lone
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home”🎶

PRAYER: Dear Father, we are amazed that You are interested in the details of our lives. Yet Your word says that You delight in them. How wonderful! How like a father with his little children. We lift our hands and hearts to You this day. Lead, guide and direct us. Empower us to follow You in all things. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of Yahweh” (Job 1:21 HCSB).

From: August 21, 2021

PRAISING THE LORD AT ALL TIMES

Job worshiped the Lord both in happiness and in the midst of suffering. He recognized that all good comes from the Lord. When he lost all that he had, he did not lose his faith. In this, his faith was tested and found genuine. How we face good and bad times reveals the true nature of our faith.
 
How is this season of life affecting your faith? Are you learning to praise the Lord in all times? For whether the Lord gives or takes away, the Lord is always good. Even His afflictions are blessings in disguise when seen through the eyes of faith. Let us learn to join the prophet Jeremiah in saying, “The Lord is my portion” (Lam. 3:24). So that having the Lord, we have all things and are able to praise Him at all times.
 
PRAYER: Father, we praise Your holy name today. For You alone are good. Even your afflictions are blessings in disguise. We trust You in all things. We receive this day from Your hand knowing that every detail must pass through Your fingers before it touches us. We love You Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!” (Job 1:21 NLT).

From: August 21, 2019

PRAISING THE LORD IN ALL TIMES

Job worshiped the Lord both in happiness and in the midst of suffering. He recognized that all good comes from the Lord. When he lost all that he had, he did not lose his faith. In this, his faith was tested and found genuine. How we face good and bad times reveals the true nature of our faith.
 
How is this season of life affecting your faith? Are you learning to praise the Lord in all times? For whether the Lord gives or takes away, the Lord is always good. Even His afflictions are blessings in disguise when seen through the eyes of faith. Let us learn to join the prophet Jeremiah in saying, “The Lord is my portion” (Lam. 3:24). So that having the Lord, we have all things and are able to praise Him at all times.
 
PRAYER: Father, we praise Your holy name today. For You alone are good. Even your afflictions are blessings in disguise. We trust You in all things. We receive this day from Your hand knowing that every detail must pass through Your fingers before it touches us. We love You Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.” (Psalm 37:23-24 NLT).

From: August 21, 2018

TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD, LEAD ME ON
David trusted the Lord to guide and direct him. He had no doubt that the God of the universe had interest in the details of his life. He had learned that God not only delighted in directing him, but the Lord was also always present to lift him up should he stumble.
 
David’s intimate relationship with the Lord can be ours through Jesus Christ. Reading this psalm today, I am reminded of my mother’s voice singing that old spiritual written by T.A. Dorsey, “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.”
 
🎶 “Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I’m tired, I’m weak, I’m lone
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home” 🎶

“I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread” (Psalm 37:25 NKJV).

From: August 21, 2017

Like the psalmist, I can make the same observation. We’ve had some really lean years along the way as we planted WCC and labored in the Lord to see it grow. I was in my early 30s and my children in single digits when we started. There were times that we couldn’t pay the mortgage on the house, nor put gas in the car. On several occasions I drove the old Suburu to seminary with the gas gauge on “E.” But never ran out of gas along the way. Sometimes our cupboard was empty, but our stomachs never were. Because someone would show up at our door with groceries, or stick a “twenty” under the windshield wiper of the car. My wife and I often felt overwhelmed, but if you ask our grown children about it today, they always thought we were rich. For the Lord did not forsake us and our children were never hungry. The lean times taught us to trust the Lord as Provider above all others. Those times taught us to be thankful and rely on God.

“So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.” (1 Corinthians 14:12 ESV)

From: August 21, 2016

Paul called on the Corinthians to pursue and exercise spiritual gifts that would edify the other members of the church. Apparently, many were striving for gifts that only edified the individual who exercised them. Specifically, Paul named speaking in tongues without an interpretation as an example of a wrong use of spiritual gifting, because it did not build up the hearer. A timeless principle may be understood in this–– that spiritual gifts are to be used to build up the body of Christ, not for self-edification.

And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.” (Job 1:7 NKJV)

From: August 21, 2015

Satan, whose name means “Accuser,” appears prominently in the book of Job. When God asked him from where he had come, Satan answered, “From going to and fro on the earth.” This response described his wandering existence since being cast down from heaven. So filled with rage and restlessness against God, he continually circles the earth like a lion looking for prey, desiring to destroy those whom God loves. This is why the apostle Peter wrote, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

“I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!” (Job 1:21 NLT)

From: August 21, 2014

Job worshiped the Lord both in happiness and in the midst of suffering. He recognized that all good comes from the Lord. When he lost all that he had, he did not lose his faith. In this, his faith was tested and found genuine. How we face good and bad times reveals the true nature of our faith. How is this season of life affecting your faith?

“Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!” (Proverbs 21:26)

From: August 21, 2012

God is love. To be “godly” is to express this trait. Perhaps the greatest verse in the Bible is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave…” To be like God we must have the kind of love that gives. God is a giver, not a taker. Are you a consumer, or a contributor? Are you greedy, or a giver? Do you desire to be godly? Receive God’s gift of salvation through Jesus, and then start loving and giving!