March 8, 2023 … God’s Saving Presence…

Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 67 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Chris Tomlin singing … My Deliverer … powerfully singing of how our Lord is our deliverer in times of trial or trouble.     

Marching for truth and freedom ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Psalms 68:11 [NLT] … 

11 The Lord gives the word, and a host of women brings the good  news.    

… King David sings of a great host of women bringing the word of good news to God’s people.   

Highlight Passage (Context): … Psalms 68:4-14 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

…King David leads God’s people in a celebration of bring God’s good news of His word bringing deliverance to the people.   .                     

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Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s call, thru Solomon, for God’s people to trust God to deliver and lead us, … not relying our own strength.              

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 41:10 [NLT] …  

10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.  Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you.  I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.    

… God’s promise, thru Isaiah, of giving His strength to shore up the weaknesses of His people. .

Reference Passage: …  Matthew 11:28-39 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus promises to give His strength to any/all who need His peace. 

<b><u>Reference Passage </u>: … John 16:33 [NLT] …  </b>

<i>  33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”    </i> 

… Jesus shows His disciples that they will encounter many trials in this world but HE will be their (and our) overcomer.    

Reference Passage: …  Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians (us too) to quell our anxieties by finding peace by taking our cares and concerns to the  Lord in prayer.           

                                                                                                            

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Lisa M Samoa… AT THIS LINK …  writes of women demonstrating for the vote in 1920 (see photo), often carrying signs which read, “Psalm 68:11,” which referred to the women of David’s day marching forth to declare of God’s deliverance and His truth.      

I think all reading with me here would agree that we face great challenges in our lives [see John 16:33] from this world.  However, if you believe as I do, we all can rely on our God to stand with us, as the women who marched for the vote in 1920, … with confidence, … knowing that our God is our deliverer and our fortress in times of trouble.  

So, C’OMMON!  Let’s stand today - TOGETHER - as Chris Tomlin sings and God’s word above proclaims, knowing that our Lord stands with those who march for the truth of the Gospel and God’s promises to be our strength … ALWAYS!!                                            

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for standing with me in these days of trial and trouble.                          

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to stand forth and march forward, trusting in Your strength, Lord, to cover our weaknesses. …  Amen                 

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