Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 227
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics with Steven Curtis Chapman singing … His Strength Is Perfect … Powerfully singing of the strength and presence of our God is always there for to lift us up, … even when we are down and feeling lonely.
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Highlight Passage: … Genesis 40:23 [NLT] … <
23 Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought..
… Joseph helps Pharaoh’s cup-bearer; who then forget’s Joseph in prison.
Highlight Passage (Context): … Genesis 40::8-15; 20-23 20023 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK
… Joseph was forgotten by the former cup-bearer of Pharaoh, and spent 2 more years in prison,
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Reference Passage: … Psalm 94:18-19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God’s Psalmist sings of how God supported him when he was slipping with doubts filled his mind.
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, to always lift up His people when they feel weak.
Reference Passage: …Matthew 28:20 [NLT] …
20… “ And be sure of this: <b>I am with you ALWAYS,</b> even to the end of the age.” </i>
… Jesus promises His disciples to be with them (us) … ALWAYS.
Reference Passage: … Romans 5:8 [NLT] …
8 But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us when we were still sinners.
… God was willing to send His own son to die for us … even when were still sinners. .
Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:19 [NLT] …
19 And this same God Who takes care of me will supply all your needs from HIs glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
…The Apostle Paul assures fellow Christians that God will provide the needs of those who love and surrender to follow The Lord.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Lisa M Samra… AT THIS LINK … … related the results of studies of long-term prisoners showing that regardless of the length of their incarceration, loneliness is worst feeling they deal with.
And the story of Joseph in Genesis (see highlight passages linked above), being forgotten in prison especially since he was unjustly a prisoner of Pharaoh. But Joseph was lifted up by His faith that God would always be with him. And we know the outcomes of how God brought Joseph out of prison to reunite him with his family (on your own, see Genesis 50). .
And if my readers have meditated on the Scriptures above, all who know Jesus as Lord, should be lifted up - out of any feelings of loneliness or a time of weakness - knowing that the Lord will ALWAYS be with us, … FOREVER providing our needs and giving us His strength as Steven Curtis Chapman sings in the linked song. So, join me to lift up our praises and thanks to God.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for always being with me and lifting me up.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to thank You, Lord, for always being with us, especially in times of loneliness or weakness. … AMEN
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