March 20, 2024 … Joy To Those Who Trust God …

March 20, 2024 …  Joy To Those Who Trust God …     

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Lauren Daigle  singing … You Say …  Joyfully singing of how God gives His joy and happiness to those who trust in and follow His will and His ways.   

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Highlight Passage: … Psalms 40:4 [NLT] … 

4 Oh, … the joys of those who trust the LORD, … who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.            

… King David came to realize that joy comes to those who trust in the LORD.                    

Highlight Passage (in context): …  Psalms 40:1-5 … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of finding joy and happiness by trusting in God.                       

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 37:4-6 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …   

… King David sings of finding joy in trusting God.    

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

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.  6 Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. 

… God, thru Solomon, promises to show His will and ways to those who trust in Him.        

Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 17:7 [NLT] …   

7 But Blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.  

… God, thru Jeremiah, promises blessing for those who trust in The LORD.                    

Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:25 [NLT] …   

25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?  

… Jesus teaches HIs followers (and us) that they must trust in God who provides all their needs.         

Reference Passage: … Romans 15:13 [NLT] …   

13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. 

… Paul’s prayer for fellow Christians to find their (our) joy when they (we) trust in God. 

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Winn Collier -  AT THIS LINK -   - tells of how a woman rescued a dog she named “,” who, after some time, began repeatedly licking one side of the woman’s jaw, which she later found out was because the woman had a cancerous tumor in her jaw which would have killed the dog not detected the cancer   

And like the dog in this story, God’s word repeatedly and strongly shows that God blesses - with joy - those who trust in and follow God’s ways rather than trusting in the ways of the world or in our human desires.  So, I’m praying that those reading with me here have learned the truth of surrendering to God to find our joy in trusting God’s will and His ways.                       

My THANKFULNESS:... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for showing the way to joy thru trusting in Your word. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to trust in Your perfect “GPS,” which is Your word, Lord, … to lead us to Your joy and peace.

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