April 19, 2024 … Praises From the Valley …
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Graham Kendrick singing … God Moves In A Mysterious Way … Poignantly singing of how Christians can trust God even when we don’t understand His ways.
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Highlight Passage: …2Chronicles 20:26 [NLT] …
26 On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing, which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the Lord there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today.
… God’s people trust in God and He blesses them in a mysterious victory from their enemies in the Valley of Blessing.
Highlight Passage (in context): … 2Chronicles 20:21-26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God Chronicles King Jehoshaphat how God’s people trusted God and were delivered from the enemies of Israel and gave praise to God for a mysterious victory and deliverance in what is called the Valley of Blessing and Mount Weir.
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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
…God, thru Solomon, promises to show God’s faithful remnant who trust in Him completely and avoid trying to do life on their (our) own.
Reference Passage: … Isaiah 55:8-9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God’s ways are often mysterious to those who trust and follow Him.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 11:28-30 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus offers His faithful followers - i.e., born-again believers - His enabling grace and strength to cover our weaknesses.
Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul teaches fellow Christians to take their (our) worries/concerns to God in thankful prayer to find His peace which guards the hearts of His chosen faithful followers.
Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:7 [NLT] …
7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.
… Peter exhorts persecuted Christians to take all their worries to a loving and caring Lord
My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, James Banks - AT THIS LINK - writes about an 18th century poet, William Cowper, who was committed to an asylum after suffering from chronic/severe depression and unsuccessful committing suicide. While in the asylum, Cowper was helped by a friend, the famous reformed slaver, John Newton, whom. as a Pastor, worked with Cowper to publish a hymnal which included many of the hymn lyrics written by Cowper, … like the hymn, God Moves in a Mysterious Way - see linked song.
And then the lyrics of this hymn were compared with the biblical story of God’s people being mysteriously and wonderfully delivered when King Jehoshaphat had God’s people pray for a victory over the enemies of God’s people, … which God did in such a wondrous and mysterious way (see highlight passage above). And prayerfully, any reading here, who may be downcast or feeling oppressed, can - AND WILL - find peace by praying and trusting God for His enabling and empowering grace.
And so, here today, … I call on “all y’all” (as we would say here in the South of the USA), as you read in the attached Scriptures, to take your worries, your concerns, and any depression to our Lord, Who is waiting and eager to share His strength and guidance as our Father to His chosen and faithful children.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for allowing this weakened follower to yoke myself to Your enabling and empowering grace.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me today, … to receive Your grace, Lord, giving us Your power and deliverance today.. … Amen
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1 comment:
Amen!
Kjetil
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