Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and lyrics from Harley Yao singing a contemporary version of the old hymn … Trust and Obey … poignantly singing of the only way to find joy in the midst of trials … to trust our Lord and obey His will/ways.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Isaiah 25:1, 9 [NLT] … 1 O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them.
… 9 In that day the people will proclaim,“This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”
… Trusting in God’s promises is the only way to joy in the midst of trials and tribulation.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Isaiah 25:1-9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Isaiah’s trust and praise of God and gratefulness for God’s promises in spite of the threatening circumstances of the day.
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Reference Passage : …Isaiah 2:1-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
… Isaiah prophesied in a day when God’s people were threatened by the Asserian advance and times of severe trial; but he had faith and found joy in the promises of God for Israel’s future.
Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
… Trusting God, especially when feeling down/out, is the only way to find any joy.
Reference Passage : … 2nd Corinthians 12:9-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
… Having faith that God’s grace is strong enough to carry us thru any pain or weakness.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Leslie Koh, told of the witness of friend suffering with cancer, … yet showing joy, trusting in God’s promise of ultimate healing in this life or the next.… The ODB author wrote: Since she suffered with cancer several years ago, Ruth has been unable to eat, drink, or even swallow properly. She has also lost a lot of her physical strength, and numerous operations and treatments have left her a shadow of what she used to be.
Yet Ruth is still able to praise God; her faith remains strong, and her joy is infectious. She relies on God daily, and holds on to the hope that she will recover fully one day. She prays for healing and is confident that God will answer—sooner or later. What an awesome faith!
Ruth explained that what keeps her faith strong is the secure knowledge that God will not only fulfill His promises in His time, but will also sustain her until that happens.
Oh to have that kind of faith, … trusting in the Lord no matter what trials we might be going through. And that’s the kind of faith Isaiah had when God’s people were being threatened by the advancing Assyrian enemies. He also remembered God’s rainbow promises to Noah [see photo] and all the great things God had done for His people in the past. So, … Isaiah believed God’s covenant promises to God’s people (see highlight passages). Like Ruth in today’s OBD entry, being threatened by cancer, Isaiah knew his Father God would deliver His children and watch over any remnant of those who trusted and obeyed our Lord (hear the linked song).
And that’s what we’re called to do; … to trust in the truth of the Scriptures above and know that God’s grace will deliver (including healing) those who trust Him in this life … or the next.
So, today, I will trust and obey my Lord. How about you?
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Lord, Jesus, thank You for your promises of deliverance.
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My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … Precious Spirit … Help me to be the trusting son You have called me to be. … Amen
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