Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and lyrics from Crowder, along with Tauren Wells, singing … All My Hope … poignantly singing of the hope we have in Jesus … no matter what we go thru in life.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Psalm 131:2 [NKJV] … 2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.
… David found peace, like that of a child with his mother, when his faith rested on God.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Psalm 131 [NKJV]… USE THIS LINK …
… King David sings of the contentment and hope He has in his God.
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Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NKJV]… USE THIS LINK …
… God will lead us thru the dark valleys of life if we but trust Him and avoid leaning on self for direction.
Reference Passage : … Isaiah 26:3 [NKJV] … 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
… God’s prescription for His peace.
Reference Passage : … Philippians 4:6-7, 11-13 [NKJV]… USE THIS LINK …
… The Apostle Paul had learned to find contentment in all circumstance with his strength coming from His relationship with Christ [just as Crowder sings in the linked song]
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Arthur Jackson, uses a word picture of a mother quieting the heart of her child to illustrate how God can quiet our hearts when we have all our hope in Jesus. The ODB author wrote: Picture a parent poised lovingly over a child, finger gently placed in front of nose and lips softly speaking the words—“hush,” “shhhh.” [see photo] The demeanor and simple words are meant to comfort and quiet anxious little ones in the midst of disappointment, discomfort, or pain. Scenes like this are universal and timeless and most of us have been on the giving or receiving end of such loving expressions. When I ponder Psalm 131:2, this is the picture that comes to mind.
Ever been in a place of disappointment, discomfort, or pain? Sure, … we all have, haven’t we? Well, knowing this for us all, what do we do? Well, several great stalwarts of the faith in the Bible, … Kind David, Solomon, Isaiah, and the Apostle Paul, … wrote (in the Scriptures above) what they did? They took their challenges and troubles to the Lord, trusting that He could and would, like a parent, quiet their souls and give them peace.
So, if any of us is disquieted or troubled reading this today, take in and meditate on the linked linked song, and, as Crowder and his young friend, Tauren sing, let’s all just put our hope in King Jesus.
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Lord, Jesus, thank You for inviting me to put all my hope in You, knowing that You will give me the strength to deal with my trials.
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My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … Precious Spirit … All my hope is in You!! … Amen
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