Berry Patch Devotions in 2022 - Day 194
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Steven Curtis Chapman singing … His Strength Is Perfect ... poignantly singing of our Our Lord, King Jesus, providing us with His strength when we’re feeling weak and vulnerable in times of trial.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Psalm 46:1 … 11 [NLT] …
1 God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. … 11 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.
… God’s Spirit, in song, shows that our strength of faith comes from trusting The LORD.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Psalm 46 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… The Psalmist strongly sings that we get our strength of faith from the Lord. ===============
Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] …
5 Trust in the LORD with ALL our heart; and do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek His will in ALL you do, and He will show you which path to take.
… We get our purpose and direction by following the Lord.
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. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
… God promises, thru Isaiah, that He will lift us up and provide us with His strength in times of weakness and trouble.
Reference Passage: … John 16:33 [NLT] …
33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
… Jesus promises His disciples (and us) to give us His faith and strength in times of trial.
Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 12:9-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul learned from Jesus that the Lord’s grace is sufficient to provide us with His strength in times of our weakness.
Reference Passage: … Philippians 4;6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul teaches truth about finding God’s peace in the power of surrender to God’s Spirit in prayer.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Xochitl Dixon… AT THIS LINK … in a time of feeling weak and vulnerable, the ODB author tells of being at a zoo and seeing a sloth moving ever so slowly and holding strongly to a tree with one arm (see photo). It was an image which helped the author remember that we need to trust God to give us His strength when we’re feeling weak in times of trial.
My friend, … my fellow Christian, … some of you, like the sloth in the attached photo, may be just hanging on for dear life right now, feeling very weak and vulnerable - unlike the sloth who can hang on with great strength. But if you’ve taken in Steven Curtis Chapman’s song, linked above and meditated on the Scriptures I’ve provided, I pray that all of us know that we can totally rely on our Lord, … trusting Him to give us His strength and direction in life when we’re overwhelmed by our feelings of weakness.
As SCC sings, God will be there with His peace and strength if we’re willing to hang on and wait on Him.
My THANKFULNESS:... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for always being there with Your right hand to lift me up.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to seek and rely on Your strength, Lord, when we’re feeling weak. … Amen
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