So happy you’ve decided to visit daily devos! This is where short reads are added for today’s hungry, and often harried souls! Breeze through quickly if your time is limited. Saunter with solace if you are leisurely browsing. Whether you have only a few minutes or time to linger, be sure to reflect on the thought-provoking questions and challenges included to encourage your spiritual awareness and growth.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him. Psalm 33:8 NIV #SoulSnack #bible #warrior #words
Have you ever wondered why we should pray aside from the practice being taught as the right or religious thing to do? Jesus said:
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Matthew 21:22 NIV 1984
How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you. Psalm 31:19 NIV
Our fear of God is personal, but not private. #faith #warrior #words #fear #bible #believers #jesus #SoulSnack
But in keeping with His promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. 2 Peter 3:13 NIV 1984
Home, the place where we live. To me, the word home implies a place of rest, a place of refuge and peace, a desirable and satisfying place to be. And Peter wrote about the home for our souls being a place of righteousness. So whether we enjoy our physical home or not, as we choose what is right in God’s eyes, righteousness, we can enjoy the haven of home in our souls. And one day, there will be a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
Consider this RESOURCE:
We can live in slavery, prisons of our own making, or prisons imposed upon us. Prisons of our own making can quickly develop when self-serving desires drive us to overspend, over eat or over indulge. Soon we find our time, energy or resources consumed, leaving us poorer for the experience. And sadly, too often, we get caught in the current, only to be quickly swept away, failing to realize or recognize our rapid descent until we are trapped. Our choices can lead us away from the community and connection God desires for us to enjoy in fellowship with Him and His people. Then, we find we are confined in a prison of debt, poor heath, loneliness or worse. Shame, regret, hopelessness, hunger, or pain becomes the brick and mortar of the prison cells we occupy. There are also the prisons built by the control others impose on us, which can erode our freedom, leaving us frustrated, discouraged, angry and poor in spirit. But …
… The Lord sets prisoners free. Psalm 146:7 (NIV 1984)
So let’s explore the path out of such prisons
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Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. Psalm 27:3 NIV Where did the psalmist find such confidence?
For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth. Psalm 71:5 NIV Where is your confidence? #faith #warrior #words #fear #bible #believers #jesus #SoulSnack
From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence. Proverbs 13:2 NIV 1984
What an interesting mix of words. This proverb starts with the fruit of lips, aka spoken words, and then migrates to violence. The word violence immediately leads my thoughts to physical attacks. Yet in this proverb, perhaps the thought is that words, too, can be violent attacks. So, let our prayer today be as David wrote:
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NIV 1984
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 NIV
Will we fear the Creator or the created? #faith #warrior #words #fear #bible #believers #jesus #SoulSnack
