“The Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail” (Jeremiah 20:11).
This is a tremendous Word of encouragement when the battle is at its
fiercest. In this battle, we are empowered by the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 1:5),
empowered to speak for the Lord and to live for Him. He gives us the
strength to battle for the glory of God, “not trying to please men but
God ... not looking for praise from men” (1 Thessalonians 1:4,6).
This is the way of blessing - the way of doing what God wants us to do
- “blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to
the law of the Lord” (Psalm 119:1).
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word… will not return to Me empty, but will… achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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