“Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.” – Psalm 68:19
What an awesome though today to realize that while my mind shuts down in sleep, as my body rests vulnerable in the night’s darkness, and at the same time that I am doing nothing in slumber…God Almighty is doing everything in engaged omnipotence. The Sovereign Shepherd never naps.
This morning I believe that I should focus on the word “daily” in the verse above. God’s offer of strength is proportional to the demands of each new day. I’m not the utmost of discerning Christians but I have learned that each day God faithfully provides…enough. Today we have enough peace available. We are endowed with enough power for what awaits us as believing pilgrims. God is giving you enough grace in the midst of difficulties that you would rather not have encountered. It may not seem so but it is solid truth to say that you have at your disposal enough wisdom for each perplexity that finds you today. God’s Word declares that He will “bear you up” every single day. May I offer you the following counsel in light of this truth?
- Don’t work at being stout today. Be patiently yielded instead.
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Don’t work at pleasing God today. Take relief in that you are fully accepted by Him through what Jesus has already accomplished. His pleasure in you will affect from you what pleases Him.
- Don’t pretend you’re not afraid today and then deceitfully call it “faith”. Have faith to tell God that you ARE afraid and that you need His balm upon your fretful heart.
- Don’t think on the next 5 weeks, 5 months or 5 years. Think about today and welcome God to shepherd you upon paths of His “enough-ness”.
- Don’t scurry, hurry, worry and flurry today as if it all depended upon you. We best care for and tend to our own children when they lie still in our arms. The same is true of our Heavenly Father as He daily bears us up.
You are greatly loved today by the God whose strength awoke before you ever did this morning. He is awesomely reliable and thinks no ill towards His own. Life may not make sense today but allow your limited understanding to motivate you to surrender yourself further to His capable hands. If you can do that today, you will find me there also: cradled, comforted and content.
This comment is written after hearing today’s sermon (Sunday 7/10/11).Your and Amy’s faith are astonishing.If I were in your shoes I would complain quite a lot.Yes after struggling with my weakness I would at last surrender to God’s will.Your sermon opened my eyes to see God’s wisdom in all the hardships He got me through all over my life and is still getting me through now.I thank God because He got me closer to Him and scanctified my life far more than I was yet a child in my faith.We do not understand God’s ways except quite late but at the time of tribulations we ask why?As we heard today God is faithful and He loves us.The final outcome of our suffering is always for His glory and our good.God bless you and give you a stronger ministry to those who suffer.We are praying for Amy’s soon recovery and we expect with faith much better than we ask or think.About dear Deborah we are sure she resonating with the Apostle Paul in Phillipians 1:23, ‘with Jesus this is far better’
Sam & Zack.
Hello this was my first time watching the service today. I haven’t attended church in over 5 years. The message today was something that I have been struggling with for quite some time. I have found myself “not dealing” with certain people because I chose not to. I never knew that this was my way of being impartial.
I wanted to share this because maybe there is someone out there struggling with the same thing and can find your message as encouraging as I did.
Thank you again! The message delivered was needed more than I realized. I look forward to next weeks message.
Thank you for your message on Enough-ness and the Truths that you
pointed out to us today. They sound so simple but yet we often make it harder than it needs to be. Thank you for reminding us that God is All
Sufficient. Amy did a wonderful job today when she spoke of her Mom and her family. She and Your Family have been truly Blessed to have her in your lives! What a Treasure to hold dear to your hearts.
Praise God her pain is gone and she is in Paradise with our Lord.
Looking forward to your message tomorrow. We are praying for a restful sleep tonight after these very long 3+ weeks. We love you!
Sue and Ed Overly
You always manage to give us the message when we need it most!!! Thank you so much for your ministry to us and others as well. I am grateful that you are of the same mind as me and seem to know what I need. Our prayers are for you all.