I really LOVE the Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today! Psalm 113:1-6:
1 Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forever 3 From the rising of the sun to the going down of it and from east to west, the name of the Lord is to be praised! 4 The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens! 5 Who is like the Lord our God, Who has His seat on high, 6 Who humbles Himself to regard the heavens and the earth!
Our God IS GOD! The ONE and ONLY! He is so worthy to be praised! Every minute of every day! And when we do, it increases our faith and trust and confidence in HIM! HALLELUJAH! And then we have this in 1 Peter 5:6-9:
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you, 7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. 8 Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour. 9 Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.
The only way that we can walk in faith and victory in this life is to continually cast ALL care over on the Lord! He desires for us to live carefree, trusting HIM to do what only HE can do! And remember, ALWAYS, that our enemy is an already defeated foe! His only weapon is the lie! He uses that to try to get us to believe something different about who we are than what the Word of God tells us! KNOW who you are - IN JESUS! What you have - IN JESUS! What you can do - IN JESUS! Then the enemy will have no success against you and will leave to try and find someone who WILL believe him! Listen to, and sing along with, Hillsong's "Who You Say I Am" to reinforce what you know to be true about you. And then sing, with authority, this from Hillsong called "Not Today"! And let the devil KNOW - NOT TODAY! AMEN!
Shalom in Him!
