Shalom,

Today I want to share the devotional from The Spoken Word Church website:

See the Big Picture

Nothing is ever as it first appears. Pain passes. Adversity passes. Look beyond your current hardships. Something incredible is being produced.

The resurrection followed the crucifixion. Promotion follows adversity. So, get your eyes on the bigger picture.

"For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;" (2 Corinthians 4:17)

AMEN! What wonderful, godly advice this is for the times in which we find ourselves living today! Make sure that YOU are being a faithful DOER of this Word and instruction so that you will be prepared and right on time for the great things that our wonderful GOD is about to do on our behalf! How DO we prepare? One great way is to be continually in the Word, begining with the Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan! There is ALWAYS something timely, encouraging and 'spot on' for our lives in each day's reading! Today we began with Psalm 104:1-4:

1 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty— 2 [You are the One] Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain or a tent, 3 Who lays the beams of the upper room of His abode in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, 4 Who makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His ministers.

Begin with praise, thanksgiving and worship to remind YOURSELF how GREAT your God is! Then declare those things that His Word promises are YOURS as a born again, Spirit-filled believer in JESUS! Fully expect the God of the Bible to fulfill and confirm HIS WORD with signs, wonders, miracles, blessings, anointing and FAVOR! Here are Hillsong Kids with "Voices of Freedom":

Shalom in Him!