“My God is a Keeping God!”
Category: Psalms
“Be Fruitful”
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth
his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper,” Psalm 1:3, KJV
I believe right there the trees stop and laugh at us. Whether it is planted in the inner city or deep in the countryside, as long as it has soil, water and sunshine it will grow. The tree doesn’t look for excuses for why it can’t do what it was purposed to do. It just does it. It grows and bears fruit.
We have to learn to be abundant where we are planted. Take inventory of where you are right now. What is there that can be done by you? What gap can you fill? What soul can you reach out to? What aspect of ministry can you lend your talents to? Don’t always look at the big stuff; there are little tidbits of things that can be done by each of us. There are small ways to minister (serve) that God can put to good use to cause increase in His kingdom.
Psalm 1:1-2 speaks of the choice of the individual to do right. “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night,” (KJV). Now it’s time to walk in the fruitfulness of vs.3, “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper,” (KJV).
So, if you have already made the same choice and are now planted, it’s time to let some fruit grow. Nobody will know anything about you unless you start growing fruit; until you start producing something. An apple tree is not an apple tree if it does not produce apples. Matthew 12:33 declares, “. . . for the tree is known by his fruit,” (KJV).
Today, I urge you to make a proclamation to yourself and say, “Self, today, right where I am planted, I will produce!” Do you not know that God will honor that? The Word of God emphatically says, “If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed,” (Matthew 17:20, KJV). God doesn’t need you to try to grab hold of the biggest thing in ministry there is. But, if your heart is sincere and your faith is genuine, He will honor the fruitfulness of every little step you take.
Don’t let intimidation stop you from being effective for the Kingdom of God. If all I have is a small measure to work with then, I’m going to work that small measure until I see the increase. So, I declare that, “Today, right where I am planted, I will be fruitful!”
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“Blessed be the LORD, Who daily loads us with benefits.” Psalm 68:19, NKJV
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“No matter what you’re going through, God can bring you out richly!”
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“Safe, Secured, and Loved!”
In the measure of mess seen in the world, uncertainty has a way of tossing one about. As waves lifting the vessel to scary heights only to crash back down again are the problems many faces daily. Circumstances that provoke fear instead of inspiring faith.
The catch-all of it is whatever side one spends the most thought in has the strongest hold on that life. If it is on faith, then with one foot in front of the other one will march forward into depths unknown without regard to the thrashing swells of the sea. But if it is in fear, the move forward becomes halted. Continuing to sail to the other side no longer seems a viable option, thus one cries out as the disciples did, “Master, carest thou not that we perish,” (Mark 4:38)?
Of course He cares. He loves you. You are His and He is riding in the boat of life with you. He has never abandoned you. He has never forsaken you. People are the ones who have allowed the fear and uncertainty around to obscure their view of the Savior.
Refocus on Him. Imagine His protection covering you like the most indomitable shield. Thus He is at the helm of your life, speaking, “Peace, be still,” (Mark 4:39). What comfort that brings to the tossed soul knowing He still has it all in His hands.
So, “Why are ye so fearful,” (Mark 4:40)?
Fearfulness comes from lack of belief. The storms want us to see things through the lens of the ferocious wind tossed seas, but Jesus wants us to see them as being subdued already under His dominion and authority. He wants His people to believe more in the promises of His word than the fearsomeness of the waves.
In Him we are safe, secured, and loved. Therefore, as the psalmist reminds us:
“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident,” (Psalm 27:1-3).
In other words, we are safe in Him!
Today is our local team’s season opener. Throughout the game we will hear the call of “safe” I’m sure, more than once. It means one has arrived at the base untouched and unhindered.
I can’t promise you that life will never touch you in an attempt to knock you out of the running. But, riding with Jesus you can still arrive safely.
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“Jesus is My Help” – Words To Live By
I don’t know what this day will bring, but God does. So it is to Him that I look for my help.
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth,” Psalm 121:1-2.
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Words To Live By – “Surely Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me!”
Declaring this today: His goodness and mercy is following me all the days of my life!
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.” – Psalm 23:6
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“God is For You Today!”
Don’t back down. Don’t give in.
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“Search Me, O God!”
Search me, O God
From the inside out
And see what my life
Is all about.
Am I living true to Your holy name,
Or is my worship just a game?
Search me, O God
And know my heart
And see from Your way
Have I thus part.
In my spirit, I am most sincere,
Please search, and to Your side
Draw me near.
Search me, O God
And tell if You see
Anything that will keep me
From all eternity.
If it be there, help me dig out the root,
That I might produce Your spiritual fruit.
Search me, O God
My blessed Savior,
Save me from my sometimes
Ungodly behavior.
Apologetically I come,
With a heart in deep sorrow,
Pleading for You to lead me
To Your heavenly tomorrow.
Search me, O God
And lead me home
To the place where I stand
Before Your throne.
Living in the peace You gave to me,
For Your search dug out who I used to be.
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“The Lord is on my Side!”
Oh, the grace of another day. Yet, every day is not peachy, rather often with it comes turmoil, upset, and unrest. Sometimes, battling the seen and the unseen. Sometimes, fighting to keep one’s spiritual head above the waters of this life that seek to take you under. Oh, the peace to know that despite it all, the Lord is on my side.
If you’ve ever gone to the circus, one of the most impressive feats to witness in the performances there are the trapeze acts. It never seems to lose its awesomeness as we watch men and women fly through the air with what appears to be a complete disregard for life and limb. Actually, it is quite the opposite. They fly through the air with abandon because of the trust they exhibit in their partner to be by their side and to catch them at that pivotal moment; to catch them when it matters most. There is an awesome relationship of trust that goes on between the two. One that neither can doubt in lest the outcome be less than desirable.
What about our relationship with God? Do we exhibit the same trust in Almighty God that these acrobats seem to place in human confidence? Do we sport the confidence that He is by our side to catch us when we need Him the most?
Sometimes it may feel like you are in the boxing ring alone. Well, you’re not! Sometimes it may appear that you are fighting armies that encamp against you by yourself. You’re not! God is on our side and He promised to never leave us nor forsake us, Hebrews 13:5.
Daily, we are upheld by Him! Our lives are not in our own hands rather in the hands of Him that never fails! We may swing to and fro, sometimes feeling up and sometimes down, yet He is the ever-present strength that keeps us flying high above all these adversities, above all these troubles, above all these trappings of this world.
Difficulties will arise. Oh yes, they will. But, Jesus said, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world,” John 16:33. In other words, He is on our side. He is our overcomer. He is our victor. He is our deliverer that will see us past all that is presently before us that we might experience the peace that He so offers.
“Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid,” John 14:27. Some may say this is easier said than done especially when the upsets of life seem to be all around and the strength to carry on, well, it’s just plain hard to find. You’re exhausted! I get it. God gets it.
That’s why His Word declares and reminds every one of us, we don’t have to carry on on our own. The Lord is on your side. You are not in this alone. This is the message of the whole Bible. No matter how dim, gloomy and bleak it may seem, we are not in this alone. We have a Strength that is beyond our human capabilities. We have a Force fighting for us that cannot be reckoned with by human standards. We have the one and only true God and He is on our side!
Who are you flying with today? Secure your life in Him, let go and know that “The LORD is on my side,” Psalm 118:6. Trust Him, He will catch the life that honestly reaches out for Him, trusts, and believes.
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