The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 1:29-31 (NLT)
29 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
30 They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them.
31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 6:8-9 (NLT)
8 Go away, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
9 The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD will answer my prayer.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Isaiah 40:25-26 (HCSB)
25 "Who will you compare Me to, or who is My equal?" asks the Holy One.
26 Look up and see: who created these? He brings out the starry host by number; He calls all of them by name. Because of His great power and strength, not one of them is missing.
Ephesians 3:20 (HCSB)
20 Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—
My observation:
Today is the last in a series of five reflections on "How We Can Live Our Lives Without Fear in the New Year". Today's topic is, "The Command of His Power".
We can face whatever this New Year has in store for us if we place our hope and trust in the mighty hands of the Lord. Every Sunday we sing in our church the hymn, "Father, I stretch my hands to Thee, no other help I know. If Thou withdraw Thyself from me, where shall I go"?
In our focal passage for today, the prophet Isaiah and the Apostle Paul answers the question to my satisfaction and delight. As for me and my house, we will go with God.
I know that in Him and in Him alone I can find these five things:
I. The Contentment of His Provisions.
II. The Companionship of His Presence.
III. The Confidence of His Promises.
IV. The Comfort of His Protection.
V. The Command of His Power.
My prayer:
Father God, Sovereign Lord, Abba, Father, I am so thankful that I serve a God in whom I can place my life in your capable and unchanging hands. I am so glad that I can rest in the blessed assurance that I belong to God, and He belongs to me. Without the Lord in my life, I am nothing. But, with the Lord in my life, I have everything I need to live well, and finish strong. I have decided to follow Jesus, and I am too close to heaven to turn around now. Hallelujah! Amen!
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1 Peter 2:2-3 (ESV)
2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
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