Title: Are You Able to do All Things in Your Life?
Text:
Psalm 37:23 (NLT)
23 The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
Philippians 4:13 (KJV)
13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Observation:
The above two verses came together for me this morning in my first appointment of the day; my appointment with my heavenly Father.
I was talking with a friend at church Sunday morning, and the first verse came up, but neither of us could remember the chapter and verse. He came to me later and quoted the verse.
Then, this morning the second verse came up in my reading, and the Holy Spirit connected the two in my mind, and I begin to meditate upon them.
This verse from Philippians has two parts; our part, and God's part. I notice that the verse from Psalm also has the same two parts.
The light bulb experience for me was the revelation that when God is directing my steps I can do all that He is leading me to do because He supplies the strength to do it.
Our delight comes when we take the next step that the Lord directs us to take. Then I coupled that with the verse from yesterday's devotional.
Hebrews 13:5 (ESV)
5b For he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
I am encouraged and strengthened to know that God directs my steps, and that He supplies the strength that I need to do all things that He leads and directs me to do.
Additionally, He gives this ironclad guarantee, "I will never leave you nor forsake you". If God is in it, there is nothing that He directs you to do that will be impossible for you to do.
Luke 1:37 (ESV)
37 For nothing will be impossible with God."
Prayer:
Father God, my dear Father, I delight to sing Your praises at this good news from Your Word.
Father, I pray that You will open the eyes and ears of our hearts to receive it, and the faith to obey Your calling, and the directions You give us in our daily living.
Father, help us, by Your strength, to walk in faith, and to walk in the Spirit of God. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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