MY GOD
Psalms 62:6-7 (61:7-8)
For He is my God and my savior,
My protector; I shall never be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory;
He is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.
Encouraging Words
Who, or what, is my God? He is my Savior. Savior from what? Death and damnation. He is my Protector. Protector from what? Every large or small thing, in this earthly realm that is being thrown at me by the enemy, the accuser. In Him I will never be moved. Moved by what? Every wave from the storms of life that try to drive me away from my destination. He is my glory. What glory? Every aspect of my life that brings me recognition, joy, or comfort is my glory and all comes from Him. He is my help in all of this, and my hope is in Him. Praise be to God!
OBEY GOD
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.
Personal Challenge
To whom do we give our obedience? Ourselves? Our employer? Our peers? Our politicians? If we are truly trying to live righteous and Christlike lives, then we can only be choosing to obey God and not men. God is our source of all life and since we appreciate that so much, we choose to give all of our obedience to Him rather than anyone or anything in this world. This is a choice that we must make every moment of life. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
BE SUBMISSIVE
Psalms 62:5 (61:6)
However, be submissive to God, O my soul,
For my patient endurance is from Him.
Personal Challenge
The ultimate goal for us in living our life for Christ is total submission to Him and the Father. This is the essential act of humility before the Creator and Sustainer of all. This is also the most difficult thing for us to do because it means yielding our free will to God and embracing His will. But He does not expect us to do this on our own. He fills us with His Holy Spirit and His love and mercy to give us that patient endurance that we need to be obedient and submissive. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy on me, the sinner!
WHAT IS RIGHT
Acts 4:19-20
But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
Personal Challenge
The world we live in is at odds with the living God. It is still fallen and broken. Because of this, if we strive to live our lives for Jesus, speaking up for Him, then those of this world will try to shut us down. We can choose to submit to that or press on, knowing that we cannot help but proclaim the truth that we know. Glory be to God!
Saint of the Week
St. John Chrysostom
SUBMISSIVE
Psalms 62:1-2 (61:2-3)
Shall not my soul be submissive to God?
For from Him is my salvation.
For He is my God and my savior,
My protector; I shall be shaken no more.
Encouraging Words
Our God is our salvation from death that is the result of our sin. He is our God, our all, and our provider of all. He is our protector against all that life might throw at us, including the final battle of physical death. All of this is why we choose to submit to Him and receive all that He has in store for us. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
BOLDNESS
Acts 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
Personal Challenge
As followers of Jesus Christ are we living lives full of boldness? We have the almighty God on our side in all that we do. He is there with us. We do not need to be educated or trained in order to be bold for our God. He has promised to give us what we need to speak out for Him. We just need to be willing to trust Him. Glory be to God!
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