Monthly Archives: June 2023

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! Psalm‬ ‭115‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬

A hard teaching that begs an important question.

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭ESV‬‬

The question: When was the last time you took a long hard, honest look at the things in your life that draw you away from your former devotion to God?

Which begs another question: Who is it that you can share this with and ask for prayer and accountability?

Now a plea: Don’t keep God a distant shelf, just taking him down when it’s convenient for you.

I have found this to be a helpful question in self-examination. One who resists self examination, resists growth in being Jesus’ disciple.

Take heart!

“O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you? You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them. (Psalm‬ ‭89‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

Trust in the Lord.
Abide in Him and build your trust!

“Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky. Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.” Psalm‬ ‭85‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Because of His holiness, we can have complete trust confidence in God…

Abide in His word, sit with him in worship and prayer, grow in trust, beloved disciple.

Then, when trouble comes, you will have developed trust in Him to be your refuge.

From Jeremiah 23, powerful words to ponder, take heed of, and and give Him glory!

2“Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the LORD. Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.

5“Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’

25Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD.

29Is not my word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”

‭‭(Jeremiah‬ ‭23‬:‭2‬-‭6‬, ‭24‬, ‭29‬ ‭ESV‬‬)