Daily Journal: 11 July

Comfort and Thankfulness

When God has spoken, it becomes easier to make my way through every situation.

When God has spoken, I can remain assured that what He says, will happen.

Jude 1:21 says “keep yourselves in God’s love”. To keep myself in God’s love means I don’t allow doubts to creep into my mind, or fears to mis-shape my heart. To keep myself in God’s love means to keep myself in a place of rest and assurance, peace and trust, grace and acceptance, quietness and confidence. To keep myself in God’s love means to keep myself wrapped in the knowledge of His goodness towards me, power for me, and to walk in comfort and thankfulness.

Deuteronomy 31:8 (NCV)

The Lord himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don’t be afraid and don’t worry.”

Sometimes I can think God has forgotten me, He has forgotten His words to me. But, never! He says, don’t be afraid, I haven’t forgotten you. I remember you and I know my plans for you. I am clearing the path ahead of you. Keep yourself in the knowledge of my goodness towards you. Keep yourself there, in my love, not in doubts and worries.

Isaiah 45:2 (ESV)

“I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron

There is nothing difficult for God. We need to remember nothing is hard for God. He knows the way ahead and He will dismantle everything that needs to be dismantled for you. He will level the ground ahead of you so that you are able to walk forward and be positioned in all the places that He wants you.

Isaiah 52:12 (NASB)

But you will not go out in a hurry, nor will you go as fugitives; For the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Don’t move from one thing to another as if you have to be afraid. God knows your place and your times. He hedges you, cutting away, shaping and protecting your path. The Lord is the Commander of heavens armies, over all powers and authorities. He is moving ahead of you in complete control, fighting for you.

Follow Him.

Deuteronomy 1:30 (ESV)

The LORD your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes

Before your very eyes, you will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living (Psalm 27:13)

Be assured, if you continue to follow Him, you will see how the Lord fights for you before your very eyes.

Psalm 139:5

(NASB) You have encircled me behind and in front, and placed Your hand upon me.

(GNT) You are all around me on every side; you protect me with your power.

Knowing that the goodness of the Lord follows you (Psalm 23:6), keeps you (Psalm 139:5) and fights for you (Isaiah 52:12), how does it change your mindset and the state of your heart?

Lord God, you have said so many times, in so many places in your Word how you go before your people and behind them and make a way for them. Help us to follow you, knowing that you are our Defender, our Keeper, our Ruler. Help us to walk assured in complete comfort and thankfulness.