Today I pray that you may fulfill God's purposes for your life and that you may be filled with the Holy Spirit and abounding joy! Now, I share with you more from my exiting new devotional, "The Perfect Gift."
Woe to him
who builds his house by unjust gain,
setting his
nest on high
to escape
the clutches of ruin.
You have
plotted the ruin of many peoples,
shaming your
own house and forfeiting your life.
The stones
of the wall will cry out
And the
beams of the woodwork will echo it.
Woe to him
who builds a city with bloodshed
and
establishes a town by injustice!
Has not the
Lord determined
that the
people’s labor is only fuel for the fire.
That the
nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
For the
Earth will be filled with the knowledge
of the glory
of the Lord
as the
waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk
2:9-14 p. 1477
God’s people
are infinitely safe from the ruins of affliction. Although we labor in vain we will not be
constricted by the chains that once held us captive. Jesus has set us free so
that whatever we do, we may do with gusto and gratefulness. The Lord our God uses are troubled times as a
testimony to others. Once we have called
out to Him in an honest plea he has already assured our protection from the
enemy. Troubled times are sure to abound
but with Christ at the wheel they will never override us. Embrace His loving security from the pitfalls
of life because He has much more to show you than the world has to offer.
Behold, I am your comforter and
provider. Your ultimate source of
protection in times of need. Fear not in
my presence for I have come so that you may have life. At times it may seem as though you are
walking a dark, path alone in a fallen world that once held you prisoner to
your greatest strength and abilities. As you look around the world draws you
deeper into its desolate hole. Do not be
fooled by this empty course that tries sinking you to the bottom. Instead reach out high as you call out My
name. Do not look to the side at your opposing
forces but rather, upward to the heavens where I am omnipresent to wrap you in my
loving arms, never allowing harm to invade you.
Trust in me for protection and strength for I am your provider in times
of trouble and for all eternity.
Remember to shift your focus, thoughts and actions to My house where I
welcome them with open, extended arms so that your plans may succeed.
Do not be
afraid, Jacob my servant;
do not be
dismayed, Israel.
I will
surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants
from the land of their exile.
Jacob will
again have peace and security,
and no one will
make him afraid.
Jeremiah 46: 27
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