Friday, July 31, 2015

Who is the King of glory?
The LORD,
            strong and mighty,
the LORD,
             mighty in battle.

                        Psalm 24. 8

(No matter with what you struggle
--and everyone struggles
                   with something--
God is able to grant victory over it,
maybe in ways you would never expect.
Seek Him in it.  Take one step.
God will redeem.)

Thursday, July 30, 2015

So Jotham became mighty ,
because 
     he ordered his ways
before the LORD his God.

                  2 Chronicles 27. 6

(His strength was evident
not in favorable circumstances
but in ordering his ways
       and ordering his days
                    before the LORD.
When we align ourselves with God,
there is nothing ordinary.
The extraordinary emerges by His design,
     even in ways we may never see.
We have only to be faithful.)

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The man of God said,
"The LORD is able
to give you
    much more than this."

             2 Chronicles 25. 9

(Trust God not only
 for what He is doing,
 but how He is doing it.)

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

And Jehoida made a covenant 
between himself and all the people
and the king
that they should be
              the LORD'S people.

                   2 Chronicles 23. 16

(Be the LORD'S.
How should that change
what I say and do today?
How does that change who I am?)

Monday, July 27, 2015

...those who were to sing to the LORD
          and praise Him in holy array
...went before the army...

                   2 Chronicles 20. 21

(When we praise God,
He changes even how we approach
          an overwhelming situation.
Fear just blocks out the light.
Seeking God helps me to see
         His way into it.)

Sunday, July 26, 2015

If you confess with your lips
    that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart
that God raised Him
from the dead,
           you will be saved.

              Romans 10. 9

(Confessing and professing
      "Jesus is Lord"
is not just another worldview.
Jesus changes not just how 
      I view the world, 
             but my heart.
His Lordship radically alters 
the course of my life.)

Saturday, July 25, 2015

But you, take courage!
Do not let your hands be weak,
for your work
     shall be rewarded.

               2 Chronicles 15. 7

(God does not just
  use what you do 
  in His Name.
He multiplies it.)