Tuesday, July 24

Jesus Calling: August 6th, 2024

Jesus Calling: August 6th

When things seem to be going all wrong, stop and affirm your trust in Me. Calmly bring these matters to Me, and leave them in My capable hands. Then, simply do the next thing. Stay in touch with Me through thankful, trusting prayers, resting in My sovereign control. Rejoice in Me--exult in the God of your salvation! As you trust in Me, I make your feet like the feet of a deer. I enable you to walk and make progress upon your high places of trouble, suffering, or responsibility.

RELATED SCRIPTURE:

Job 13:15 (NLT)
15 God might kill me, but I have no other hope.
    I am going to argue my case with him.

Psalm 18:33 (NLT)
33 He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
    enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

Additional insight regarding Psalm 18:32-34: God doesn't promise to eliminate challenges; instead, he promises to give us the strength to meet those challenges. If he gave us no rough roads to walk, no mountains to climb, and no battles to fight, we would not grow. He does not leave us alone with our challenges, however. Instead, he stands beside us, teaches us, and strengthens us to face them.

Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NLT)
17 Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
    and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails,
    and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields,
    and the cattle barns are empty,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
    I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength!
    He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
    able to tread upon the heights.

Additional insight regarding Habakkuk 3:17-19: Crop failure and the death of animals would devastate Judah. But Habakkuk affirmed that even in the times of starvation and loss, he would still rejoice in the Lord. Habakkuk's feelings were not controlled by the events around him but by faith in God's ability to give him strength. When nothing makes sense, and when troubles seem more than you can bear, remember that God gives you strength. Take your eyes off your difficulties and look to  God! God is alive and in control of the world and its events. We cannot see all that God is doing, and we cannot see all that God will do. But we can be assured that he is God and will do what is right. Knowing this can give us confidence and hope in a confusing world.

Additional insight regarding Habakkuk 3:19: God will give his followers strength and confidence in difficult times. They will run surefooted as deer across rough and dangerous terrain. At the proper time, God will bring his justice and completely rid the world of evil. In the meantime, God's people need to live in the strength of his Spirit, confident in his ultimate victory over evil. God is alive and in control of the world and its events. We cannot see all that God is doing, and we cannot see all that God will do. But we can be assured that he is God and will do what is right. Knowing this can give us confidence and hope in a confusing world.

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5 comments:

  1. God is good all the time, all the time God is good!

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  2. He is indeed great!!!! Hallelujah 👐

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  3. I am so grateful for today’s reading it really hit home and I’m very grateful that I can access the reading online I left my Book Jesus calling at my daughters house because I had to watch her 22-month-old son my grandson for a week because she has Covid it was overwhelming and exhausting but each day I prayed for God to be with me and help me and make the right decisions etc. as I took care of this childThanks be to God everything went well as I had the opportunity to bond with my grandson thank you so much again for online access

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  4. In these uncertain days , it is so comforting to read these encouraging devotionals and they reinforce that God is in control. My soul finds rest in my Lord.

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  5. God blesses me daily through this website thx family!

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