Encouragement Post – Day #52 (Saturday) We know God as our Father, but He also has motherly characteristics. Here is how the prophet Isaiah (49:15-16) describes His love for us, “Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.” His care and love for us extend farther than a mother’s for her nursing child. Amazing! And my experience with my own mother includes buckets full of unconditional love. I am truly blessed. Which brings to mind a very mother-like characteristic of our God in this familiar scripture from Lamentations 3:21-23, “This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
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Encouragement Post – Coronavirus Distancing Day 16 (Tuesday)
Encouragement Post – Day #16 (Tuesday) Contentment can be elusive in times like this. But, in 1 Timothy 6:6-7 we are told “But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either.” We don’t really have the power to make sure that everything in our lives goes the way it should. But when we surrender our lives to the One who knows us best, loves us most, and always provides everything we need – the One who actually does have control – we can find real contentment and true peace.
Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Be anxious for nothing but in everything through prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which passes all comprehension will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
So, I am to worry about NO thing, and I am to pray about EVERY thing while being thankful to the Lord for His care. And, He promises that if I do these things, He will guard my heart by giving me a peace that goes far beyond my ability to comprehend it.
Hebrews 13:5, “Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.” He will never, not ever, no never leave me.
Isaiah 26:3 “The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You.” PERFECT peace.
I am thankful that He did not leave us without a roadmap to peace, but He has given us His beautiful Word to show us how to find peace and contentment, even in times like these.
Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Be anxious for nothing but in everything through prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which passes all comprehension will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
So, I am to worry about NO thing, and I am to pray about EVERY thing while being thankful to the Lord for His care. And, He promises that if I do these things, He will guard my heart by giving me a peace that goes far beyond my ability to comprehend it.
Hebrews 13:5, “Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.” He will never, not ever, no never leave me.
Isaiah 26:3 “The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You.” PERFECT peace.
I am thankful that He did not leave us without a roadmap to peace, but He has given us His beautiful Word to show us how to find peace and contentment, even in times like these.
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