Daily Devotionals
Daily Devotional: Psalms 80:5-11
Ps 80:5-11
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful. 6 You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us. 7 Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. 8 You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. 9 You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. 10 The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches. 11 Its branches reached as far as the Sea, its shoots as far as the River.
I Pet 1:6-9
6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
One of the best ways to deal with problems, trials and heartaches in our lives is to re-count the many things God has done for us. In fact, we need to stop every so often and just list (at least in our minds) all the things God has done in our lives. It may include material things he has provided or made available to us. It may be the many times he has delivered us from our trials or given us the strength to carry on for another day when we did not think we could make it. It must include the many fellow Christians who encourage us and keep us strong. Can we ever realize all we gain from spending time in his word? How do we measure the true value of the privilege of prayer? And the list goes on and on.
Now this will not take away our problems or deliver us from the temptations that we face but it will give us the reason we need to trust God and move forward in his will. When we make it personal we realize that he does indeed limit what we face so we can endure and he does give his grace as we need it.
Thank you Lord for all you have done for me and continue to do for me every day of my life. I know your blessings are beyond number but they are many and they are real. Give me a heart filled with greater gratitude so I recognize what you do and what others do to make my life so much better. Fill me with your Spirit so I can share your love with others. Help me always have a servant attitude. Thank you for those who taught me to love you. I pray in the name of Jesus.
Robert
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