Knowing God - God's Word is Right

Psalm 33:4

For the word of the LORD is right;

and all his works are done in truth.

God’s Word Is Right

Sometimes we are looking for something that is indisputably right.  Here we see that His Word is right.  When faced with confusion or changing standards, it would do us well to sit down and spend some time just reading through His Word.  When we are exposed to His Word, a sense of rightness can come upon us and our hearts will be settled in the midst of such shifting sands of cultural change and sinful choices.  His works are done in truth.  God never makes a judgment or sends help out of deceit or false intentions.  He works in truth and His ways are to be trusted.  Thank You Lord that ALL your works are done in truth.  We rest in this and trust that what You say and what You do is right and true.  This helps us wade through the perpetual confusion of this fallen world.

Proverbs - Authority

Proverbs 16:10

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king:

his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

The authority God has over us is divine. He has set those over us to guide us in His ways.  If we would naturally go a certain way then we wouldn’t need people outside of us implementing boundaries and rules that can force us to submit in areas we can be oblivious to.  If our manager asks us to do something then we most likely wouldn’t have chosen that task ourselves.  If our husbands make a decision we must conform to, most likely we weren’t going to include that course in our lives.  This means that the divine sentencing in our lives is often through earthly authority.  We must approach the decisions of those in authority over us with gratefulness and a realization that the Lord might very well be using them to protect us or challenge us in ways we would never have chosen ourselves.  

Proverbs - The Lord Owns Salvation

Psalm 3:8

Salvation belongeth unto the LORD:

thy blessing is upon thy people.

The Lord Owns Salvation

When we need to be saved in a situation, it is the Lord we must look to in those situations that seem overwhelming and where we feel trapped.  He is able to deliver and salvation belongs to the Lord.  He is waiting for us to lift up our voices and anticipate His salvation that He might receive the glory.  His name is Savior and He is true to His name.  His blessing is upon those of us who are His people.  We can face difficult times knowing He saves and His blessing is upon us.  Don’t allow the intimidation of circumstances to tell you that He has not blessed you – His blessing IS upon you and salvation belongs to the Lord.

Proverbs - The Lord Directs

Proverbs 16:9

 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Oftentimes we have ideas and plans that enter our hearts.  We bring these before the Lord and we seek Him to direct our steps.  The steps are the outward manifestation of the inward ideas.  In order to reach a destination we have to travel.  The Lord wants to direct each step of the ideas that come into our hearts.  We should acknowledge Him in all of our ways and be sensitive to the leading of His Holy Spirit.  He will tell us what to do first, what is not important and what is a priority.  As He led His people through the wilderness, the Lord continues to be the One who can lead us through each of our days.  We must not be stubborn on the way we like to approach things but be flexible and yielding to His leading.  He knows of obstacles and opportunities we might be blind to.  Oh Lord, lead us in Your ways.  Show us how to carry out the ideas and plans You put in our hearts.

Knowing God - The Lord Has Already Won

Psalm 3:7

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God:

for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;

thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

The Lord Has Already Won

The Lord moves from a position of victory.  At the cross, Jesus Christ conquered sin and its eternal consequences.  We can cry out now to the God who saves because He has paid the highest price for deliverance by giving Jesus Christ.  He that spared not His own Son but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not freely give us all things?  He has been faithful to help us in the past; He will be faithful to help us now.  He is the same yesterday, today and forever….

Proverbs - Better is a Little

Proverbs 16:8

                                                                           

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

The Lord is good to tell us what is better when we are often deceived in our estimation of values.  If we are tempted to get something by doing something deceptively or lazily we must reject this and realize that it is way better to end up with less in our pockets and more treasures in heaven.  We can’t just resign ourselves that we missed out on some gain by doing what is right.  We must believe that it is better that we did what was right.  Besides, when our conscience is filled with guilt it is difficult to enjoy that which we were not supposed to have anyways.  If we have to use unrighteousness to get something it was not the Lord’s will for us to have it and the joy of the gift will not be there.  If you have done this, seek to restore the gain and free yourself of this wrongdoing.

Knowing God - God Sustains Us As We Sleep

Psalm 3:5

I laid me down and slept;

I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

God Sustains Us As We Sleep

As we sleep, our God sustains us.  He keeps our hearts beating, our respiratory system in check, our endocrine system in balance, our digestive system flowing etc. He gives our mind a chance to rest and sustains us as we rest and gain perspective for what awaits us as we awaken.  We can go to bed thanking Him for sustaining us as we sleep and we can get out of bed thanking Him that He sustained us as we slept.  Our God never slumbers or sleeps.  He is over us and the time that we are most vulnerable, while sleeping, He sustains us and holds us up.  He will do no less when we are awake.