3 For they did not gain possession of the land by their
own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your
arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them.
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Psalm 44:3 (NKJV)
It’s been 181 days of God simply being GOD!
#T.G.I.F | Thank God! It’s Favor!
But really, IF it had not been for God on our side, where
would we have been?
Our help is from Him alone. (Psalm 124:1-8)
Thank you Jesus!
17
It will be a sign between me
and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the
earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.
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Exodus 31:17 (NIV)
It'll be 184 days of God being GOD as always!
#T.G.I.F | Thank God! It’s Finished!
God has paid the price to make the rest of the year, the
best of the year!
Without God’s help, life’s journey is a tiring race;
With God’s help, life’s journey is tireless – that’s
Grace.
When the Promises Are Mixed with Faith
1-3 For as long, then,
as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to God’s goal for us, we need to
be careful that we’re not disqualified. We received the same promises as those
people in the wilderness, but the promises didn’t do them a bit of good because
they didn’t receive the promises with faith. If we believe, though, we’ll
experience that state of resting. But not if we don’t have faith. Remember that
God said,
Exasperated, I vowed,
“They’ll never get where they’re going, never be able to
sit down and rest.”
3-7 God made that vow,
even though he’d finished his part before the foundation of the world.
Somewhere it’s written, “God rested the seventh day, having completed his
work,” but in this other text he says, “They’ll never be able to sit down and
rest.” So this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Those earlier ones never did
get to the place of rest because they were disobedient. God keeps renewing the
promise and setting the date as today, just as he did in David’s psalm,
centuries later than the original invitation:
Today, please listen, don’t turn a deaf ear . . .
8-11
And so this is still a live promise. It wasn’t canceled at the time of Joshua;
otherwise, God wouldn’t keep renewing the appointment for “today.” The promise
of “arrival” and “rest” is still there for God’s people. God himself is at
rest. And at the end of the journey we’ll surely rest with God. So let’s keep
at it and eventually arrive at the place of rest, not drop out through some
sort of disobedience.
12-13
God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a
surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying
us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious to God’s Word. We
can’t get away from it—no matter what.
14-16
Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access
to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is
out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing,
experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him and get what
he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.
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Hebrews 4 (MSG)
Enough said.
God Bless You!
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