Trust the Promise

April 9

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 107:1

May today be a day of true Thanksgiving and praise, if for no other reason than that the Lord loves you and He inhabits the praise of His people (Psalm 22:3). If we can allow ourselves to praise and thank Him in the midst of our problems, He has much more flexibility in causing the "all things" He speaks of in our lives to "work together for our good," Romans 8:28.

The Lord will use your praise and thanks—your expression of your COMPLETE TRUST IN THE GOD WHO HAS ALL POWER OVER ALL THINGS TO WORK OUT EVERY DETAIL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE PERPLEXING TO YOU. HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THAT JESUS, BY THE POWER OF HIS HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU, WILL EITHER TRANSFORM THE DIFFICULT PEOPLE AND CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND YOU OR TRANSFORM YOU. “HE WILL NOT LEAVE YOU COMFORTLESS,” John 14:18.

PRAISE GOD FOR THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN YOUR LIFE. Praise God for HIS OWN STRENGTH and JOY (Nehemiah 8:10) that HE HAS REVEALED IN AND THROUGH YOU, for you could not have navigated the difficulties you have faced alone. You may not have always recognized His presence and power with you, but they have been there through His abiding Holy Spirit who has "never failed you or forsaken you," Hebrews 13:5.

HE WILL ABIDE WITHIN YOUR HEART THROUGH TIME AND ALL ITS CHALLENGES AND CARRY YOU AS 'MORE THAN A CONQUEROR' (Romans 8:37) INTO ETERNITY WHERE YOU WILL JUDGE ANGELS! I Corinthians 6:3. May you be lifted up by the power of Christ to a new level of faith that can grow and flourish because you trust in the promise of the glorious One to whom you lift up all thanksgiving and praise.