GOD GOES IN THE FRONT

(Psa 68:7) O God, when You went in front of Your people, when You marched through the desert...

Yes our God goes before us. He sets the benchmark of living and is the perfect role-model for us to follow. He is loving and caring. He never lets His children down.

Are you troubled in your heart? Don't go by feelings. But go by faith. Even if you are going through a dry patch in life, yet don't lose heart. He is still with you and will walk with you through this dry patch. He takes care of you and moulds you for a better future. Sometimes, you are allowed to walk through this dry patch for edification and you are pruned for more yields in life.

HE GOES BEFORE YOU. Do not worry about your future. Everything is taken care of by Him. You just need to trust HIM and move forward boldly.

PRISON TO PRODUCTIVE LIFE

(Psa 68:6) God places lonely people in families. He leads prisoners out of prison into productive lives, but rebellious people must live in an unproductive land.

Are you lonely or feeling lonely in-spite of having family and friends around? Do you feel that no one cares for you and you are no longer important to anybody? Are you struggling with die-hard habits which have tied you down into an unproductive life? 

If you are not able to move forward in life, make new friends and progress higher because of your shyness or inferior complex that bogs you down, you are a prisoner to self pity or complex feelings. As long as you are bonded to any habit or people or situation that takes the priority in life you can never be productive and will never have the real joy and happiness that is a by-product of real freedom in Christ.

Are you doing justice to the skills, talents, time, resources and other facilities you are blessed with? OR is there anything (habit, lifestyle, people, and situations) that is stealing away the best of your performance, productivity or peace? Come back to God. Surrender your life totally to Him. He will deliver you from the prison like situation into a productive life for Him. We are in the last days. God needs you for His purpose.

Don't be worried about your past. Give everything into the hands of God. He shall reshape and restore your lost glory and renew your strength in HIM. You shall be a success and a blessing.

FATHER & DEFENDER

(Psa 68:5) A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.

Are you defenseless? Perplexed about all that is happening around? Are you terrified by the wicked people around because you are all alone in this world?

Are you upset and fearful because of the recent happenings of sexual violation and discriminations? Are you fighting with loss of confidence to live a peaceful life in this world?

Lookup to the cross of Calvary. Our God is all-powerful and just. He takes care of the fatherless and comes to the rescue and defense of the widows. Fear not. He watches over you. You will not be let down.

Cheer up!

PRAISE HIM & REJOICE IN HIM

(Psa 68:4) Sing praises to God and to His name! Sing loud praises to Him who rides the clouds. His name is the LORD--rejoice in His presence!

Praise Him! Praise Him in the morning, noontime and the evening goes a familiar chorus. Yes it is true that we need to keep on praising Him. He is mighty and He alone is worthy to be praised. Don't be a people praiser. Be a God pleaser. Don't give the place of God to any human being. Don't praise man more than God.

 

Be careful to give God the glory. The more you praise Him, the more His grace will be on you. He loves to enlighten you and to have fellowship with you. He wants to have a constant fellowship with you. Enjoy His presence and rejoice in Him all the time.

When He is with you and you with Him, you can move the mountains. You can be more than a conqueror. Praise Him! Praise Him! and Praise Him!

SACRIFICIAL OFFERING

(Psa 20:3) May He remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.

Giving out of abundance is different from giving sacrificially. That's why Jesus appreciated what the widow gave for the Lord. In spite of her insufficiency and the little she had for herself, she gave all that she could to the Lord. Also, she gave not to show off her offerings to the world. But, still Jesus saw her heart of sacrifice and acknowledged her good work.

What you give and how much you give is not important. Giving out of gratitude and a heart filled with thanks is more important than the quantity. Giving to the Lord even if it needs a sacrifice of your personal comforts, sacrificing some extra benefits etc...  will be valued more by God. He gave Himself as a sacrifice and He expects the same from us.

More than the materialistic offerings, giving yourself as a living sacrifice is more important and valuable in the sight of God. Honor thy God with your sacrificial and joyful offerings. Give. It will be given back to you.