God is on our side

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When God’s On Your Side..

17th August

 

“The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; He will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me.”

Psalm 118:6-7

David was a mighty man of battle. Many victories had been won by his leadership. In fact it has often been said that Israel has never had such a great king in all of it’s history. Such was David’s great fame and respect that even Jesus was often named the ‘Son of David’. It is clear that David’s life was a monumental period of time in Israel’s history. Yet why did David receive so much praise?

Quite simply, because his trust was never in himself, never in his great army and never in his wealth. It was always in God. Even when faced with foes that outnumbered his own, he stood defiant because he knew that God was with him. Even when faced with hate and fear, he could triumphantly because he knew that God was fighting with him.

His confidence was not in what he could do, but in what God could do. He knew that man’s ability to harm him was limited compared to God’s ability to save him. Time and time again, he drew on the strength of God to face his enemies and trusted Him with his life.

We too can take that same confidence into our own lives if we learn to put our full trust in Jesus. We can look at our problems triumphantly. We can face fear and anxiety with a winning attitude because God is with us. When we have full confidence in who we are in Christ, life’s problems seem less of a mountain to climb. Let us join in with David and rejoice our Saviour is with US!

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A Mere Speck

18th June

“The Lord is KING. Let the earth rejoice! Let the farthest coastlands be glad…The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.”

Psalm 97:1,5

It has been said that Mountain’s make up 70% of Japan’s land mass. Everywhere you travel to around this island, you probably are not far from a huge mountain range. These mountains and are not glorified hills but huge tall mountains, 2000 or 3000 meters tall. They bask in the sun’s glory in the summer and decorated with snow in the winter.

Yet in all of the glory, they still are nothing compared to the enormity of Almighty God. A human standing next to or even attempting to climb one of these mountains, has to pale into sheer humility at the size contrast. But compared to God, even these mountains are minute. Even if we could compare the earth to God’s greatness it would still be a “mere speck” if His eyes. Our planet is just one of millions of stars and planets in the thousands of solar systems in the known universe. David, in today’s Psalm, also comments on the greatness of God and how even these mighty mountains melt like wax before the Lord’s Majesty. The whole earth sings of God’s greatness.

Today, let us put our problems into perspective. God is far far greater than any of our problems. Seriously nothing is too big for Him. Nothing surprises Him, nothing scares Him and nothing makes Him worry. The best part is, is that God cares for you individually. He cares for us all individually. He knows every single hurt, pain, disappointment, financial need, and family need and HE CARES. Even if He is so much higher, bigger and greater, He still cares personally for each of us. God doesn’t look at our problems, even if they are small for Him and dismiss them. Rather He is there fighting with us, walking by our side and holding our hands through the darkest valleys, fighting to make a way out.

If you are waking up to a whole heap of problems this morning, put you life into the perspective of God’s eyes and know that He is with you. God, the creator of everything in the entire universe, is on your side.