Rejoice in the strength of the Lord and your salvation!

7/18/2018

The king shall have joy in your strength, O Lord; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Psalm 21:1 NKJV

David expresses his joy in the salvation of God and his confidence in the Lord’s strength!

It seems quite natural for David to have joy in the strength of God. It is not surprising that he rejoiced greatly in the salvation of the Lord. God saved David when his enemies wanted to kill him.

David rejoiced in the strength of the Lord long before he became the king of Israel. God gave him victory over wild animals when he was just a boy. David learned to trust God in his daily life at a young age.

David rejoiced greatly in God’s salvation during the time he ran and hid from Saul even though his salvation was not yet complete. He did it in faith while he awaited God’s deliverance from a powerful enemy!

I am rejoicing in the strength of the Lord today. I take great joy in my salvation. I have victory over people places and things that could steal my joy and faith in Jesus Christ!

I rejoice in the strength of the Lord because I am bold enough to trust Him in my daily life. I know Jesus is with me as I wander through the desert of trials tribulations and troubles. I trust Jesus to lead me and guide through life in a fallen world

My heart is sick and sad as I watch people I love suffer from illness or drowning in the cesspool of sin. That does not stop me from rejoicing in God’s salvation. I rejoice while I wait to see God’s salvation with my eyes!

Will you rejoice in the strength of the Lord? Will you express your joy in the salvation of God and your confidence in the Lord? God has already given you victory over people places and things that could steal away your joy and faith in Jesus Christ!

You may not yet see evidence of the deliverance from trials tribulations and troubles God has promised. Do not be weighed down by them. Rise above your circumstances through faith in Jesus. Trust God as you await His promised salvation!

God is not asking us to pretend we are not suffering heartache and pain. He is asking us to trust Him despite our feelings and emotions. Jesus wants us to trust Him to be strong for us when we are not.

Many of the things we see with our eyes hear with our ears and touch with our hands contradict the truth of God. Do not put your faith in any of them. They will all pass away. People who trust God in their daily lives will live on in eternity!

There is a reason God called David a man after His own heart. David fought through feelings, emotions, trials, troubles, failures and sins to maintain his faith in God. Will you? Will you trust Jesus to lead you and guide through life in a fallen world?

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Louie Garcia

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Rejoice in the strength of the Lord and your salvation!

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