Read the Bible in a Year (07JUL19)

DAILY REMINDER – Today, July 7’s Bible reading is Psalms 119:1-88. 

NEXT DAY REMINDER – Tomorrow, July 7’s Bible reading is Psalms 119:89-176. May God bless you with the reading of His WORD. 

PSALMS MOMENT – (07JUL19) “My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life” (Psalm 119:50). The psalmist wrote these words because during the midst of his troubles, he needed something that he could hang on to. He held on to the promises that the Lord had spoken over his life to take him through the darkest times when he felt alone and in despair. The Lord’s promises gave him strength where he knew that his enemies could not overtake him because the Lord’s word would never return to Him void. Therefore, even when he felt like all hope was lost, the psalmist held on to God’s promises.

We too can hold on to the promises that the Lord has spoken over our lives. We may experience trial after trial before His word comes to pass, but God’s word is the most reliable thing that we can ever believe in. The Bible says, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” (Numbers 23:19). God does not make a promise and then say, “oops.” That is not in His character. The Lord keeps His promises to us so that our faith can be built on a record of trust in Him. If God went back on His word, how could we ever learn that we can trust Him completely with our lives? Therefore, when we go through trials and hard situations, we can gain strength in reminding ourselves of the promises that He has spoken over us. The Lord does not lie. The Lord does not forget. The Lord does not change His mind. The Lord always keeps His Word. Something to ponder….

QUESTION OF THE DAY - (07JUL19) How many people say that it was good for them to fall ill, get into a car wreck, loose their job, go to jail, or some other misfortune? Some people can probably see the good in a less than fortunate experience because it put them on the right path. Others may not see the glory in what could have been a humiliating, depressing, or debilitating experience. Yet, the psalmist had an interesting take on the trials that he had encountered. He wrote, “It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees” (Psalm 119:71). The psalmist was expressing his appreciation for having gone through heartaches because it gave him an opportunity to learn and understand the statutes of the Lord, and how to walk in His ways.  

Many of us would not have fallen to our knees if we had never gone through anything. Trials will cause you to be forced to rely on God. During those times, your faith is being renewed, and God is developing your character. Many of us have faced trying situations that caused us to trust in God like we have never done before. It was because of those trials that we learned how faith operates and began to see how God moves mountains. Everything that we go through is for a reason. One thing as believers we can count on is the knowledge that God is always there during our tests and trials to bring us out to His expected end. Something to ponder….