Psalm 102:8-11
8 My enemies reproach me all day long,
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens,
And I wither away like grass. NKJV
Sitting in grief, one finds themselves eating on ashes. Many people move into a depression and it is hard for them to come out. But in those times we must remember God is truth and the devil is the liar.
The devil was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is not truth found in him. And he certainly speaks his native language. (John 8:44)
We must discern when the devil is out to harm.
We are to be sanctified by the truth. God's Word is truth. (John 17:17)
We should acknowledge when we have fed on ashes. Turning to God's Word will always lead us into life and health. Holding onto anything of which is a security to us is a lie. Believing in things which are not true, as to in our own selves is a delusion. Our freedom from self is in Jesus. WE are to be changed into His image.
Colossians 3:9-10..........NIV
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Colossians 3:9-10..........NIV
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Situations can happen. People can pass away. People can hurt us and people can just do the unusual that can affect us in some harmful way, but we are not to live in the hurt, not in the pain of loss or look upon those situations that cause grief as anything to fear or doubt. Change will always come to our lives, but we must be willing to keep moving and not stop.
Submitting to God and His authority means all else falls beneath, is carried in the debris pile, swept away by winds that caused the diversity and never to be seen.
Scripture tells us by the prophet in Micah that our sins were cast into the depths of the sea.
Micah 7:18-20
18 Who is a God like You,
Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in mercy.
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 You will give truth to Jacob
And mercy to Abraham,
Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old. NKJV
Truth was given to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham.
Our sins were subdued ............and in the blood of Jesus we are the redeemed. The redeemed act joyful. They are the submitted to God and His authority and not to depression or anything else the devil might throw up in your face.
Today submit your dreams to Him as you are submitted to HIM in the authority of His Word. I ask the Lord God to give you God-ordained goals showing you how to invest in your future. I also pray that you who would read this that you would also be active in service to the Lord all the days of your life.
Today depression leaves your life. Rise and see your purpose that God has for you. May you be anchored there by the Holy Spirit who is steadfast and true. Be planted in the Lord and be fresh and flourishing and bearing fruit into old age.
We believe for your transition into His grace of peace and love. We believe for your valleys and high mountains to be smoothed out. We believe for level paths for your feet as you walk with HIM.
YOUR future is in Him.
The STAR came out of Jacob. Num 24:17
17 "I see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
a Star shall come out of Jacob;
a Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of tumult. NKJV
God's mercy to us is new every morning.
Lamentations 3:22-24
22 Through the LORD's mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul,
"Therefore I hope in Him!" NKJV
Please don't drink to sadness today. God is smiling on you. He desires to get down and visit with you one to one. Tell Him how you treasure Him and I am certain He will draw you into the comfort of His loving arms and tell you, your best is yet to be. Come out from beneath the covers of despair. Jesus is Lord, A new day is coming and it will be in the brightness of His glory. Amen.
Let's meditate on Jesus who gave us beauty for ashes. In Him we live, In Him we abide in the beauty of His life.
Let's meditate on Jesus who gave us beauty for ashes. In Him we live, In Him we abide in the beauty of His life.
Isaiah 61:2-3....to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion--
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor. NIV
The Message Bible states it this way:
God sent Isaiah to declare the message:
to comfort all who mourn, to care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion. to give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom. A praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them "Oaks of Righteousness" planted by God to display his glory.
Staying in Jesus, abiding in His peace and love, we stay away from anything that would perish. Leaving the world behind, we leave behind that which is worthless, and we seek that which is priceless.
For He is the pearl of great price.
Woven into the tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then we will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. And we have been shown the mystery! (Message Bible:Colossians 2)
Continue to pursue things with the life Christ gave us. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Leave the idols behind. don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, be alert to what is going on around Christ. that is where the action is. See things from His perspective. Your old life is dead, Your new life, which is your real life----even though invisible to spectators----is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up too----the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ. ( Message Bible: Colossians 3)
Now commanded to live in peace, we live in accordance with those around us. You might have fed on ashes but today you feed on His Word that is life and peace. Wholly committed we move into a life of real living that is fruitful and a benefit to others. Blessed are those who hear and obey this word today. Even better are those who actually live to practice this very word. Amen.
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion--
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor. NIV
The Message Bible states it this way:
God sent Isaiah to declare the message:
to comfort all who mourn, to care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion. to give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom. A praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them "Oaks of Righteousness" planted by God to display his glory.
Staying in Jesus, abiding in His peace and love, we stay away from anything that would perish. Leaving the world behind, we leave behind that which is worthless, and we seek that which is priceless.
For He is the pearl of great price.
Woven into the tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then we will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. And we have been shown the mystery! (Message Bible:Colossians 2)
Continue to pursue things with the life Christ gave us. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Leave the idols behind. don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, be alert to what is going on around Christ. that is where the action is. See things from His perspective. Your old life is dead, Your new life, which is your real life----even though invisible to spectators----is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up too----the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ. ( Message Bible: Colossians 3)
Now commanded to live in peace, we live in accordance with those around us. You might have fed on ashes but today you feed on His Word that is life and peace. Wholly committed we move into a life of real living that is fruitful and a benefit to others. Blessed are those who hear and obey this word today. Even better are those who actually live to practice this very word. Amen.
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