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Devotional Thoughts
David\u2019s confidence in God is just incredible. After stating (Psalm 31:13) \u201cI have heard many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.\u201d David confidently declares, \u201cBut I am trusting you, O Lord\u2026 my future is in your hands\u2026\u201d How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you.\u201d What was David picturing? He had heard the rumors, and he knew his enemies were conspiring to kill him! But somehow he still believes that whatever God has in store is going to be \u201cgoodness!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I like how NLT states where David\u2019s confidence is. (Psalm 31:20) \u201cYou hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence far from accusing tongues.\u201d ESV says, \u201cIn the cover of your presence, you hide them\u2026\u201d There definitely is a correlation in David\u2019s thinking with the awareness of God\u2019s presence, and David\u2019s confidence in the goodness God has in store for him. \u201cI have heard the rumors of people conspiring against me, but I don\u2019t have anything to worry about because I am staying under the shelter of God\u2019s presence! Those who accuse me can\u2019t touch me because God has me!\u201d He ends these thoughts in Psalm 31:21 with, \u201cPraise the Lord, for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wonder of God\u2019s unfailing love is that He will never leave us or forsake us. (Heb 13:5) In his presence we will find \u201cfullness of joy\u201d as David did (Psalm 16:11 ). In his presence, we can be free from fear and anxiety, because we know His plans for us are for our good (Jer 29:11, Rom 8:28-29). God does have great goodness in store for us! (Ps 31:19) But, we will only come to enjoy it by dwelling in his presence!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the end of Romans, Paul instructs us in Rom 13:13-14 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives (NLT) walking properly (ESV) act as we should (NIrV) for all to see. Don\u2019t participate in the darkness\u2026 instead clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus. (NLT) Put on the Lord Jesus like clothes (NIrV) Don\u2019t think about how to satisfy sinful desires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key to walking properly is putting on Jesus every day, and learning to live with the constant awareness of his presence!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bible Reading: Romans 13 Psalm 31 Devotional ThoughtsDavid\u2019s confidence in God is just incredible. After stating (Psalm 31:13) \u201cI have heard many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.\u201d David confidently declares, \u201cBut I am trusting you, O Lord\u2026 my future is in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[130596],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-declarations-of-truth","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/david-watters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}