Bible Reading (July 13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Spiritual Gift has God given for me to thank Him and praise Him for in worship today? (<\/strong>Rom 1:11<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Chron 32:7-8 \u201cBe strong and courageous! Don\u2019t be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria or his mighty troops, for there is a power far greater on our side! He may have great troops, but they are merely men. We have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!\u201d Hezekiah\u2019s words greatly encouraged the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Chron 32:9-19 Sennacherib mocked Hezekiah in front of the people. He told them Hezekiah was lying (2 Chron 32:15) and that God would not be able to rescue them (2 Chron 32:14). How often do you feel that way? When tempted to sin? When you are overwhelmed with support raising? When you are discouraged, because your children don\u2019t seem to be learning to obey? When you don\u2019t see any fruit from your efforts in ministry?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n God is telling us, \u201cBe strong and courageous! Don\u2019t be afraid or discouraged because of the circumstances you are facing, no matter what it is. For there is power far greater on our side! We have the LORD our God to help us!\u201d (2 Chron 32:7-8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am praying for courage\u2026 for faith to see God\u2019s strength in the midst of your weakness (2 Cor 12:5 -10) That you would put on the armor of God and clothe yourself with His might today. (Eph 6:10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n What encouraged me in my faith? (<\/strong>Rom 1:12<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Tim 5:3, 8 Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her. But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God. (8) But those who won\u2019t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n I know I have read these verses before. But they just jumped off the page this morning, in light of my current circumstances. \u201cBut if a widow (or widower) has children or grandchildren, THEIR FIRST RESPONSIBILITY is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them!\u201d \u201cThose who don\u2019t care of their relatives are worse than unbelievers.\u201d When my dad got sick, I felt so strongly that I should take care of him. I did feel that it should be my first responsibility. This morning it encouraged my faith to read, \u201cThis is something that pleases God!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n What spiritual fruit does God want to work in me and in those I share this with today? (<\/strong>Rom 1:13<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Chron 32:20-21 Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to God in heaven. And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian troops with all their commanders and officers. So Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace to his own land. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Hezekiah reminded the people to be strong and courageous, and to put their faith in God. But, when that was challenged, Hezekiah\u2019s response was to go back to God in prayer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n This reminds me of some of the other pieces of the armor of God and how God says the armor will help us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Solomon instructed his children, he talks about the commands of a father and the instruction of a mother. But it sounds much like what Paul describes as putting on the armor. (Prov 6:20-23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like Paul said in Romans 13:14 clothe yourself with the presence of God and don\u2019t even think about how to gratify the desires of your sinful nature. (NIV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I pray today that you will clothe yourself with Christ! That you will be able to stand firm because you are clothed in His righteousness. I pray that as you go throughout your day today that God\u2019s counsel will lead you. That the truth will enable you to stand your ground. That you will experience the peace that comes from the assurance of the gospel. That your faith will stop the fiery arrows of the devil. That you will be able to go to bed at rest and wake up ruminating over the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bible Reading (July 13) What Spiritual Gift has God given for me to thank Him and praise Him for in worship today? (Rom 1:11) 2 Chron 32:7-8 \u201cBe strong and courageous! 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