Bible verses
Some Bible verses to meditate on:
Nehemiah 8:9-10
And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Psalms 118:24
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Galatians 5:22-24
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Always remember that the joy of the Lord is your strength. No matter what situation you are going through, do not let the joy of the Lord depart from you. It will give you the strength necessary to keep on going. Remember that everyday its the day that God has given you as his gift to you. Let us ask God to be able to bear the fruit of his Spirit. Satan and his rulers and authorities don't want us to have the fruit of the Spirit in our lives but we know that "he who is in me is greater than he who is in the world". Don't let the circumstances, the situation, that person, satan, or anything else steal from you the joy that God has given you. It is yours to keep, because you are not just anyone, you are a son and a daughter of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
There are sometimes when we wonder why is this happening to me? Why if I am a son or daughter of God I am going through this? How come those that do not fear him are prospering and I am having so much trouble? or how come that friend who is such a good person and a good christian is going through that and me, that I am far from perfect, I am doing so well? I have learned in my walk with God that whatever happens in my life is for my good. In my humanity at first I could see it as something bad for me, but when I talk to God and meditate in His word, I always realize that God can see the total picture while I am just seeing maybe the beginning of it. God can see how it is going to end, while I am just seeing how it's starting. As the Bible says in Romans 8:28...."And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose". Not just some things work together for good, but ALL things. And I have been called, not just by anyone, or by a great prophet, or by a miracle worker (He is all that but so much more) but by the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, the Prince of peace, the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-2
But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath.
Mathew 5:45
For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
The same events happen to the believer as the unbeliever. But we as believers know that we are in the hand of God. That whatever might be happening here on the natural world, what we might be seeing with our natural eyes....God is still sitting on his throne, God is still in control, He is still all powerful God, He does not change. As it says in Jeremiah 32:27....."Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me?". There is nothing, nothing at all too hard for Him. And that is so good to know. I am and you are in the hand of God.
I read this passage and I will take for myself. For my own battles.
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." 2 Chronicles 32:7-8
Again that "be strong and courageous". I will not be afraid or dismayed because even though the enemy wants to kill me, and he has a horde backing him up...there are more with me than with him. He might have an arm of flesh but with me is the Lord my God. God is going to help me and He will fight my battles. I am not alone. Since the day I accepted Jesus into my heart I was also accepting my daily fight against many enemies. My flesh, satan, the world, rulers, authorities, cosmic powers over this present darkness, spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. But I also know that Jesus didn't leave me alone, He cancelled the record of debt that stood against me with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him(Colossians 2:14-15).
When I started writing this, I didn't even know what I was going to develop. But the words just came to my mind and they are for me as much as they might also be for you, that I do not know. But I know they are for me. Because when you read the word of God, you can't remain the same. The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). I love his word. It gives me direction, a path to follow. That is why whenever I get the chance I include it here, because if just one person reads this, and by reading it he or she gets curious and starts reading the word of God and if then the Spirit convicts that person concerning sin and righteousness and judgment...it's worth it. And if a fellow brother or sister in the faith is encouraged or challenged by the word...then it's also worth it.
Nehemiah 8:9-10
And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Psalms 118:24
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Galatians 5:22-24
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Always remember that the joy of the Lord is your strength. No matter what situation you are going through, do not let the joy of the Lord depart from you. It will give you the strength necessary to keep on going. Remember that everyday its the day that God has given you as his gift to you. Let us ask God to be able to bear the fruit of his Spirit. Satan and his rulers and authorities don't want us to have the fruit of the Spirit in our lives but we know that "he who is in me is greater than he who is in the world". Don't let the circumstances, the situation, that person, satan, or anything else steal from you the joy that God has given you. It is yours to keep, because you are not just anyone, you are a son and a daughter of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
There are sometimes when we wonder why is this happening to me? Why if I am a son or daughter of God I am going through this? How come those that do not fear him are prospering and I am having so much trouble? or how come that friend who is such a good person and a good christian is going through that and me, that I am far from perfect, I am doing so well? I have learned in my walk with God that whatever happens in my life is for my good. In my humanity at first I could see it as something bad for me, but when I talk to God and meditate in His word, I always realize that God can see the total picture while I am just seeing maybe the beginning of it. God can see how it is going to end, while I am just seeing how it's starting. As the Bible says in Romans 8:28...."And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose". Not just some things work together for good, but ALL things. And I have been called, not just by anyone, or by a great prophet, or by a miracle worker (He is all that but so much more) but by the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, the Prince of peace, the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-2
But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath.
Mathew 5:45
For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
The same events happen to the believer as the unbeliever. But we as believers know that we are in the hand of God. That whatever might be happening here on the natural world, what we might be seeing with our natural eyes....God is still sitting on his throne, God is still in control, He is still all powerful God, He does not change. As it says in Jeremiah 32:27....."Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me?". There is nothing, nothing at all too hard for Him. And that is so good to know. I am and you are in the hand of God.
I read this passage and I will take for myself. For my own battles.
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." 2 Chronicles 32:7-8
Again that "be strong and courageous". I will not be afraid or dismayed because even though the enemy wants to kill me, and he has a horde backing him up...there are more with me than with him. He might have an arm of flesh but with me is the Lord my God. God is going to help me and He will fight my battles. I am not alone. Since the day I accepted Jesus into my heart I was also accepting my daily fight against many enemies. My flesh, satan, the world, rulers, authorities, cosmic powers over this present darkness, spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. But I also know that Jesus didn't leave me alone, He cancelled the record of debt that stood against me with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him(Colossians 2:14-15).
When I started writing this, I didn't even know what I was going to develop. But the words just came to my mind and they are for me as much as they might also be for you, that I do not know. But I know they are for me. Because when you read the word of God, you can't remain the same. The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). I love his word. It gives me direction, a path to follow. That is why whenever I get the chance I include it here, because if just one person reads this, and by reading it he or she gets curious and starts reading the word of God and if then the Spirit convicts that person concerning sin and righteousness and judgment...it's worth it. And if a fellow brother or sister in the faith is encouraged or challenged by the word...then it's also worth it.
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