Hand Them Over To Him

MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Saturday March 11, 2017
Topic: Hand Them Over To Him
Text: Psalm 55:22
The Psalmist advised us in Psalm 37:5 saying, “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.” This counsel is very necessary because life is full of challenges. Someone once asked me, if there is any life void of worries. I believe that there is no one who doesn’t worry. The difference is that a true Christian hand over his/her problems to God and leaves everything in His hands while unbelievers will carry the burden on themselves.
We don’t have to undermine this counsel because of our own, we cannot do anything meaningful. It is a way to have peace in the midst of all uncertainties of life. Again, challenges of life are so many that they can easily overwhelm us except for the grace of God. Above all, God is the one that has all the wisdom that can help us live victoriously. The best way to ease yourself of anxiety is to lay your load upon God. Dependence on God keeps our souls in peace. God wants us to give our burdens to Him, but often we continue to bear them even when we say we trust in Him. Trust the same strength that sustains you to carry your cares also.
What is that burden of your heart now? Is it food to eat this morning? Is it money to transport you to office or children to school? Hand them and all other problems to God. Jesus advised us also on this matter in Matthew 6:25 – 34. When we worry, it means we don’t trust God. Don’t insult God by undermining His ability to provide for us.
Food for Thought: Anxiety springs from the desire that things should happen as we wish rather than as God wills.
Memory verse: 1 Peter 5:7 – Casting all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you (ESV).
Prayer: Lord, help me to remove worry out of my life by handing over every need to you.    

YOU WON’T LACK ANYTHING GOOD

DEVOTION FOR MONDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Topic: YOU WON’T LACK ANYTHING GOOD

Text: Psalm 34:1 – 10                        

There are some promises in the bible that we ought not to take or interpret literally. One of those promises is the topic of our devotion for the day – You Won’t Lack Anything Good. If we are to take it the way it is written, it means that Christians won’t lack anything good at all. But that is not the promise of God. Let us look at this Psalm 34: 1 – 10 and see why David posited that Christians won’t lack anything good. 

One of the things we are expected to do when we get to heaven is to praise God. Thus, it will not be out of place if we start now to praise Him all the time. This is the view of the Psalmist (Psalm 34:1) because of what the Lord has done for him. His boasting will be in the Lord (Psalm 34:2) as he is so confident about God because he sought Him and found Him (Psalm 34:4). God never said to anyone, “Seek ye me in vain – Isaiah 45:19 (compare Jeremiah 29:13). The good things David had received from God made him to call on us to taste and see that the Lord is good (Psalm 34:8). One of the results of trusting in the Lord is that they shall not lack any good thing.

God knows our needs, both physical and spiritual. Lack of any good thing is not a blanket promise that all we need, we will get because there are some Christians, who, daily face unbearable poverty but inwardly are nourished enough to live for God. What the Psalmist meant is that God is enough for us. He is all that we need and when we have Him, all other needs of this life become secondary. That is the reason behind Matt 6:33. When you think you have a need, ask yourself some questions; (a) Is it really a need? (b) Is it good for me? (c) Is it the best time for me to have it? (d) Can I maintain it if it is given to me? Even though your answer is all in the affirmative, God may not give you all so you will learn to trust Him and depend on Him.

Food for Thought: “God's providence is in favour of those that keep His laws and against those that break them” – Beecher

Memory verse: Psalm 34 verse 10

Prayer: God, grant me the understanding that you are enough for me.