Daily Bible Reading - Friday Sept 11th

Today’s Reading

Isaiah 8:1-9:21
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Psalm 55:1-23
Proverbs 23:4-5

Daily Devotional

Hebrews  12:2

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…"

You need to take on an attitude of gratitude.  You have more praise God for than you do to complain about.  Some say, “If you knew all my problems, you wouldn’t be talking like that!"  People with far worse problems than you have found a way to praise God.  You can rejoice!

The way out of negative situations is not by rehearsing the bad things that have happened or the bad things that are against you.  The way out of defeat, pressure, sickness and disease and problems in your marriage or in other relationships is to get your eyes back on Jesus! Begin to praise and magnify God.

We are called to be thankful people – to have an attitude of thanksgiving in our hearts at all times.  I’m not talking about occasionally thanking God for something.  I’m talking about being thankful as a lifestyle.

Thankfulness will change frowns into smiles.  It will change depressed days into joyful ones.  It will change a pessimistic attitude into one of optimism.  It will turn lack into manifested blessings.  It will turn confusion into peace.  It will break through the works of darkness, causing God’s light to abound.  When you have an attitude of gratitude, things which you have lacked seem to find their way to you!

God provides many things for us which we often take for granted, such as our daily protection, deliverance and provision.  We need to begin to thank God each day for His intimate care in these areas. 

David gave thanks to God for His daily benefits.

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

*****deemeth they life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

                                                                                      Psalm 103:1-5

It is God’s will to give you good things.  We serve a good God.  He is a God who lifts and gives.  Psalm 84:11 says “…No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly."