Daily Bible Reading - Tuesday - July 13th

Reading in Chronicles today where David wrote a song of praise to the Lord and they all sang and worshiped the Lord.  When David writes a song of praise to the Lord you can always feel it from the heart.  He truly puts his whole heart into the song.  In most of his songs you can always count on “Give thanks to the Lord" to be in them.  That’s one thing David always seem to stress, was give thanks to the Lord no matter what.  In the good times and the bad, Give thanks to the Lord.  In advance, give thanks to the Lord.  Our Heavenly Father is like any natural father, they love to hear how thankful we are for what they do for us.  God loves it when we come to Him with thankful hearts, I really think it makes Him smile.  I really believe when we have thankful hearts then “Surely, goodness and mercy" will follow us all the days of our lives just like the devotional talks about. 

Today’s Reading

1 Chronicles 15:1-16:36
Romans 1:18-32
Psalm 10:1-15
Proverbs 19:6-7

Daily Devotional

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them"
(Romans 8:28, NLT)

Every person goes through disappointments and things that don't seem to make sense. It's easy to get discouraged and think, "Why did this happen to me?" "Why did my loved one not make it?" "Why did this person treat me wrong?" "Why did I get laid off?" I had a man recently tell me how he lost his job after many years. He just didn't understand it. He said, "Joel, I gave that company my best. I was always there on time. I was loyal. It's just not right."

Friend, we have to understand that even though life is not always fair, God is fair. He promises that He will work all things together for our good. I believe the key word in today's verse is "together." In other words, don't just isolate one part of your life and say, "Well, this is not good." "It's not good that I got laid off." "It's not good that my child got sick." "It's not good that my relationship didn't work out." Yes, that's true, but that's just one part of your life. God can see the big picture. That disappointment is not the end. Your life doesn't stop because of one setback. That is simply one piece of your puzzle. There is another piece coming to connect it all because God promises to work all things together for your good!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, thank You for working all things together for my good. I choose to release any doubt, any frustration, any confusion over my past, and I choose to trust in You. Help me to see the big picture as I keep my mind stayed on You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.