God’s kindness to His people

 

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, said the LORD that has mercy on you. Isaiah 54:10

What a comforting promise, what a sweet mercy for God's people, His kindness will not depart, His covenant of peace will not be removed.  People may leave us, friendships may falter, trust may falter, but God's children have a precious promise. Since His kindness does not depart from us, then worries, anxieties, fears, sins are far away, and  His love, the wonders of His Word, the power of His Holy Spirit are near, if His covenant of peace will not be removed,  then our peace, hope, trust and joy  will not be removed.

From  my diary,

30.11, 2022

It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord

 

It is a  good thing to give thanks unto the Lord. Psalm 92:1

It is a good thing, because the Lord is worthy of thanksgiving. It's a good thing, because it's good to have a reason, an occasion to be thankful. Everyone has such a reason. It is a  good thing,  because it is  good to have a contented heart. It is a gift from God. It is good to give thanks to  Him with words because it will inspire and encourage others to do the same. It is  a good thing because the grateful person does not doubt God's power, wisdom, goodness, knows that God never makes mistakes. And on the contrary, complaining is an evil thing, because it is unbelief, ingratitude, lack of respect for God.

From my diary

Chorus in my heart

 

The song of praise within me should not be a solo or a duet, but a chorus. There must be a choir in me, in which my voice, my heart, my will, my mind, my life, my works, my energy, my desires are involved. And in order for the song to sound in perfect harmony, there must be a conductor, and all the singers must listen to him. That conductor that directs the song of praise to God is the Word of God.

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Trust in the Lord

 

Gifts from heaven

 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17

 It is easy to always be content, happy, if you always remember that every good thing that you have, every blessing that you enjoy, is a gift sent from heaven, sent by the heavenly Father, and the gifts that He gives are always good, high quality and useful.

Gifts from strangers are not always the best. When you get a gift from someone who knows you well and loves you, that gift is always good because they know what you like, what you don't like, what you need, what will make you happy, what you will definitely use. Someone who doesn't know me can give me a lipstick because they don’t know I don't use it, but my closest friend will give me a notebook because she knows I will be happy and I will surely use it. My mother, my sister  will give me what I want and don't have, and they will never be mistaken.

And He, who knows me best and loves me more than anyone else, always gives the best gifts, which are necessary, useful,  beautiful, pleasant and make me happy. He knows better than me what I really need, He knows what is my dream gift, and if He doesn't give it, then He knows it's not a good gift for me.

Earthly parents will want to buy their child's dream gift, but they  will not always have the means to buy it. But  our heavenly Father has everything, can do everything.

So I will rejoice, I will  be grateful for all the gifts I have received and I will not worry about those I don't have.

Not only spiritual gifts, salvation, forgiveness of sins, victory over sin, holiness, joy, peace, etc., but also earthly, material gifts and blessings are also gifts from my Father. Not only is God's Word a precious gift to me, but so is my jounaling Bible. How should I accept the material, earthly gifts, blessings sent by God?

1. With thankfulness  and meditation of the goodness and generosity of the Giver; that’s God!  It will teach me gratitude.

2. Humbly thinking about unworthiness of the receiver of the gift, that’s me!  It will teach me humility.

3. Realizing the temporality of earthly goods. It will teach me moderation and having the right priorities.

Let me accept the gifts sent by my heavenly Father with gratitude, humility, and use them in moderation.

From my diary

In everything give thanks

The Lord has given us innumerable blessings, both spiritual and material, and He gives them every day. If we do not see them, then we do not have a thankful heart. An ungrateful heart affects spiritual vision, and a person cannot see the mercies bestowed by God.

Let us ask for a grateful heart to see and rejoice in so many blessings. When there is a grateful heart, there will be peace, joy, praise; there will be no murmuring, unbelief, discontent.

To have a grateful heart requires humility. A proud person cannot be thankful. He will think that he earned the blessings he has, and he deserves them. When you know that all you have is by God’s grace alone, and without Him you would have neither spiritual nor material blessings, you will be thankful.

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