daily devo IX (what is comfort?)

Job 22:21-22

Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you. Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart. If you return to Almighty, you will be restored

II Corinthians 1: 3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God

Psalm 40:11-17

Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;

may your love and your truth always protect me.

 For troubles without number surround me;

my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.

They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me.

Be pleased, O LORD, to save me;

O LORD, come quickly to help me.

 May all who seek to take my life

be put to shame and confusion;

may all who desire my ruin

be turned back in disgrace.

May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"

be appalled at their own shame.

But may all who seek you

rejoice and be glad in you;

may those who love your salvation always say,

"The LORD be exalted!"

Yet I am poor and needy;

may the Lord think of me.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O my God, do not delay.

daily devo VIII (my Redeemer lives)

Job 19:25

I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.

I Corinthians 16:13

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.

Psalm 40:1a, 8-10

I waited patiently for the LORD;

he turned to me and heard my cry.

desire to do your will, O my God;

your law is within my heart."

 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;

I do not seal my lips,

as you know, O LORD.

 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;

I speak of your faithfulness and salvation.

I do not conceal your love and your truth

from the great assembly.

Proverb 22:1
 
A good name is more desirable than great riches. To be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
 

Daily Devo VII (Tomorrow we die)

I Corinthians 15:32c-34

Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character. Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God - I say this to your shame.

Psalm 39:1,7-8,

I said, " I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence."
But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools. I was silent; I would not open my mouth.

Psalm 39:5

You have made my days a mere handbreadth;

the span of my years is as nothing before you.

 Each man's life is but a breath.

Daily Devo VI (where does my help come from?)

Psalm 38:4, 15, 18, 21-22

My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. I wait for you, O Lord; you will answer, O Lord my God. I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin. O Lord, do not forsake me; be not far from me, O my God. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Saviour.


--One may ask, 'Where is my life going?' Why are these things happening to me?' Wait on the Lord. He renews the soul. In the hardest and darkest times, God in Three is with me and every one. My help comes from the Lord, maker of all creation.

Daily Devo V (be still)

1 Corinthians 12:31b

and now I will show you the most excellent way.

Psalm 37:3-7a

Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;

Daily Devo IV (Role Play)

I Corinthians 12:22-26

On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

--We each have a role to play for the purpose of this life in which we live for Christ's glory not our own. If we benefit, let us share with those who need our excesses. Bless those around you and do not store treasures here on earth where it will decay and rot. Your well-being is a risk from this decay and rot. Blessed be Christ Jesus. He gives and takes away. Blessed be His name.

Daily Devo III

Psalm 35:17-18, 22

O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions. I will give you thanks in the great assembly, among the throngs of people I will praise you.

O Lord, you have seen this ; be not silent. Do not be far from me, O Lord