Beloved, do as David did and joy in My strength…rejoice in My salvation. Rejoice and be glad! Remain in a state of rejoicing…remain in a state of praise…remain grateful…remain thankful. Though the enemy encamp about you…though he assaults your very thoughts, know salvation was and is complete….nothing missing…nothing lacking. All you need to remain in a state of rejoicing with joy is in Me…and all that is in Me is for you.
Remember all the times I have not withheld the request of your lips…have not withheld the answers to your heart’s cry. Sometimes in the midst of struggle it is hard to remember all the desires of your heart I have given to you. The enemy wants you to forget all the manna you have received. He loves to make you wonder “Hath God Said”! He is the master of creating amnesia when it comes to remembering My faithfulness.
However, My Beloved, you have the power to cut the enemy off at the pass by constantly remembering and giving voice to the works I have done. Each one matters…they all matter, from the seemingly small to the magnificent and grand. Everything I have done for you is cause to rejoice. Don’t let any unanswered requests dissuade you. Just because they are not answered yet, does not mean they are withheld. Keep your heart close to Me. Your desires will always be My desires.
I so love to send blessings to you. Even now they are out in front of you…planted strategically along the path of your life waiting for you. I not only plant blessings in front of you…I send them to meet you right where you are. I hem you in and about with My favor for a lifetime…for you are My child.
Yes, I instruct you in the way you should go. I give you correction to protect you and keep you on the right path. Yes, I do all these things out of My kind, merciful and loving heart. What kind of Father would I be if I let you run amok and did not lead you in the way of righteousness?
Beloved, you have asked for life and life abundantly of Me and I have given it in Christ forevermore. From eternity to eternity…you are with Me. All glory and honor in your life is because of My great love for you unto salvation. All splendor and majesty I bestow upon you is in Christ, which makes you My king and priest in the earth. Rejoice and be glad in this. If you had nothing else other than this to rejoice in, it would be more than enough…more than enough to transform your life and the lives of others…more than enough to vanquish the enemy.
O, how I desire for you to know how much I have made you to be blessed and to be a blessing forever. You are not to be just a blessing on this earth but in all of eternity to come. There will be much more to do in eternity than you might imagine. Selah.
Not only do I desire for you to be blessed, I desire for you to be exceedingly glad in the joy of My presence. Do not let any failing or accusation of any kind, no matter where it comes from, keep you from My presence…for I am always present. I am present all around you…at all times. This is what salvation was and is for. I see you with nothing lacking and nothing missing in Christ. Now, this is a reason to be exceedingly glad, is it not? Selah!
Beloved, even in your struggles, I have seen your trust…seen how you rely on Me…I have seen your confidence in Me and am glad. Do not let anything rob you of this confidence. Sacrifice was given to make sure trust and confidence is the place you live from and not just visit. Living in the habitation of My steadfast love makes you immovable…fills your heart with joyous praise and thanksgiving. In this place, you can watch from on high as I destroy your enemies. Though they plan mischievous and evil plots against you, they will not succeed. I will turn your enemy back and with My bow of justice I will utterly consume them.
Therefore, beloved, take joy in My strength and salvation. Take joy in the blessings I send to meet you and set before you to walk into. Take joy in the glorious position given to you in Christ. Rejoice at all times regardless of what you experience, for I am more than enough reason to do so. Trust, rely and have confidence in Me…set Me ever before you…abide in My mercy and steadfast love and you shall never be moved.
Now is the time to stop and think…put your day on pause and reflect…remember…write down and rejoice. Let what I have done be fuel to ignite the flames of passion and faith for the things you have asked of Me. Bring Me the desires of your heart and the request of your lips. I will answer with nothing missing and nothing lacking. Selah.
Love
Abba Father
Psalm 21
The king [David] shall joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! You have given him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah [pause, and think of that]! For You send blessings of good things to meet him; You set a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked life of You, and You gave it to him—long life forever and ever more. His glory is great because of Your aid; splendor and majesty You bestow upon him. For You make him to be blessed and a blessing forever; You make him exceedingly glad with the joy of Your presence. For the king trusts, relies on, and is confident in the Lord, and through the mercy and steadfast love of the Most High he will never be moved. Psalm 21: 1-7 (AMPC)
August 16, 2017
Devotional By Brenda Craig
Music and Voice Over by Hal Leath
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