SALSF:DAILY DEVOTION 20-6-2019

GOD IS WITH YOU!

"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13 KJV).

No matter what you’re presently going through in life, you're not alone in it. God is with you, He is in you, and He is for you. Philippians 2:13 says, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him” (NLT).The word “working” as used in this verse is a Greek word "energos," from which we get the word “energy.” God is the energy drive in your life. You’re not just going on willpower. You’re not just going on your own power. God says He will give you the power you need, no matter what you’re facing.

Not only is He in you, He is with you. The Bible says, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you” (John 14:18, 20 NIV). That’s quite a promise! The Bible says Christ is in you; the Bible says you’re hid with Christ in God; and the Bible says you’re sealed with the Holy Spirit. That means for the devil to get to you, he’s got to get through the Trinity! That’s a pretty good protection. That is a great fear reliever.

Not only is God with you and in you; God is also for you. Romans 8:31 says, “If God is for us, no one can defeat us” (NCV). When a shepherd leads the sheep, there are always guard dogs at the back, nipping at the sheep to keep them moving in the right direction. The Bible says that the guard dogs in your life are goodness and mercy. God gives you the things you don’t deserve — that is His goodness. And, He doesn’t give you the things you do deserve — that’s His mercy.

Do you ever feel the smile of God in your life? If you don’t, you don’t really know God. Some people think God is like the angry parent who’s mad at them all the time. No. God is for you!

One way to enjoy this presence of God in your life is to daily acknowledge it personally. You need to get up every morning and say, “God, thank you that you’re going to be with me today, you’re going to be in me today, and you’re going to be for me today.”

Isn’t that great news? If God is with you, and God is in you, and God is for you, what in the world are you doing being depressed?

Prayer:

Father in that name of Jesus, I thank you for being with me through the time of abundance and the time of lack and want. Thank you for being with me in all situation; your abiding presence is the key to my victory. Thank you Jesus. Amen!

Pastor D. STANLEY-MARCUS

President