My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Psalm 84:2
I read this devotional this morning and my heart leaped for joy! I trust it will be an encouragement to you as well. It is from Voices from the Past -- Puritan Devotional Readings (Banner of Truth):
God is all good things, and every good thing. He is self-sufficient, and all sufficient. If God were your portion, you would find in Him whatsoever your heart could desire, and tend to your happiness.
Are you ambitious? He is a crown of glory!
Are you covetous? He is unsearchable riches and righteousness!
Do you desire pleasure? He is rivers of pleasure and fullness of joy!
Are you hungry? He is a feast of wine on the lees and the fat things full of marrow!
Are you weary? He is rest, a shadow from the heat, and a shelter from the storm!
Are you weak? He is everlasting strength!
Are you doubting? He is marvellous in counsel!
Are you in darkness? He is the Sun of righteousness!
Are you sick? He is your God of health!
Are you sorrowful? He is the God of all comfort!
Whatever your calamity, He can remove it!
Whatever your necessity, He can relieve it!
He is silver, gold, honour, delight, food, raiment, house, land, peace, wisdom, power, beauty, father, mother, wife, husband, mercy, love, grace, glory, and infinitely more than all these.
There are all sorts of delights in Him. He is the tree of life bearing all manners of fruits, and a variety of all comforts. See God, and you see all. Enjoy God, and enjoy all! -- George Swinnock
Brother! If this doesn't cause your heart to leap for joy today -- then you better check your heart! Enjoy God today. -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's Keswick
Digging Deeper: Proverbs 5; Isaiah 23-25; Philippians 1
Dig This Quote: If there is no willingness to yield to God, there will never be willingness for God to rule. -- Michael Catt
Determined Digging: Level 1: Zephaniah 3:17; Level 2: Psalm 139:23-24
Determined Praying: To spend an hour worrying on our knees is not prayer. Indeed, there are times when it is our duty, having committed a problem to God in prayer, to stop praying and to trust and to do the necessary work to arrive at a solution. -- Oliver Barclay
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