Hiding
in the Right Place
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
In the day of trouble he
will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his
tabernacle and set me high upon a rock
Psalm 27:5, NIV.
TODAY’S
WORD
Have you ever watched
children play hide and seek? They look for the best place to hide in the house
or yard and wait quietly for their friend to try to find them. It’s a fun game
for kids, but even as adults, we need a good place to hide from time to time.
Sometimes we need a place of refuge, we need a place of safety, and we need a
place to rest when we feel overwhelmed by the circumstances of life—a place
where the enemy of our soul can never find us.
The good news is that God
has the perfect hiding place for you! You don’t have to hide in your job. You
don’t have to hide in relationships. You don’t have to hide in food or
addictions because God Himself promises to hide you! He freely offers you
shelter from the storms of life any time you call upon His name.
Remember, there’s only one
place the enemy cannot find you. There’s only one place where opposition cannot
steal from you. There’s only one true place of safety and rest for your soul,
and that is in the arms of Jesus. Know that He loves you, and He is ready to
receive you when you call upon His name!
PRAYER
FOR TODAY
Father, today I come humbly
before You giving You all that I am. Thank You for hiding me in Your shelter
and keeping me safe from the storms of life. My soul finds rest in You as I
seek You and praise Your holy name in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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“So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” (Luke 16:11-13 CEV)
Faithful people are generous when they don’t have anything to give. Anybody can be generous when they have a surplus. I can be generous with my time when I’ve got a lot of extra time. I can be generous with my money when I’ve got a lot of extra money. I can be generous with my energy when I’ve got extra energy to spend. It’s when I don’t have enough time for me, I don’t have enough energy for me, I don’t have enough money for me, I don’t have enough talent for me that God says, “This is a test. I’m watching you to see if you are faithful. Will you be faithful, and will you trust me?”
Here are five principles in which God will test you and then bless you:
1. God gives to generous people.
Why does God want me to be generous? Because he wants me to be like him.
2. Obeying God’s vision will bring God’s provision.
If you do what God tells you to do, God will bring along the resources you need at the right time. What he’s given you the vision for he will give you theprovision for.
3. When I do all that God tells me to do, he does what I can’t do.
God often asks you to do the impossible to stretch your faith. When you give what little you have, God multiples it and makes up for it.
4. When I have a need, I sow a seed.
Whatever you need in your life, sow that as a seed, and it will come back to you.
5. There’s always a delay between sowing and reaping.
There is a season between planting and harvesting. What’s going on in the time delay? It’s a test of your faith.
Will you be faithful to give when you have little? Will you keep on doing the right thing? Will you do what God wants you to do, no matter the cost, and then see what God does?
Talk About It
- In what ways are you generous with your time, money, and talents?
- How do you respond to giving something in which you have a shortage?
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