Take Your Stand

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes....... 

- Ephesians 6:11 -

Thoughts on This Verse... So often we are focused only on the things that we like, that we are good at doing, or that we are interested in accomplishing. God wants us to use every piece of his spiritual armor. He wants us to be disciplined and grow in the areas of our spiritual weakness and the areas we don't necessarily find exciting or interesting. Our evil opponent is crafty and will try to attack us in the areas of our weakness and vulnerability. So let's not just commit to be diligent in the areas of our interest and strength, but also in those areas where we are not. 

**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**

Lips of Praise

I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips....... 

 

 - Psalm 34:1 -

Thoughts on This Verse... One way to keep our life on track and our hearts surrendered to the will and work of God is to praise our glorious LORD continually. Let's put our praise for God on our lips with song and memorized Scripture. Let's tell his wonderful and great deeds to our children, grandchildren, and friends. Let's give him thanks for all that he has done for us. Just as surely as he is with us always (see Ps. 139), let's praise him always. 

**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**

Rest in your shadow

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty....... 

- Psalm 91:1 -

Thoughts on This Verse... At the end of the day of summer's scorching heat, where did you find your shadow of protection and refreshment? When we place our lives in the care of God Most High, we find that his shadow of protection and refreshment covers us. Even in times of difficulty, we know that he has protected us from the worst of Satan's withering attack and that his presence offers us strength that we may not often see but always can trust.

 
**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**

Wait for it!

Do not say, ''I'll pay you back for this wrong!'' Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you....... 

- Proverbs 20:22 -

Thoughts on This Verse... Vengeance is an awful and painful way to respond to those who we feel have wronged us. The LORD is our assurance of just rewards. Leave it to him. Escalating vindictiveness only leads to broken people and to broken lives. Worse yet, it leads to broken character. 

**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**

You mean you don't know!?

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak....... 

- Isaiah 40:28-29 -

Thoughts on This Verse... God is eternal. He has unlimited power. His supply of strength is limitless. He blesses and shares his grace without growing tired. Most importantly, he longs to share his power and grace with us daily. 

**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**

I shall fear NO EVIL!

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me....... 

- Psalm 23:4 -

Thoughts on This Verse... Death is the ultimate profanity in today's world. We don't like to think about it, much less talk about it. However, death is that one reality that will not leave us alone. We lose friends and family members to death. At one point in our lives, we too, will face this inevitability unless Jesus comes before our passing. So what is our assurance as we face the inescapable? Our Shepherd! He will walk us through, guiding and protecting and comforting us in our journey. And as Christians, this promise is only intensified because we know Jesus as our Good Shepherd, and he has taken the walk ahead of us to insure that our walk through death's valley doesn't end in death, but in glory. 

**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**

Jesus died and rose again, EASTER!

We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him....... 

- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 -

Thoughts on This Verse... Jesus' resurrection was just the beginning! His resurrection means that those of us who have faith in him, who trust in the Father that raised him from the dead, can have confidence that those who belong to him, whether they are living or dead when he comes, will also share in his victory over death. 

**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**