Let no evil make its way into your heart. Our heart is where the Lord resides and our hearts will not be divided. Let your mind be uplifted to Christ Jesus. He will guide us. He will protect us.
Psalm 23
A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;* he restores my soul.* He leads me in right paths* for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,* I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely* goodness and mercy* shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.*
What a powerful Psalm of promise. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me (ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE) and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever" or you could say it this way "Having promise of life (THAT NOW IS) and is to come"(1 Timothy 4:8) These two verses remind us, that God has made provisions for us, both on Earth and when we get to heaven,. (3John 1:2) says "Beloved I desire above all things that you may prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers" Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the thoughts I think towards you says the Lord, thoughts of good and not of evil to give you a future and a hope"(Jeremiah 29:11). This is God's perfect will for us ON EARTH, but even as salvation is God's perfect will for everyone, it does not come (upon us) automatically falling (like ripe cherries off a tree) the promises of God must be received by faith, even as salvation, does not come to anyone automatically salvation must be received by faith., the point is if God's greatest gift salvation must be accepted and believed for, why do people expect healing to just come to them automatically, wasn't even salvation didn't come to them that way. And when it doesn't they say something like I guess it wasn't God's will. That would be like someone who didn't believe for Salvation, saying I guess it wasn't God's will to save me! Every provision and every promise of God in this life must be received by faith, It is the reason Psalms103 says, "Bless the Lord oh my soul and FORGET NOT all your benefits" Why would we have to remember our benefits as God's children, if God was just going to do it automatically? In (Hosea4:6) God said "My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge" So many times God's peple never realize,God said every place you put your foot I'll give you, in other words God is saying every promise of mine that you believe for, I will see that it comes to you. It is the reason that Jesus said in Mark 11:23, you shall have whatever you believe. And when someone even God's own children believe for nothing, why are they surprised when they end up with nothing? Too many brothers and sisters have been taught by perhaps well meaning preachers not to believe for anything until they get to heaven, They say things like you never know what God will do! Yes we do! God told us in the Holy scriptures what he'll do. What God promised He will perform. Brothers and sisters let's use our faith and believe God and claim His promises FOR THIS LIFE as well as for the Life to come. God is honored, and it gives him pleasure (Psalms 35:27) when He is able to do great and mighty things for his children, and God's blessings upon us is displayed before the world, that they might see that our God is God and come to him. May God add His blessings to the sharing of this bread. In Jesus name. Amen