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July 16
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“His wife said to him, ‘Are you still maintaining your integrity?  Curse God and die!’  He (Job) replied, ‘You are talking like a foolish woman.  Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?’  In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.”  (Job 2:9-10, NIV)

We have no problem receiving God’s “obvious blessings,” but what about the blessings that arrive in disguise?

Difficult times challenge our integrity as disciples of Jesus, as much as the difficulties of Job challenged his integrity as a man of God; that is, sticking to one’s belief that God will never leave you nor forsake you (Hebrews 13:5); and that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purposes (Romans 8:28).

Do not expect others to understand your tenacity; even your closest friends will not. “Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.”  (Psalm 30:5b)   – Luther

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June 4
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“In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.”  (Psalm 18:29, New Living Translation)

Because of our relationship with God, we ought to be both optimistic (or visionary) and powerful.

A vision without power is like an unplugged electrical appliance.  Power without a vision is a recipe for disappointment.

Living each hour of our day in the strength of the Lord gives us both the vision and the power to “scale any wall.”

What walls that need to be scaled are facing you?

With God, all things are possible.  – Luther

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April 28
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“‘Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine [Goliath] will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.  The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.’  Saul said to David, ‘Go, and the Lord be with you.'”  (1 Samuel 17:36-37, NIV)

Two days ago, we were encouraged to use our memory of God’s goodness to provoke us to be grateful.  Today’s scripture encourages us to use our memory of God’s faithfulness to provoke us to trust and faith in our heavenly Father — at all times, and in every circumstance.

David’s faith, confidence, and courage at the great, public moment of his confrontation with Goliath had as its foundation the lesser, private moments in his life when God had been equally faithful.  God’s power and faithfulness are no less present when we are facing a giant before an audience of thousands, than it is when we were confronting ordinary foes in the wilderness.

When facing the giant (whatever or whomever it might be), recall our heavenly Father’s faithfulness and power in the less public periods of your life.  It will give you the faith, the confidence, and the courage you need to overcome!  – Luther

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