2 Corinthians 4:1, 8, 15-16 NKJV
"Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day."
This was the scripture in my morning devotion. I've noticed the difference about how I start my days. It makes in my life. Do my prayer time & Bible reading come first, or haphazardly as I can fit it in. What about music? It sets my heart's focus on kingdom minded things. Do I seek music early to set the tone of my day, my home, my travel? Or have I become complacient? Have I decided my life is as it always will be & lost focus on my purpose. . . Have I resigned to sit down & do nothing? Have I seen the discouragement in my 5 yr old's eyes & felt the sting as she said, "It doesn't do any good to pray about it . . .". Is the delay of her blessing my fault, for some disobedience?
We do have this ministry. We have been given a job to do, a calling. We are not defeated! We cannot allow the enemy make us resign. We must fight to set our face like a flint on HIM fresh every morning. The faith of our children depends on it. We are closer now than we have ever been, to receiving our blessing, to the return coming of Christ. We matter, & our contribution to His kingdom matters.
"Get up mighty warrier!" . . . He's calling you.
Isaiah 50:4, 7 NKJV
“The Lord God has given Me
The tongue of the learned,
That I should know how to speak
A word in season to him who is weary.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear
To hear as the learned. “For the Lord God will help Me;
Therefore I will not be disgraced;
Therefore I have set My face like a flint,
And I know that I will not be ashamed."
