Praising God for all He does for you......

Psalm 18:30,32,33,35 (NIV)

As for God, His way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless: He shields all who take refuge in Him. It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.  He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; He causes me to stand on the heights.  You make Your saving help my shield,
and Your right hand sustains me; Your help has made me great.

Are you able to affirm today these praises from David about what the Lord did for Him that He has also done for you?  Has He answered a significant prayer for you lately where you need to shout out these words?  Ask yourself these other questions right now:

·  Do you agree that God’s way is perfect compared to your way apart from Him?  Meditate on Isaiah 55:8-9.

·  Do you see that the Lord’s word is flawless?  Meditate on Psalm 119:105

·  Has He shielded you from various attacks from the flesh (ie. sexual temptation, people who want to hurt you physically or spiritually), worldly temptation (ie. greed, lust for power at the expense of others) and from Satan himself (ie telling you that you are no good, telling you that it’s OK to submit to an addiction) after you took refuge in Him?  Meditate on Psalm 23.

·  Do you feel God’s strength as He has kept your way secure?  Meditate on Psalm 23 again plus Isaiah 40:31 and Isaiah 41:10.

·  Has He made your feet like the feet of the deer and caused you to stand on the heights?  Exactly what do these similes mean to you?  Meditate on Ephesians 3:20

·  How has God been the shield of your life?  What does a shield do?  Meditate on Ephesians 6:10-18.

·  How has God’s right hand sustained you?  Meditate on Isaiah 41:10 and further explanation below.

·  When you have received God’s help in the form of answered prayer, haven’t you felt great?  Meditate on Lamentations 3:22-23.   

Hundreds of verses of Scripture use the phrase “right hand”, e.g. the right hand of God (Psalm 16:8, Psalm 20:6, Psalm 77:10, Psalm 98:1, Isa 41:10, Isa 62:8, many others) and Jesus seated at the right hand of God in heaven (Matt 26:64, Mark 16:19,  Acts 2:32-34, Acts 7:55-56, Rom 8:34, Eph 1:19-21, Heb 10:12, many others),  The right hand of God communicates honor, exaltation, and power.  It is interesting that the Bible never refers to the left hand of God.  The Hebrew word for “right” means “stronger, more dexterous” while the Hebrew word for “left” means “dark”. The right hand of God is strong and dexterous, able to do all things.   Left hand is never used in reference to God because left biblically is very negative.  Jesus said in Matt 25:31-46 that His sheep will be on His right, but the goats on His left.  Those on His left will be cursed and separated forever from the Lord.  Ecclesiastes 10:2 says, “The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left”. 

All these promises of God, how wonderful they are and how true they are to those who believe in His ability to be faithful to His promises.  May your faith be strengthened and your heart be encouraged as you spend time thinking about these truths and meditating on all the other Scriptures associated with these promises.  May all these promises shine upon your problems and give you hope, rest, and peace.