Newness of Life

  “Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth (all things ) for me-{that part was not in the original text}. He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God SHALL send forth his mercy and his truth.” In the time of trouble, David remembers three things: 1.        WHO  God is 2.        WHAT  He has done for me, 3.        His love is  unchanging! God can be trusted to do it again! Oh, focus on God. What did I tell you, my people, when all of these things come to pass, lift up your eyes, for your redemption draws night? Lift up your eyes. See Me, exalted above the heavens. “A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His mercy…to delive

 Make no mistake about it, if we will but trust our lives to God, in the time of trouble, He will destroy those that try to destroy us. Consider the three Hebrew boys. Had they not been willing to trust God-even unto death, their captors would not have been consumed by the fire. The same fire that brought them nigh to the living God is the same fire that consumed their enemies. Absolute surrender and trust in God's keeping power is the only requirement. Had Esther not been willing to invite the Jew's arch enemy to a feast with the king, thereby swelling his gargantuan ego even further, God would not have been able to destroy those bent on destroying the Jews. When Satan moves against us, it is wise to meet him at the Lord's table. Last, and most significantly of all, had Jesus not given himself into God's hands, even unto death, he would not have defeated the one who held the power of death. Oh, that we would trust in Him. When God invites our enemy to the dinner table,