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Know your standing!

Psalm 62:1 (NLT), Psalm 62:7 (NLT), Psalm 62:9 (NLT), Psalm 62:11-12 (NLT)

Does it sometimes feel that everything going on around you is trying to bring your downfall? Perhaps its job security or lack of it, a boss not treating you fair or just so-called-friends or family giving you a hard time?

Do you know your God? I mean really know Him? As someone you can run to for safety?

Lets consider the ‘bad news’ first:
This Psalm is written most likely by King David. All around him ‘common people’ (v7) were trying to bring him down from his position – discredit, say one thing but do something completly different. Jesus said too that you will face hardships, battles and the enemey the devil seeks out looking for who he can discredit – his tactics well are not exactly kind! As i said to the kids church on Sunday – you have authority to stamp on him under your feet – do it once and be done with it – dont give him any credit or time – he’s not worth it!

Ok so now the good news!
V1/ quietly wait for God to act – know that your salvation comes from him! Get the picture! In quiet patience waiting know he has you in the palm of his hand! In other words know your place is not in the things of this world but in the fact you belong to Him!
V2/ God is your sure Security! Make him your home run to him for safety! Also in v5&6,
V8/ Trust him at all times – listen to what God says about your situation, pour out your heart to him!
V9/ dont listen to what people are saying about you! Get in that place with God – your shelter, strong tower and listen to him today!
V11,12/ hear God’s word for you! Once he has spoken trust him to act – his love will sustain you!

Of course this isnt to say that you just sit quietly and say nothing, but in that sitting quietly before him, secondly getting wise council from trusted friends he will give you the way to act. Most importantly know your place as a child of God that you can call him Father!

Perhaps you’re not in that place? Ok, ask Him to show you his love and care for you revealing to you how much you mean to Father God its why Jesus came – he is the way, the truth and the life to lead you to Father God! john 14:6


Expectant waiting

Reflecting on Psalm 25.

All of us put our trust in things, people even concepts everyday whether it’s in the bus or car to get us to where we need to be, our health or in the Internet for work and even for our social networking fix!

The best security comes however when we trust the one who made us and holds everything together!

V3 talks of a hope (niv) there is when we trust God compared to the consequences of walking away from God. We see from the original meaning (see Amplified Bible) this hope is not just loose but both real and expectant and comes with waiting!

So how much more do we need God to “show us his ways” & “guide us in truth” that we can expectantly live in real hope that he IS at work in our life!(v4)

If you’re not sure, perhaps you need to renew your hope by acknowledging you need Jesus in your life. He is the one who brings you into a trusting relationship with God, at the cross he took your rebellion and took it to the grave so we can know we are forgiven as we confess the enemy can no longer hold that rebellion against you! That is what the bible calls Salvation it gives us real hope for living from now…

Are you forgiven? Ask God to be real to you today, acknowledge Jesus went to that cross for you taking your rebellion, saying “God I don’t need you” that today you change and say “help me Lord I need you in my life, I confess my sin and ask that you would live with me today in the centre of my being and change me from the inside out one bit at a time – Lord I put my trust and all my hope in you, in Jesus name, Amen”