“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Cor 10:13; KJV). The word temptation in the Greek has the broad meaning of temptation, trial or test. Isn’t it good to know that all of the tests, trials and temptations that come against us are no different from what every other Christian experiences.

So often we can feel that we are the only ones who have a particular problem, but our verse above says that is not so. Our verse goes on to show us that God is faithful and will not allow us to face something we just can’t handle. God says he will provide us with a way out so that we can deal with the things that come against us.

God is faithful, he will always provide the answer. God never changes (Mal 3:6), nothing can ever separate us from his love (Rom 8:38-39). He is always there for us. If we still ourselves before him and get into his word, he will show us the way out. He will speak to us through his word (John 16:13-14) and in that peaceable still small voice (1 Kings 19:12).

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"The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant” (Ps 25:14 KJV). The Hebrew word for secret in this context suggests an intimate conversation between friends.  Wow! To think that we can have that kind of relationship with God. Of course, it says that we must fear and worship him in order to have that kind of relationship.

This is not the only place in the Bible that we read this either; In Proverbs 3:32 we read that God's secret counsel is with the righteous. In Genesis 18:17 God spoke of his intention to share with Abraham his plans for Sodom and Gomorrah and in Genesis 6:13-14 God revealed to Noah that he would send the flood.

We know that Jesus shared many secret mysteries with the apostle John (Rev 1:1) because the whole book of Revelation is the result. In the New Testament in John 15:15 Jesus said: "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father I have made known unto you". God is a person and he longs to communicate and share his closest thoughts with us; we need to be open to that, to put aside time to allow that and create the right environment for it. So, take God at his word today and enjoy intimate conversation with the Lord.

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How wonderful to know that the thoughts God has toward us are for peace and to give us a future and a hope (Jer 29:11). Jeremiah also tells us that the man who trusts in God is blessed (Jer 17:7): “he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit” (Jer 17:8; KJV).

Read Psalm 23 today and be encouraged. In that psalm God covers all the bases. It says he provides all of our needs from peace of mind and tranquility to protection; He leads us in righteousness and his anointing is on us. God is with us the Psalmist says; his goodness and mercy and we will live in his house for ever. Wow, can’t it get any better?

Well, in Ephesians 3:19-21 we are told that we can know Christ’s love and be filled with all of God’s fullness. In verses 20-21 Paul says that: “now unto him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen”. Double Wow.

Are you blessed today? Then you really should give him thanks and praise, no matter what is going on around you. Be encouraged today

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When you look in a mirror do you see yourself the same way that God sees you? I imagine most people are taken up with their grey hairs, receding hair line, bad hair day, spare tires etc. etc. We tend to compare ourselves to others and often focus on our faults and weaknesses.

Despite all that, in God's eyes we are his workmanship, his work of art and his poem. God sees us in Christ (1 Cor 1:30; Gal 3:27), righteous (2 Cor 5:21), forgiven (Col 1:14) and as his children (1 John 3:20).  

In Psalm 8:5 (and Heb 2:7) (KJV) it says that God has crowned us: “with glory and honor”. The Hebrew word for glory is chabod and its meaning includes: splendor, magnificence glory, dignity, honor, and excellence. The Hebrew for honor is hadar which means an ornament of splendor and magnificent decoration. Also, in Isaiah. 61:10 it says we are clothed with the garments of salvation and the robe of righteousness. This is how God sees us, so next time you look in the mirror remember that you are God’s work of art and his child, no matter what the mirror is telling you.

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“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord” (KJV; Ps 124:7-8a). “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Heb 12:1b-2a).

As children of God we have been removed from the kingdom of satan and conveyed into the kingdom of God (Col 1:13). We have escaped from the fowlers snare but satan still tries to ensnare us with sin (1 Peter 5:8).

Matthew tells us that if we seek God’s kingdom first all the blessings of God will be ours (Matt 6:33). How do we lay aside those sins that hold us back, how do we pant and thirst after God (Ps 42:1-2), seeking his kingdom? Well, John’s gospel tells us that God’s word (Jesus) is truth and the truth will make us free (John 8:32).

Receiving the freedom and blessings we have in Christ is no more complicated than spending time in his word and believing the truth can work in our lives and bring freedom and blessings. “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection” (Phil 3:10). So: “rest in the Lord” today, in his word and: “wait patiently for him” (Ps 37:7), cast your cares on him (1 Peter 5:7) and allow him to work in your life.

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