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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER THE DAILY ENCOURAGER January 6 Today's Scripture “....I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth” Psalm 34:1 I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES “I will praise the lord at all times”. David said my heart is fixed, that it doesn't matter what happens, I am going to worship the Lord. I am going to praise the Lord AT ALL TIMES. David’s praise was not conditional, not just in good times. David discovered the power of his praise to God, and he wrote this song of praise when he was hiding in a cave from Saul. AT ALL TIMES is not referring to just the beautiful days when all the roses are blooming and everything and everyone is perfect; no, AT ALL TIMES refers to AT ALL TIMES. That includes the times when you are broken, the times when you are hurting, the times when everyone and everything is against you, all of that is included in AT ALL TIMES. But let’s take it a step further, at all times also includes those times where you don’t understand why God is allowing certain things to happen. It also includes those times where you are taking a complete faith walk and you feel like God is really silent during the tests that you are facing and you honestly wonder if He’s abandoned you. It includes those times where you’re having a Job moment where everyone is talking about how if the God you serve is so good then why is He stripping you of everything and allowing all these bad things to happen? It includes the times where you don’t feel like blessing the Lord. Yes, all that is included in AT ALL TIMES. When we fail to praise Him, God is still good AT ALL TIMES. When we fail to realise what He brought us from last time, God is still good AT ALL TIMES. When we aren’t good AT ALL TIMES, God is still good AT ALL TIMES. The bad times does not change who God is because the fact remains that God is good AT ALL TIMES even when we fail to see it!! Amen.. 10
<strong>JANUARY</strong> THE DAILY ENCOURAGER January 7 Today's Scripture: "...but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God" (1Samuel 30:6) ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD One of the battles that everyone faces at some time or another is the battle of discouragement. Our dreams don't always happen on our timetable. We go through disappointments and adversities. With so much coming against us, it can be easy to loose enthusiasm and zeal for life. It's good to have family and friends who encourage you. It's good to a teacher, or a pastor to cheer you on. But one thing I've learned is that other people cannot keep us encouraged. They may give us a boost. They may help us from time to time. But if you're really going to live in victory, that encouragement has to come from the inside. You've got to learn to encourage yourself. In the Bible, that's what David had to do. At one point, he had suffered a major setback. It was one of the most difficult times of his life. His city had been destroyed, his family was kidnapped, and finally his own men turned against him. It looked like an impossible situation. David could have easily just given up and faded off into the sunset, defeated and depressed.What a horrible day in the life of this anointed man of God. But the scripture says in I Samuel 3:6, "David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." See, David wasn't depending on his family, his friends, or his colleagues to get him through. He knew how to draw strength and encouragement from within. How did he do it? He began to replay the victories that God gave him in the past. He remembered how God chose him from His other brothers when he was just a shepherd boy. He remembered how he killed a lion and a bear with his bare hands. He remembered how God helped him defeat Goliath and how He protected him when King Saul was trying to kill him. As David rehearsed the goodness and faithfulness of God, strength began to fill his heart. He got a new vision of victory. As he thanked God for all that He had done, David went from being depressed and defeated to rising up with that warrior mentality! Perhaps no one in the entire Bible is a greater example of being able to encourage himself in God than David. When you read some of his Psalms you are amazed that he starts writing a song while he’s discouraged and ends the same song encouraged! May we like David learn how to see the light in dark days. Amen 11
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