THE DAILY ENCOURAGER - FEBRUARY EDITION

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FEBRUARY February 13 Today's Scripture “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? …. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:25, 34 QUIT THE WORRY Any time you take God out of the center of your life and put anything else there, no matter how good it is, you re going to worry. If you re worrying about tomorrow, you can t enjoy today. You miss today s blessings. It s OK to plan for tomorrow, but you have to live for today. Also, when you re always worried about tomorrow, the future gets overwhelming. But God will give you the grace and strength you need when you get there. Right now, you only need enough power for today. Our gracious God does promise blessing upon blessing. Each new day is a new day for the Lord to provide for His children. We have to admit that our loving Lord does just that. Our heavenly Father gives us all that we need and even more. David the psalmist said; "I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed" (Psalm 37:25-26). Still lled with worry? Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7. God values you even more than the rest of His creation. Birds, who don t labor at all, have adequate food to eat. Even owers, which only live for a short time, have beautiful "clothing." If God provides for them, doesn t it stand to reason that He will care for you, since you are "much more" valuable? Worry represents a failure to trust in God as our Father. The moment you worry, it's an indirect way of saying you don't trust God can provide for you. Children don t worry about where their food or clothing or shelter is going to come from. They just trust their parents. You need to trust God in the same way. You aren t in control, but you can place your trust in Someone who is. You don t know the future. But you can place your trust in Someone who does. And He is God. Prayer For The Day Thank you God for being my great provider and my only dependable God. Forgive me for the many days, months and years of worries. I will put my trust in you and depend on you for the rest of my life in the mighty name of Jesus! Amen. 16
FEBRUARY February 14 Today's Scripture “Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” Genesis 18:14 “There is nothing too hard for thee.” Jeremiah 32:17 NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR THEE Have you ever heard someone make a promise that seemed unrealistic? Maybe you even laughed to yourself when you heard it. God likes to make promises that seem like they would be impossible to keep, at least, from our human point of view, but God keeps ALL His promises, not some but ALL because He is GOD and doesn't lie. Do you know what 89 year old Sarah did when she overheard God saying that she would be a mother? She laughed to herself. A er I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure? Sarah didn t believe it. She doubted it. She didn t think that God could do something like that. And you know what? There s a little bit of Sarah inside YOU and I. Even though Sarah doubted Him, a year later, at the age of 90, she had a baby. Can you imagine an older woman walking around with a baby? Oh, is that your grandson? No, this is my son. What? But that s how God works. He loves to do this. He loves to come to His people, people like you. He loves to make promises to you that seem way beyond any possibility of happening. And then, as you struggle with your doubts, He loves to forgive you and strengthen you as you look for God to keep His promises. God is the same God who blessed Abraham and Sarah, a merciful and forgiving, patient and powerful God, who does all these great things, just because He loves you. Stop asking questions, stop raising doubts, and simply BELIEVE. What do we call that, when you believe Gods impossible promises? We call that faith. Faith is believing that nothing is too hard for the Lord. Faith is believing, even when everything in the world tells you, God is lying . And so, during those times in your life when you are struggling to believe the promises of God, when you nd yourself in a very challenging situation, when you start doubting that God is really going to keep His promises, during those times, remember God says, Is anything too hard for the Lord? Absolutely there is nothing too hard for God! Look past your circumstances today and look to God. The one who promised is faithful, and He will bring it to pass! Prayer For The Day Father, thank You for your faithfulness to me. Today I choose to trust in You. I know that You will bring to pass every promise You've made. I repent and ask for forgiveness of doubting you and doing things my on way. May You ll me with greater faith that believes that nothing is too hard for You Lord in the mighty name of Jesus! Amen. 17
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