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TODAY’S WORD…

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“If you do not stand by Me, you will not stand at all.”

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– Isaiah 7:9b (JB)

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REFLECTION…

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Lack of faith, lack of trust in the Lord

produces indifference to Him.

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Do I trust in God sufficiently?

Do I still doubt His love and providence?

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As a result of the lack of sensitivity

to the wonders of God in our lives,

and as a result of pride and our lack of faith,

we resort to relying on ourselves

and we end up paying a price for our foolishness.

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The Lord is warning us,

“if you do not stand by Me, you will not stand at all.”

When we do not place our trust in Him

and instead rely only on ourselves – on our impulses and instincts –

then we are only deceiving ourselves.

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How sad it is to choose not to have God right by my side,

to reject Him as my guide,

and to stubbornly wander off

to where and what He has warned me against.

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When we do not stand by and trust in the Lord,

and, instead, rely purely on what the world tells us, or on ourselves,

then we are walking in darkness,

and when we get to the edge of the chasm of life,

there will be nobody to stop us from falling…to save us.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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My Lord, my God, my Shepherd, my Guide!

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