Fresh Grace Every Day

Matthew 6:34  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.  Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

"I am concerned about the big business deal that I have to close tomorrow."

"I am worried about tomorrow's job interview."

"My medical test results will be out tomorrow.  I am afraid it won't be good."

God does not want you to worry about tomorrow.  He wants you to know that He gives you all the help you need for today, and when tomorrow comes, so will fresh help from Him.

This is God's principle even in the Old Testament.  When the children of Israel were in the desert, God gave them fresh manna from heaven every morning. (Exodus 16:13-16, 31)

They did not have to worry about tomorrow because when tomorrow came, there was fresh manna again.  He was their provision every day.

Today, God's manna is the grace He gives you every day.  If you are worried about a situation tomorrow, know that there will be sufficient grace for that situation when it comes.

God wants you to simply rest in His ability to heal, deliver, protect and provide for you every day.

In the Old Testament, when the armies of Moab and Ammon came against King Jehoshaphat, God told the anxious king, "Do not be afraid nor dismayed... for the battle is not yours, but God's... You will not need to fight in this battle... stand still and see the salvation of the Lord..." (2 Chronicles 20:15-17)

When the next morning came, King Jehoshaphat saw how God caused such confusion to come upon his enemies' camp that it brought about their own slaughter.

Amid all that fighting in the enemy camp, God's people merely stood still and saw Him fight the battle for them just as He had promised.

My friend, when you see a problem looming in your tomorrow, don't be afraid or dismayed.  Look to the Lord, and see His grace and salvation deliver you.

God wants you to live a stress-free life, not one filled with worries about tomorrow's problems.  When tomorrow comes, His grace will be there for you as your help, protection, favor and enabling!

Thought For The Day: God gives you all the help you need for today. When tomorrow comes, so will fresh help from Him.

[Taken From : Destined to Reign by Joseph Prince]

USE YOUR AUTHORITY

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19 KJV)

Visualize a traffic control policeman, as he stands in the street; every motorist has to respect his authority.  Even the strongest man driving an eighteen wheeler has to STOP when he is commanded to do so.  What happens if someone thinks they are in a hurry and decide to run over the policeman?  There are a number of problems with that; the policeman does not stand there depending on his own power and authority.  There are structures and institutions that are designed as back up to this man’s authority, however tiny or huge, whatever his colour or gender.  If you do not respect the authority that person represents, you are in serious trouble.  Behind that single policeman, there is the whole police force, the army of the country, the cabinet, the president, the courts, the air force and many other structures that are in place.

This is the same with the authority that Christ gave to us as believers.  We have been given POWER to tread on scorpions and over ALL the power of the enemy, nothing by shall any means hurt or harm us.  The above scripture allows us to take hold of our destiny and know the rights that have been given to us.  All this power is within us, surprising many believers go through life without a single clue of this power.  They faint at a single blow from the enemy and do not take authority over the situation.

The above reference has some absolutes that are mentioned in it:

i)  Over all the power of the enemy
ii) Nothing shall by any means hurt you.

The above points us to the fact that whatever strategy the enemy tries to use, it can be foiled by the power that we have received.  From time immemorial, the enemy has been employing different strategies like bringing sickness and disease, discouraging us, attacking us with worry, attacking our businesses and even directly attacking us through other people.  Before the knowledge of this truth, it is easy for the enemy to ride on our ignorance of this inheritance of authority the Lord Jesus gave us.  He will throw everything on us and we will take it as if it was due to us.  The above absolutes however do not leave any room for some of the enemy’s power to hinder us or hurt us.  Nothing is permitted and nothing should be allowed room to even harm us.

Child of God, you can begin to exercise this power.  The enemy knows that if he tries to oppose that authority, you are backed by all the angels of heaven, the Lord Jesus Himself and God the Father.  The word of God is alive and powerful and you can begin right now to speak it into your situation.  You have to exercise that authority over your sickness, your job and your destiny.  That situation that you are facing that appears insurmountable can be subdued by that authority.  Take charge of that situation and remind it of your inheritance in the Lord Jesus.  Before the above verse, the disciples had witnessed that authority at work; demons were subject to them in the name of Jesus. There is power in that name saints, when it is mentioned every knee bows and every tongue confesses that Jesus is Lord (Phil 2:11).

Take authority over your overwhelming situations and over all the power of the enemy today.  With this knowledge, begin to address every strategy that the enemy has been using to get to you and your loved ones.

(From the Shepherd’s Desk Devotional by Charles P. Magaiza)