Word for Today ~ Monday 2 March
"Rescue Me"
Psalm 34:6 NLT
It had been twenty-five years since Fontella Bass's rhythm and blues single "Rescue Me" hit number one on the charts. She had no career to speak of, and she was penniless, tired, and cold. The only heat in her house came from a gas stove in the kitchen. She had strayed from her faith and the church where she started singing gospel songs as a child.
As she prayed, Fontella asked God for "a sign" to confirm that He heard her. Suddenly, she heard her hit song "Rescue Me" on a television commercial! To her, it was as if "the Lord had stepped right into my world!" Fontella was unaware that American Express had been using her song in a commercial and hadn't been able to locate her to pay royalties.
Not only did she receive back-royalties, but new opportunities also began to open for her to sing. Shortly after that, she released a new album. But the best news is that she renewed her relationship with the Lord. "For so many years I tried doing it on my own, and it didn't work," she said. "Then I took it out of my hands and turned it over to Him, and now everything's happening."
The psalmist David wrote: "In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened, he saved me from all my troubles... . Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!" (Psalm 34:6, 8 NLT). And what God did for David and Fontella Bass, He will do for you if you'll only turn to Him.
Soul food: Num 34-36; Luke 9:18-27; Ps 138; Prov 4:14-17
Patiently endure
Hebrews 10:36
We’re all waiting for something. Perhaps it’s for a dream to come to pass, for our health to improve, for a child to turn around. When it’s taken a long time, and we don’t see anything happening, it’s easy to get discouraged and think that it’s not meant to be. But today Scripture is saying, “Don’t get talked out of what God put in your heart. Just because it hasn’t happened yet doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen.”
God is faithful. He heard your request. He sees you standing in faith. He hears you thanking Him when you could be complaining. What you’re believing for is on the way. When you prayed in faith according to God’s will, He put the promise on the schedule. He already set the time to bring it to pass. You may not see any sign of it yet, but God is working behind the scenes. He’s lining up the right people, arranging the good breaks, the healing, the freedom, the abundance. It’s just a matter of time before you receive what He promised.
Father, thank You that You have established set times to bring Your promises to pass in my life. Help me to be patient, to accept Your timing, and rest in the fact that it’s all part of Your process. I believe that I am right where You want me and the promise is right on schedule. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
Thought for the Day
A genocide begins with the killing of one man – not for what he has done, but because of who he is. ~ Kofi Annan ~
"Rescue Me"
Psalm 34:6 NLT
It had been twenty-five years since Fontella Bass's rhythm and blues single "Rescue Me" hit number one on the charts. She had no career to speak of, and she was penniless, tired, and cold. The only heat in her house came from a gas stove in the kitchen. She had strayed from her faith and the church where she started singing gospel songs as a child.
As she prayed, Fontella asked God for "a sign" to confirm that He heard her. Suddenly, she heard her hit song "Rescue Me" on a television commercial! To her, it was as if "the Lord had stepped right into my world!" Fontella was unaware that American Express had been using her song in a commercial and hadn't been able to locate her to pay royalties.
Not only did she receive back-royalties, but new opportunities also began to open for her to sing. Shortly after that, she released a new album. But the best news is that she renewed her relationship with the Lord. "For so many years I tried doing it on my own, and it didn't work," she said. "Then I took it out of my hands and turned it over to Him, and now everything's happening."
The psalmist David wrote: "In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened, he saved me from all my troubles... . Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!" (Psalm 34:6, 8 NLT). And what God did for David and Fontella Bass, He will do for you if you'll only turn to Him.
Soul food: Num 34-36; Luke 9:18-27; Ps 138; Prov 4:14-17
Patiently endure
Hebrews 10:36
We’re all waiting for something. Perhaps it’s for a dream to come to pass, for our health to improve, for a child to turn around. When it’s taken a long time, and we don’t see anything happening, it’s easy to get discouraged and think that it’s not meant to be. But today Scripture is saying, “Don’t get talked out of what God put in your heart. Just because it hasn’t happened yet doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen.”
God is faithful. He heard your request. He sees you standing in faith. He hears you thanking Him when you could be complaining. What you’re believing for is on the way. When you prayed in faith according to God’s will, He put the promise on the schedule. He already set the time to bring it to pass. You may not see any sign of it yet, but God is working behind the scenes. He’s lining up the right people, arranging the good breaks, the healing, the freedom, the abundance. It’s just a matter of time before you receive what He promised.
Father, thank You that You have established set times to bring Your promises to pass in my life. Help me to be patient, to accept Your timing, and rest in the fact that it’s all part of Your process. I believe that I am right where You want me and the promise is right on schedule. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
Thought for the Day
A genocide begins with the killing of one man – not for what he has done, but because of who he is. ~ Kofi Annan ~
Word for Today ~ Monday 2 March
"Rescue Me"
Psalm 34:6 NLT
It had been twenty-five years since Fontella Bass's rhythm and blues single "Rescue Me" hit number one on the charts. She had no career to speak of, and she was penniless, tired, and cold. The only heat in her house came from a gas stove in the kitchen. She had strayed from her faith and the church where she started singing gospel songs as a child.
As she prayed, Fontella asked God for "a sign" to confirm that He heard her. Suddenly, she heard her hit song "Rescue Me" on a television commercial! To her, it was as if "the Lord had stepped right into my world!" Fontella was unaware that American Express had been using her song in a commercial and hadn't been able to locate her to pay royalties.
Not only did she receive back-royalties, but new opportunities also began to open for her to sing. Shortly after that, she released a new album. But the best news is that she renewed her relationship with the Lord. "For so many years I tried doing it on my own, and it didn't work," she said. "Then I took it out of my hands and turned it over to Him, and now everything's happening."
The psalmist David wrote: "In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened, he saved me from all my troubles... . Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!" (Psalm 34:6, 8 NLT). And what God did for David and Fontella Bass, He will do for you if you'll only turn to Him.
Soul food: Num 34-36; Luke 9:18-27; Ps 138; Prov 4:14-17
Patiently endure
Hebrews 10:36
We’re all waiting for something. Perhaps it’s for a dream to come to pass, for our health to improve, for a child to turn around. When it’s taken a long time, and we don’t see anything happening, it’s easy to get discouraged and think that it’s not meant to be. But today Scripture is saying, “Don’t get talked out of what God put in your heart. Just because it hasn’t happened yet doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen.”
God is faithful. He heard your request. He sees you standing in faith. He hears you thanking Him when you could be complaining. What you’re believing for is on the way. When you prayed in faith according to God’s will, He put the promise on the schedule. He already set the time to bring it to pass. You may not see any sign of it yet, but God is working behind the scenes. He’s lining up the right people, arranging the good breaks, the healing, the freedom, the abundance. It’s just a matter of time before you receive what He promised.
Father, thank You that You have established set times to bring Your promises to pass in my life. Help me to be patient, to accept Your timing, and rest in the fact that it’s all part of Your process. I believe that I am right where You want me and the promise is right on schedule. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
Thought for the Day
A genocide begins with the killing of one man – not for what he has done, but because of who he is. ~ Kofi Annan ~
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