Today's promise: We are created in His
image
Do you have a joy that
rubs off on other people?
I prayed to the Lord,
and he answered me, freeing me from all my fears. Those who look to him for
help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. I
cried out to the Lord in my suffering, and he heard me. He set me free from all
my fears. For the angel of the Lord guards all who fear him, and he rescues them.
Psalm 34:4-7 NLT
Contagious joy
Do you enjoy watching
the televised Olympic games? If you do, you know the joy the winners of an
Olympic event experience is contagious. That's one reason millions of people
watch the Olympics so religiously. It's not simply to see the drama of the
event and the excellence and for m of the athletes. It's also to share in the
contagious joy of the winners.
In Psalm 34 David
describes the same type of joy radiating from believers. All those who look to
God for help will experience a joy so intense that other people can see it in
their faces. David says the reason for that joy is that God has heard and
answered our prayers. Our shame has been taken away. We have been set free from
all our fears because the angel of the Lord encamps around us. He guards his
people. Pray today that the angel of the Lord will set up camp around you and
your relationships. Commit your fears and worries to God, and ask him to guard
you. He can set you free from your fears and grant you radiant joy as you look
to him for help.
Adapted from Praying God's Promises for My Marriage by John
Farrar (Tyndale House), pp 92-93
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
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