“Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. Your statutes are forever right….”  Psalm 119:142

Praise be to you, O Lord God Almighty, that you are the measure of what is true, right and good.

We so easily confuse comfort and convenience with goodness; but you so carefully teach us through Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 12:9,10 that weakness, hardships, insults, persecutions and difficulties are also things to delight in—when we have your perspective, think your thoughts and see with your eyes, knowing that you always have a purpose and a plan.

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Praise you that with your Word, you work to give us the big picture, to help us understand what you are doing. You draw us up above the snares and rebellious thoughts of the world, the flesh and the devil.

Thank you for the shield of faith that we can raise with praise to ward off the fiery darts of self-pity, anger, frustration, impatience, self-centeredness and hurt as well as short-term thinking and feeling.

· Praise raises the barrier of protection.

· Praise heals the wounds.

· Praise opens our eyes.

· Praise produces perspective.

· Praise brings freedom.

Psalm 50:23

All this is true because you, Lord Jesus, are the great Shepherd, intimately concerned with each of us each moment. Help us to live in your Word, think your thoughts and join you in your great plans for the universe.

Picture: (from the internet)  God has a better, challenging plan for us, if we will only follow