Hagar was in a dry desert place, her search for water felt futile, so she decided to just give up the fight...but then something amazing happened. God sent an angel of The Lord to her in her distress, and encouraged her so Hagar found out one of God's names in a deep and personal way: El Roi, the God who sees. I was having a not so great day, though I tried to keep my anxious thoughts at bay, I could feel the cares and worry nagging at the back of my mind. Then something amazing happened while I was getting coffee, a stranger came up to me and began pouring words of encouragement into my soul, and like Hagar I could say God sees me. You see it's not just the giants in your life that He's interested in slaying, but even the small cares of your life concern Him, because He cares for you and delights for you to not only know about His many names, but to also experience them first hand.
Praise is a weapon, and it’s so important that we learn to use it appropriately. We all have challenging days, and it’s those very times that we need to cling to Jesus. The Bible tells us that God inhabits our praise; Inhabit is defined as: ‘to exist or be situated within; dwell in’ I don’t know about you, but when I encounter difficulties or trials, there is nothing better than knowing that God is in the midst of it with me; moving and working on my behalf. I’m not going to say that my flesh doesn’t fight against this, and that there aren’t times when I want to ‘clap back’ as they say...after all they deserve it right? You hurt me, so I hurt you? It’s the way of the world after all, and we have so many sayings that attest to this...that speak of revenge, and payback...but God doesn’t agree with the things of this world. Psalm 22:3 KJV 3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Something starts to happen when I begin to praise God for who ...
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