We think we receive God's favour when our prayers are answered. In Psalms 106:14-15, it is stated that "But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.". It appears to me that God answered the Israelites' prayers in anger and void of love. Hence, we must be careful of what we pray! God may just grant the requests as we pleaded so many times BUT if the motive is JUST to satisfy our carnal desires, we have to think twice. We must put our spiritual needs first. No wonder the famous hymn, "It is well with my soul" could be penned down by Horatio Spafford in 1873 despite the fact it was after a traumatic event that robbed the lives of his wife and his 4 daughters. He was very certain that their souls were well in the arms of His Heavenly Father in Heaven. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? (Mark 8:36) https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC
Day 190 - Enjoy God! Read Psalm 148; Proverbs 7:4-6; Revelation 9; 2 Samuel 21-22 2 Samuel 22 v30 - By God, I can run against a troop and by my God, I can leap over a wall v33 - God is my strength and power! He makes my way perfect! Reading the above verses warmed my heart as I recalled the sweet victory I had as I trusted God when He assured me exactly with the above verses way back in 1994 when I did my Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP). It was the first day of exam and my Quiet Time for that day turned out to be reading the above verses. What a joy! What an assurance! I knew by God and with God, I could leap over CLP examination and would cross over the challenge and would pass to do my chambering. True enough, I passed and started my chambering in 1995. All glory to God! Hence, how important for us to keep reading God's Words as our loving Heavenly Father is so eager to speak and communicate with us. Please do run to Him, embrace and enjoy the sweet communion and taste...
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