CORRECTION: The devotion on 1/21/6- "Choose To Fight Or Not"- the lead scripture reference should have been 2 Corinthians 10:5
"For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly". Psalm 84:11
This verse is filled with glorious promises as well as hope.
The Lord God is a sun--- He lights up our path so we can see clearly. As the sun lights the earth and its arrival pushes back the darkness of night, so He lights our way and drives back the darkness.
The Lord God is a shield-- as a shield protects a warrior when in battle, the Lord protects us. It didn't say He "gives" a shield. It says He "is" a shield. That means He Himself protects us. He steps in between us and the enemy. He puts Himself out in front of us.
The Lord will give grace-- He gives grace. Grace can't be earned. It can't be purchased. It is a gift freely given to us by Him. Grace is power and influence in our lives to be able to make it through anything.
The Lord gives glory-- glory means honor, abundance, splendor. God clothes us with His own glory. He places His honor upon us by exchanging our unrighteousness, which is like filthy rags, with His pure white robes of righteousness. He gives honor to those who had no honor. Abundance to those who were in lack. He gives His own splendor to those who were once rebellious and far away from Him. This glory came not by our own righteousness but by the righteousness of His Only Begotten Son Jesus.
No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly-- "No" good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. When God says, "No", He means "No". He will not withhold anything that we need. He will supply all our need-- spirit, soul and body. As we walk uprightly before Him, we are in actuality "seeking first His Kingdom" because we are walking in a manner which pleases Him. As we do, "All these things shall be added unto us".
Don't you agree these are wonder promises of hope and encouragement. He is a good God who loves us so deeply and so dearly. He wants to bestow His blessings and goodness on us daily and always, and in abundance.
Have a great day. The Lord God is all and gives all that we need.
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