Daily Devotional

SEEING THE GLORY OF GOD THROUGH A DARK CLOUD

January 28

hild of God, have you looked outside or checked the weather today? Is it bright and sunny and warm, or is it cold and dreary and dark? To you it should not matter. "This is the day that the Lord hath made, I will rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24) What does that passage from the Bible mean to you? It means that your Father is on His throne no matter what comes your way, and all is well! Sometimes you should put your mind "in gear" before you allow your doubts and fears to rule out. Have you heard the old saying, "don't put your mouth in motion before you put your mind in gear?" I say this to you child of God, your mind and your doubts and fears which come through your mind may well be overruling your spirit and the witness of the Spirit about what the real situation is that exists in your world. For instance, in the world of the born-again Christian, God's words and promises always take precedence over the perceptions of the human mind. What do I mean by that? I mean that if it is a dreary, dark day, it is a signal to you as a child of the King to say, "Far above and beyond the dark, gloomy hazy clouds the sun is shining, and God is on His throne." You have the right and privilege as a redeemed child of God to say, "There is no day given by God that is not a good day in my life." You must proclaim this day "good" and "blessed," and God will enter the day at any point that you ask Him and give to you a blessing from heaven. After all, heaven rules every day of the year for the joy filled, praising Christian. Do you believe this? You should! Now, you say, "I have just received bad news, shouldn't I put my praise on hold? Shouldn't I regret this day?" Indeed, you should not, child of God, here are your instructions: "I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually (without any interruption) be in my mouth."(Psalm 34:1) How do you deal with that passage? Even at the news of the death of his children Job said, "God has the right to bring my way adversity, as well as good (blessings).” (Job 2:10 NKJV) Child, rise!

Prayer

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Father, you are not like a man or woman. You see things about my life through divine eyes, and you see each difficulty in my life as an opportunity for me to rise higher and praise you more deeply. I thank you for this and praise you greatly in Jesus’ name, amen!