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The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD. Proverbs 21:31

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7

Salvation belongs to the LORD Psalm 3:8

No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion. Psalm 33:16-18He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Isaiah 40:29

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9

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Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle. Psalm 144:1

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Psalm 18:34

For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall. Psalm 18:29

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me… Psalm 44:6,7

And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 1 Samuel 17:49

We all know very well the story of how young David killed the giant Goliath. If you recall David was untrained to advance against Goliath at that time and he only went in the name of the Lord and got victory. Though David got many more victories that followed he knew heart of heart his strength was the Lord. It was the Lord who trained him for war and taught his fingers for battle.

Isn't that true for us too? We find ourselves caught off guard and unprepared for, for many of life's events; yet with God's help we deal with it. Be it higher studies or debts or a huge project at work with the deadline fast approaching, we know we can do it with God's help and guidance and canceling. Praise the Lord.

Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the LORD. Psalm 144:15

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“Ho! Everyone who thirsts,

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Vindicate me, Lord,

Pin It Now! With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. Psalm 18:29Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle— Psalm 144:1

Pin It Now! With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:3

Jesus answered, "If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." John 4:10

On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: 'Streams of living water will flow from within him.'" John 7:37,38

I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. Isaiah 41:18

Salvation indeed is a refreshing experience. It brings about a total turnaround in our way of life. But foremost it fills us with joy. Whatever maybe the circumstances our joy of salvation prevails.

Now if you can relate to these scriptures today praise the Lord. In case you can't it is my desire that you too be filled with this joy of salvation.

Here are the simple steps for salvation:

* Acknowledge you are a sinner

* Repent your past mistakes / sins to God

* Believe that Jesus Christ dies for your sins to make you free 

* Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior going forward.

* Pray this simple prayer:

Dear Father, I understand I am a sinner. My sins weigh me down because of which I hardly feel joy. But your scriptures tell us that salvation comes with joy. Please save me too Lord. Save me from my sins. Wash me in the blood of Jesus Christ who dies for me, bearing the penalty of my sins. Wash me Lord. Cleanse me God. Renew the joy of salvation in me too Lord. I surrender my life to Jesus today. I will allow Him to be my Lord and Savior going forward. Please Lord accept my prayer in Jesus's name. Amen!

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I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice;

to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

I will ponder the way that is blameless—

when will You come to me?

I will walk in my house

with integrity of heart.

I will set no worthless thing

before my eyes.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it shall not cling to me.

A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,

I will put to silence;

the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart,

I will not endure.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land,

that they may dwell with me;

he who walks in the way of integrity

shall minister to me.

No one who practices deceit

shall dwell in my house;

no one who tells lies

shall stand in my presence.

Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land,

that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

~ Psalm 101

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 Bless the Lord, O my soul;

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 Praise be to the Lord my Rock,

Pin It Now! Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion;
shout aloud, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O Daughter of Jerusalem!

The LORD has taken away your punishment;
He has turned back your enemy.
Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you;
no longer will you fear any harm.

On that day they will say to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear, O Zion;
do not let your hands fall limp.

The LORD your God is among you;
He is mighty to save.

He will rejoice over you with gladness;
He will quiet you with His love;
He will rejoice over you with singing.”

Pin It Now! In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10

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Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;

make music on the harp to our God,

who covers the sky with clouds,

who prepares rain for the earth,

who makes grass to grow on the hills.

He provides food for the animals,

and for the young ravens when they call.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse;

He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.

The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him,

who hope in His loving devotion.

Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem;

praise your God, O Zion!

For He strengthens the bars of your gates

and blesses the children within you.

He makes peace at your borders;

He fills you with the finest wheat.

He declares His word to Jacob,

His statutes and judgments to Israel.

He has done this for no other nation;

they do not know His judgments.

Hallelujah!

Psalm 147: 7~20

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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13

Few questions to ponder over for the rest of the day: Do we have love? If not what lacks in us? Are we still children?

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Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 

Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For,

And this is the word that was preached to you.

1 Peter 1:13-25

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 “Joseph is a fruitful vine,

a fruitful vine near a spring,

whose branches climb over a wall. 

With bitterness archers attacked him;

they shot at him with hostility.

But his bow remained steady,

his strong arms stayed  limber,

because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,

because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

because of your father’s God, who helps you,

because of the Almighty,  who blesses you

with blessings of the skies above,

blessings of the deep springs below,

blessings of the breast and womb.

Your father’s blessings are greater

than the blessings of the ancient mountains,

than the bounty of the age-old hills.

Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,

on the brow of the prince among his brothers.

Genesis 49:22-26

If you wish these blessings for you, all you have to say is amen. Amen!

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The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

“So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

Numbers 6:22-27

I am claiming this priestly blessing for myself; now how about you?

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 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

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Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Daniel 6:10

The open window assists our thoughts. As they take wing into the broad expanse, they gain freedom and enlargement; just as a bird imprisoned in a room flings itself with a thrill of song into the free air and sunshine. Sitting there, his mind could spurn the limitations of space and time. The favour or displeasure of the Persian king mattered but little to him. The chamber of life with some of us may seem poor and straitened enough, but God has given us windows in it with a distant outlook upon brighter and fairer scenes. And these windows we must keep open, and sit at them, or kneel at them, forgetting the loneliness and weariness of Babylon's exile in the prospect of some fair Jerusalem of joy, and love, and faith.

1. First and foremost of those windowed outlooks with which God has so graciously endowed us, is that of FAITH. The prophet said he "saw visions of God," and if he did, it must have been through this window of faith, because through it eternal realities become as though they were present. Other windows may become closed or dim; the more reason why we should keep steady and bright this blessed outlook of faith into things spiritual and eternal.

2. There is another window through which the soul may look out upon the ideal and the fair; and that is the window of HOPE. The natural attitude of the human soul is an expectant one. Hope is an important element in the Christian life. Life will go merrily on under the power of a sunbeam on a distant spot in the path. Through the window of hope we see the breaking of a golden dawn upon the distant prospect; the narrow chamber of earthy circumstances gives place to sweeter possibilities, which may become present realities under the transforming influence of Christian hope.

3. Then there is the window of MEMORY. It may be that Daniel was not unmindful of this outlook into past scenes and associations. To be often at the window of memory keeps the heart young amid the ageing and withering influences of the present.

(G. Onslow.)

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