Verse of the Day 7/5

Verse of the Day 7/5

Hebrews 13:5

New King James Version

5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."

As I right this I'm sitting in a hospital room in Denver with my wife Jean who is here because of complications to cancer treatments. She spent time in the ICU after having a hard time coming out of anesthesia from a procedure. In times like these some may feel that God is not there in those times.  We feel differently, God is with us all the time.

In Genesis God was with Abraham.  He said to Isaac in Genesis 26:24 "do not fear for I am with you". In Matt. 1:23 we read of the prediction of Jesus coming as "Immanuel" God is with us. Today's verse tells us that we should be content with what we have, we can do so when Jesus is with us, wherever we are.

Burk Parsons writes, "This is the foundation for true and lasting contentment. It is precisely because the Lord is our Shepherd that we shall not want. But if He is not your Shepherd, expect no contentment. True contentment is not circumstantial, it is relational. It is not based on what happens to us; rather, it is based on who has taken hold of us—the One who dwells within us. If our contentment is based merely on what we have, we will always desire more, but when it is based on who we are in Christ, we will first and foremost desire to know Him more. For if we are to find contentment in all things, we must seek contentment in the only One who can fulfill all our desires—Jesus Christ. "

As I was driving to the hospital I heard the Michael W. Smith song "Waymaker".  It reminded me that this "Waymaker", Jesus is who we have with us.  It is who He is.

You are here
Touching every heart
I worship You
I worship You

You are here
Healing every heart
I worship You
I worship You

You are here
Mending every heart
I worship You
I worship You

You are here
Turning lives around
I worship You
I worship You

Waymaker
Miracle Worker
Promise Keeper
Light in the darkness
My God
That is who You are

He is working, He is healing, He is mending, He is leading, He is turning lives around, that is who He is, that is what He does.  Praise Him, worship Him for being with us.

Blessings,

Mike

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Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

Hebrews 13:1-5

New King James Version

Concluding Moral Directions

13 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. 3 Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.

4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."