PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Psalm 118
What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage?
“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” (Psalm 118:22, Acts 4:11)
This is a king’s celebration song when returning victorious from battle.
The crowds rejoice as the king enters the gates, everyone is thanking God.
Only the Lord – not princes, not people – is reliable for building your life around.
As we enter 2022, where does your confidence lie for success or hope?
“It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.” (Psalm 118:8)
Like Jesus, we need to be cautious where we put our confidence.
“Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people.” (John 2:24)
I trust others to some degree, and yet I try to remember their limitations.
All of us – me too – are human, despite good intentions we all have weaknesses.
Whether I make the right choices or not, whether others are reliable or not…
My hope is in Jesus, he will get me through the year, even if I mess up.
He is a cornerstone; we can build our lives around him and his way!
I choose to trust the Lord, thank the Lord and follow the Lord into 2022.
PRAYER
Lord, you are the cornerstone of my life. I entrust my life to you, and resolve to build my life around you this new year!
On whom or what can I really depend: the Lord! “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.” Or to trust in securities/wealth.
Lord you have blessed me – why do I sometimes seek wrong things! “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” Thank you Lord for coming to me – for listening to my prayers! Keep me on the right path I pray!
Each day is a day that the Lord God has made. He also made His Light shine upon us showing us the Way. As I stand on the threshold of a new year I stand in His SonShine giving thanks that He is my Guardian and Guide everyday for each day is a day that He has made and I need to rejoice and be glad in that day for His love to me as I serve Him. I see His hand upon me in days past and I need His hand to lead and guide me throughout the new year.
This is the day, this is the day.
That the Lord has made, that the Lord has made.
We will rejoice, we will rejoice,
And be glad in it, and be glad in it.
This is the day that the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day, this is the day
That the Lord has made.
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We are the sons, we are the sons,
Of the living God, of the living God.
We will rejoice, we will rejoice,
And be glad in Him, and be glad in Him.
We are the sons of the living God.
We will rejoice and be glad in Him.
We are the sons, we are the sons
Of the living God.