Who I Am In Christ Devotionals

May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion! May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans! May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions! Psalm 20:1‭-‬5 ESV Blessings start with the words, "May the Lord..." The bible is full of them (there are seven of them right here).  Blessings aren't commonly spoken among believers today in my experience. The closest we get is to say, "I hope..." Though not always the case, "I hope," for us is more like saying, "Good luck." And we say that too.  Is good luck a Christian thing to say? I'm not saying that you're not a Christian if you say it, but I'm just suggesting that it needs some rethinki

  He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry for help and saves them. Psalm 145:19 (CSB) Let’s take a second an look at the first two words in this verse: He fulfills. I find it incredible that we live in a world, a universe where those two words, spoken about God, go together. He fulfills. Hey, He doesn’t have to fulfill anything. Yet, He set up the world, the laws of physics, of energy, of time and space. And He fulfills. He put those words together. What? It must go on to say that He fulfills the desires of good people. Of special people. Of people who have it altogether. Right? No. It says He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him. Those who take Him seriously. Those who respect His holy name. Look, he fulfills the desires of those who got nothing. Nothing. They just fear Him. Humbly. That tells me so much about about what I should be about. Do I fear? Some days I can be all so filled up with Father Adam instead of Father God. But I can com