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The Lord answer you in the day of trouble! 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.May he grant you your heart’s desire,and fulfil all your plans. May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God set up our banners.May the Lord fulfil all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories by his right hand. Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God. They will collapse and fall, but we shall rise and stand upright. Give victory to the king, O Lord; answer us when we call. (Psalm 20)
May this day find you blessed, dear Friend is my prayer for you. May the concerns and worries of last night be but a distant memory as you find the strength and peace that only God can give for the living of today.
This was my grandfather Carlos Valverde's favorite psalm. He loved the Spanish version of it and would repeat it often. He came to faith late in life, having struggled with alcoholism and a divorce, but his latter days found him living and loving the Lord Jesus Christ. His favorite verse of this psalm was verse 7: "Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God." The Spanish translation has chariot as "carros" which sounds more like cars than chariots, thus more applicable to him. He had a love for cars and always had the car/truck Ford made called Ranchero, if I'm remembering correctly. And he also owned, I believe, a Chevy El Camino, which was the same incarnation (no pun intended!) of a car front, but a pickup back. The Spanish version also reads, Some place their confidence in cars, others in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord." At that point in his life, he sought to know more about the Lord. I have mentioned often how at night he would kneel by his bed and pray out loud (emphasis on LOUD) for everyone he knew. Those nights we spent at his house we would be so blessed to hear our names mentioned in that "neighborhood" prayer.
David had that kind of faith too. He knew that in God we find the answer to our troubles if we cry out to Him. We know God's name; God knows ours. God loves us and protects us if we but ask. He loves and appreciates all we offer to Him, and David's desire is for God to grant us the desires of our heart, while fulfilling our plans. What a celebration will occur when these come true and all who love the Lord join in with us as we return thanks to God for all God offers to us. God will see to it that those of us who love Him will stand at the end. Share the goodness of the Lord with others and great will be the multitude blessed by what God does in each of our lives.
PRAYER: Loving God, may our confidence be only in You. There are so many things that call out to us as being that which we need or we believe, deserve; but we deserve only to serve and praise You - what greater blessing is there? Bless the life of this dear reader in a glorious way! In Christ Jesus we pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord! Share a smile and a story about God's goodness with every one!
Eradio Valverde
PRAYER REQUEST: Please be in prayer for the family of Mr. Forrest Penny, who died last night at 8:45 p.m. He bravely fought the cancer that came so quickly; he always trusted the Lord. Pray for the comfort and peace of his wife, Sue, and their children and all their loved ones. I thank you for your prayers for Nellie, whose first pre-op checkup showed she is healing well. In two weeks the stitches will come out and in five weeks, so will the pins in her two toes. (those are the ones that scare the faint of heart!). Pray for one another. Pray for your pastor. Pray for yourself. Glorify the Lord today!
