Pastor Terry Lema's Daily Devotions
  • Home
  • Past Devotions
  • Support
  • Contact
Tag:

with us

Do You Hear Him Singing?

by TerryLema April 5, 2022

One of my favorite verses is Zephaniah 3:17. “The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”  [NIV]

I often need that reminder that despite what I can see and hear with my natural eyes, my Loving God is beside me, taking great care of me, delighting in me, and singing His wondrous love over me.

The LORD your God is with [you and me] …. 

The LORD (Yahweh / Jehovah, the eternal, self-existent One)

your God (Elohim, the very great Supreme God)

is with you (qereb, in the midst, at the center)

Jesus (Immanuel / God with us) confirmed that promise.  He said, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” [Matt 28:20 NIV]

Before our God says anything else, He reminds us that He is with us.  In our midst.  At the very center.  We can go nowhere, high or low, east or west, north or south, where He is not with us. And He is with us not just in the broad “God is everywhere” sense, but with us in a personal “He knows my name and deepest thoughts” sense.

In our greatest triumphs and lowest failures, He is with us.  In our joys and in our fears, He is with us.  Whether we are surrounded by others or dwell alone, He is with us.  There is nothing we can do to change that.  Nothing we can do to make God abandon us.  He is with us.  Whether we sense His presence or not, He is still with us.

Father, your loving personal care takes my breath away.  “What did I ever do to deserve loving You?” Enable me to walk worthy of Your love.  Amen.

April 5, 2022 0 comment
FacebookEmail

He Set Me Free!

by TerryLema April 24, 2020

When I needed an attitude adjustment, God took me to Psalm 118, and the reminder that “This is the day the LORD has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.”

In order not to allow my attitude to become maladjusted again, God is having me pray through the Psalm. Today I am praying through verses 5-7: “In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.”

What is the greatest fear playing out in the world today? It is the fear of death. We are sheltered-in-place because we fear what a virus can do to us. It not only has the potential of making us sick, it has the potential to kill us. We are bombarded with that fact constantly every day. The airways are filled with the latest statistics about how many are acquiring the virus, how many are on ventilators, how many have died, where the latest outbreak has occurred. We leave our homes in trepidation and see people wearing masks, avoiding contact with others. We cannot help but be fearful.

The Psalmist reminds us however, that when we cry out to God, His answer is to set us free from that fear. He reminds us that whether we shelter-at-home or venture out He is with us. He is our helper. Paul confirms that in 2 Timothy 1:7: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

God is with us. I will add my voice to that of the psalmist, “I will not be afraid. What can man [or virus] do to me?” All my days are already numbered. When it is my time to go, via virus or some other conveyance, I will march into the presence of my God in triumph.

Father, remind us today that you are with us every moment, whether we are inside our homes or outside of them. Keep us in Your precious care. Give us that spirit of power, love, and a sound mind so that every fear is driven far from us. Amen & Amen.

April 24, 2020 0 comment
FacebookEmail

Comment notes:

We have disabled comments on the blog, but invite you to join our Facebook page and share your comments.

Pastor Terry Lema

Pastor Terry Lema has been married for 53 years, and has 3 children and 3 grandsons. Terry graduated from Trinity Bible College, and and recently retired as Lead Pastor at The Way Church in Middleton, Idaho.

  • Facebook
  • Email

@2022 Pastor Terry Lema. All Right Reserved. By: Rodli Web Strategies


Back To Top
Pastor Terry Lema's Daily Devotions
  • Home
  • Past Devotions
  • Support
  • Contact