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Dear Beloved
Have a Crazy Faith in God.
Meditate on Psalms 125
Psalms 125:1
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
Confidence in God
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight
Psalms 37:5
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:
Psalms 62:8
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.
Psalms 125:2
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.
God’s Protection
Psalms 139:5
You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
Job 1:10
Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
Psalms 5:12
Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
Psalms 33:22
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.
Psalms 125: 3
The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.
God’s promise regarding possessions
Psalms 56:3-4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
Psalms 112:7
They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Psalms 125:4
Lord, do good to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.
Promise is followed by Prayer
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Psalms 125:5
But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be on Israel.
Note of warning
Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
Isaiah 3:11
Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
Isaiah 3: 10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
Psalms 9:10
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalms 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
As you Abide in Him, you cannot be moved.
1 Chronicles 28:9-10
9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. 10 Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.”
1 Chronicles 28:20
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.
God bless you all.Amen!