Thursday 23 May 2024
SOAP
Scriptures:
Psalm 143
1 With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord.
2 I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
3 When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.
5 I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!
English Standard Version
Stand Firm
13 But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits[a] to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
2 Thessalonians 3
3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.[c] 4 And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things that we command.
8 He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Observation:
GOD is always in our midst interceding for us though we do not see HIM, HE is right here, right where we are, and only when we continue to fill our hearts with HIS Word do we have an awareness of HIS presence in our lives. The underlined and bold words in each chapter has resonated within me. it means I feel this, I agree fully to this, bringing strength to my weary Spirit that is trodden down by all kinds of trouble. In Psalm David says, there is no one who cares for my soul... I feel his pain and I understand it. Though he is King, the most powerful in the land of Israel, nobody understands the burdens of his heart and although he has many wives, nobody loves him enough to carry his burdens with him. It is a sad and painful thing to realize this, even as I am still single, I do complain what he complains of "Nobody cares for my soul" but at least, I have a reason to complain because I have no spouse, yet he has so much more. I believe I am in a better state than King David and this gives me encouragement that I am better off than a king. But Paul writes to the Believers and when I read his letter, it's as if Paul is alive, that he is not dead, he is encouraging all the Saints in the world, especially the Gentiles like me to stand firm, stand firm in your faith, and continue to do good. Like a General in an Army of Soldiers that still speaks to his subordinates, I feel Paul's Spirit and all the rest who have gone home and be a cloud of witness, I imagine them cheering me on, you are doing well, continue to fight the good fight of faith! They are there, but JESUS alone is interceding for me for HE is the high Priest.
Application:
When I read all the WORDs of my daily reading, I am comforted, my heart is comforted, and I feel revived, nourished, sustained, valued and loved. Like treasures of gold in a treasure box, is the WORDs of GOD to me, I scan and collect what is meant for me coz there are so many WORDS but the rhema is what I need today. I hold on to everything that I need, like a drug or a food that gives life to my hungry and thirsty Spirit because this world and all its troubles takes away all the energy within me. May the LORD look on me with mercy everyday. May HE continue to comfort me and make me feel LOVED because one day HE will swallow up death forever, pain, crying, and everything bad HE will take away from all existence when HE reigns and establishes HIS kingdom on earth and so for all GOD's people HIS will for us is to keep doing good, to keep following HIS commands, to keep WORD and keep doing it believing that one day HE will come just as HE said, and so we have to keep waiting for HIS return, waiting for all HIS promises to come to pass no matter how long, it will come to pass one day.
Prayers:
Dear FATHER,
O GOD Almighty KING who rules and reigns over all things. Great are YOU O GOD, blessed is YOUR HOLY Name - YESHUA! I pray for YOUR grace on me today that YOU will fill me always with YOUR Truth and with YOUR HOLY SPIRIT, fill me with YOUR love and truth, fill me with YOUR Presence and with Power! O GOD, I can never live a day without YOU, I need YOU so much, please take care of me. Today as I have a meeting with BIR thank you for the people who are with me but I ask that YOU grant me favor and mercy, and rest even as I work, I will be at rest knowing that YOU are with me and YOU have put me where YOU want me to be and that I am following YOUR Will when I am here doing what I have always escaped to do - the family business. It's still so hard for me GOD, and everyday I am living on a prayer... I am relying on YOU, clinging to YOU. I have a little understand why I have no one who cares for me yet, why YOU have not allowed me to have a spouse yet, because YOU want me to be fully founded in YOUR love for me because even a spouse cannot give the love and care they should be giving their spouse because they are limited in being a human. YOU want me to expect more from YOU and less from people, YOU are so right O GOD so help me to be ready and be fit to receive a spouse already, give me a stronger heart that continues to rely on YOU. Take care of me O GOD and take care of my husband whoever he is, I cannot expect him to be perfect but I pray that he will already be following YOU, reading YOUR WORD, knowing YOU because I cannot teach a man spiritual things, YOU have already said it in YOUR WORD - I cannot teach a man and so please give me a man who is spiritually equipped and ready to be a husband to me because I understand how important it is for him and I to be in zynced with our spirits. I pray O GOD, prepare his heart and mine, make us ready for each other, make us fit to love and take care of one another because marriage is another hard thing in life. Please equip me to be his wife, make me the right woman for this man so that together we can effectively serve YOUR Purpose here on earth O GOD and I pray that YOU bless the Wedding of David and Kim and that the family will celebrate this event with them. Continue to touch Mom's heart and humble everyone who is proud I pray O GOD, for YOUR grace upon us all. For YOU deserve all the praises, thanksgiving and honor in our lives.
In the Name of YESHUA, AMen!
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