Devotional for Tuesday, February 13, 2018
“We Can Depend On Him!”
by Dona Hake
Lamentations 3:24 (CEV)
Deep in my heart I say,
“The Lord is all I need;
I can depend on him!”
“The Lord is all I need;
I can depend on him!”
God promises to keep His Word and upon that truth we can depend! Our God never changes and He has promised to walk beside us. He is our great Friend in which we can always count on! Let us ponder some beautiful and thought provoking quotes about our dependency upon our Lord.
“The whole question in relation to overcoming is:
are we trusting in ourselves, or are
we trusting in the Lord?”
Watchman Nee
“Jesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly
and the weak-kneed who know they don’t have it all together,
and who are not too proud to accept the handout of
amazing grace. As we glance up, we are astonished
to find the eyes of Jesus open with wonder, deep
with understanding, and gentle with compassion.“
Brennan Manning
As I ponder these quotes my heart is reminded of the scripture in 2 Corinthians where Paul cried out in his frustration in his time of need and weariness.
2 Corinthians 12:8-9 (AMP)8 “Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me; 9 but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.”
Today I encourage you to be the believer that trusts and depends on the Lord for every need you have. My friend, we can depend on Jesus to always be there, and His grace is always sufficient. Be that one that is hungry and needy for Him in every area of your life. May our pride never stand in our way that we resist His abundant and all sufficient hand out of grace. Let us hold fast to Him, and depend upon Him every minute of our day as we are enfolded with the power of Christ in our life.