devotional – Page 246 – Broken Believers

Exchange Fear for Trust

The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1

Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear. Romans 8:15

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What can we do but pray for the throngs of defiant men and women who believe that their humanistic view of life is all sufficient? They believe that they are responsible “captains” of their own souls.

The sad fact is that even while they are joining in the age-old rejection of Jesus Christ—“We will not have this Man to rule over us”—they still are beset with fears within.

The present competitive world and its selfish society have brought many new fears to the human race. I can sympathize with those troubled beings who lie awake at night worrying about the possible destruction of the race through some evil, misguided use of the world’s store of nuclear weapons. The tragedy is that they have lost all sense of the sovereignty and omnipotence and faithfulness of the living God.

Although the material world has never understood it, our faith is well placed in the Scriptures! Those who take God’s Word seriously are convinced of an actual heavenly realm as real as this world we inhabit!

Dear Lord, thank You that You are a strong tower where we can find shelter and protection. I choose to put my trust in You. –AW Tozer

From the Mornings with Tozer, by A. W. Tozer. For devotionals like this one for your iPhone, visit us at 43rdElement.com

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Pray for the Church in Ireland today! Ask the Lord to raise up pastors and elders that will be faithful to His word and to His flock. Pray for Christian believers in Ireland who are afflicted with mental illness and chronic depression. Pray for those who struggle with chemical dependence.

For more information, and a peek into ministry in Ireland, check out the Youth With A Mission- Ireland website. YWAM is doing a great work in that country and ministry there is rich and full. Check them out at : http://www.ywamireland.org/

For you and your home, a blessing…

An Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Ancient Prayers for Modern Saints

The Lord’s Prayer

⁹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

¹⁰Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

¹¹Give us this day our daily bread.

¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

¹³And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

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The Jesus Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ,

Son of God,

Have Mercy on me,

A sinner. Amen.

The Jesus Prayer has been used by Christian believers for centuries as an aid to come into the presence of God. I personally have been praying this prayer for about six months, dozens of times a day. It has borne good fruit and I would recommend it for any believer. The Jesus Prayer is based on the prayer of the tax collector standing in the Temple.

¹³“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

Luke 18:13 (NIV)