EPHESIANS 1:
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling,
...and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe,
according to the working of His mighty power,
| DAY 3—The Redemption opens the way for our help and provision in the wilderness. |
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When we know the Lord as our Redeemer, we soon discover He is powerful to answer prayer. From my earliest time of memory, I prayed that the Lord would make my daddy stop drinking. This never happened—till right after I was saved as a teenager. Then, I heard Daddy say to my Mother, “Well, Mother, I’m not going to drink any more.” Those were the happiest words I’d ever heard in our home. I was learning that the Lord does really answer prayer.
Isaiah 43:14a, 16, 19—Thus saith the LORD, your REDEEMER, the Holy One of Israel ... Which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, (I will make a road through the wilderness of the world for my people to go home), and rivers in the desert.
LORD, I long for these I hold before You to know how You value us all. You have redeemed us all with the same Ransom. You will not forsake us in this wilderness. I believe Your Redemption, and the Life it brings, are a strength for us all. But, it seems that these I now hold before You are stuck in their wilderness, and have little confidence in Your provision. Please open their eyes to know You and to see the new Life You are offering them through Your powerful redeeming grace.
Release from Fear of Trouble
Romans 8:15; II Timothy 1:7; Hebrews 13:5,6
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Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are from The King James Version