Word For Today
A daily word for you to receive inspiration and make your day better.
Today's Word
Always live with gratitude
Gratitude is pleasing to the Lord! Recognizing the gifts we receive in our lives is a quality of those who have already perceived the goodness and love of God. And this understanding is expressed through worship and praise. These are good habits that generate fellowship and intimacy with Christ:
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
- Psalm 100:1-3
There are many ways we can show our gratitude to God. We can speak to Him in prayer. We can sing praises filled with gratitude. We can live each day by obeying His Word and testifying to His power. These are some of the ways in which we can show our gratitude to God.
Take time to meditate on God’s goodness in your life and give thanks to the Lord for all the blessings you have received. They may be things we take for granted, such as breathing or having clothes to wear. They may also be more surprising things, such as healing from an illness or His provision at the right time.
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Develop a heart full of gratitude. Thank the Lord for what He has done in your life and for allowing you to see this day.
Have an excellent day!
Yesterday's Word
Under the shelter of the Rock, I am safe
There is a well-known hymn that begins like this:
Although the storm rages all around,
Under the shelter of the Rock I am safe.
If the storm grows stronger, I will not be afraid,
Under the shelter of the Rock I am safe.
What a profound truth! Many storms arise in our lives, but if we remain firm, holding on to Jesus Christ, we will be safe. He is our Rock!
God never promised us a life without difficulties. In fact, while we are in this world, we will go through moments of sadness and struggle. We become ill, we lose people we love, we face financial hardships… there are many battles. But there is something God promised: His presence. He is always with us as the firm and eternal Rock who sustains us.
Trust in the Lord forever,
for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
- Isaiah 26:4
Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
- Psalms 62:1–2
If you love God and have opened your heart to the salvation He gives through Jesus Christ, you can trust in His care for you. In the midst of the problems that threaten you, you can experience peace and tranquility because you know in whom you are secure. Take refuge in God, rely on Him, and you will remain strong and steady in the midst of the storm.
My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
- Psalms 62:7
See also: Psalms for Liberation And Protection From Evil: Find Deliverance in God
Day Before Yesterday's Word
Armed with trumpets and jars
When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, ‘For the Lord and for Gideon.’
- Judges 7:18
Sometimes God’s calling comes with rather unusual instructions. That’s what happened with Gideon. God chose him to lead the people to victory against the Midianites, but the method to be used trumpets and jars was not a “conventionally warlike” method. However, Gideon obeyed God’s instructions, and in the end, he was victorious.
Therefore, if God has called you to do something for His glory, but you cannot understand the logic of His instructions, trust and obey! The way the Lord works is always the best, He knows the end from the beginning. Obey what He tells you, trust, act in His name, and you will achieve victory for the glory of God.
So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soulthen I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil. I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.
- Deuteronomy 11:13–15