He leads me beside the still waters. PSALM 23:2b Still Waters I love this phrase. I have come up on a herd by a stream. It is a lovely sight of rest and relaxation. The waters satisfy their thirst and provide an opportunity for rest. The flock gets to sit after walking distances to graze….
He restores my soul; PSALM 23:3a Right there in the word, restore is rest. Restoration only occurs when you rest. Sleep gives your body time to reboot, refresh and restore. You wake up full of strength and energy. Same way stillness and resting in the Lord renews you spiritually. What does your shepherd restore? Your…
You anoint my head with oil; PSALM 23:5 Until recently I thought this verse was figurative. Then I read somewhere that the shepherd actually pours a generous amount of oil on the head of their sheep to protect them and heal them. You see the sheep are susceptible to insects that can harm them and…
“Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1-2 This prayer is for every business that is…
”Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go.“ Isaiah 48:17 NKJV It is God that gives you the wisdom to profit. Yes, I know you can go to school, learn the ones…
“And you know that with all my might I have served your father. Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me.” Genesis 31:6-7 NKJV What do you do when you are working with a difficult boss? When you have an employer that…
”And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.“ Deuteronomy 28:13 NKJV Success is in God’s will for you. He wants you…
‘Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.” All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever…
”So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him.“ daniel 6:4 NKJV This is day 12 of declaring over our business and the work of our hands…
‘Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him. It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” For this reason…
