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He will protect you from hidden danger!

Proverbs 3:26 (AMPC) “For the Lord shall be your confidence, firm and strong, and shall keep your foot from being caught [in a trap or some hidden danger].” When I was younger, I lacked confidence in myself and in my abilities. However, when I began to understand what Jesus did on the cross for me, I realized that He loved me and that gave me value and worth. Because of what He did for me on the cross, I now have great confidence in “Christ in me.” I know that I am a work in progress, but God has given me a high purpose in this life. He has also adopted me into His family, and since He is the King of kings and Lord of Lords, I am now part of a royal family! He tells me to call Him Father, so I am now His son. He also promises to keep and protect me from traps and hidden dangers, so I don’t have to worry about the future, because He has me in his care. Wow, the Lord is indeed my confidence. Guess what, He also did the same for you, so you can also say: “The Lord is my confidence.”

Proverbs 3:26 (AMPC) “For the Lord shall be your confidence, firm and strong, and shall keep your foot from being caught [in a trap or some hidden danger].”

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God sent you to preserve life!

Our problems are not ultimately what will bring us down or give us victory! Many use their problems as excuses to give up and justify their lack of results or actions. However, it is actually the way we respond to problems and challenges that determine our victories or defeats. Consider Joseph in the Old Testament. He was hated by his brothers so they sold him into slavery. He was then falsely accused of rape and ended up in prison. He then correctly interpreted a troublesome dream that a butler had, and the butler was restored to his service to the Pharaoh. But even that butler forgot Joseph. He spent two more years before he interpreted Pharoah’s dream, and found great favor with Pharoah. The Pharaoh promoted Joseph to the highest position in the land just second to Pharoah. But consider this: Joseph remained faithful to God in the midst of the pit and the prison, so God prospered him even as a slave and as a prisoner. Ultimately, God raised him up as a lord and ruler over all of the land of Egypt. So once again I repeat, our problems are not ultimately what will bring us down or give us victory! Re-assess the way you have been responding to problems, and ensure that you are staying faithful to God and His promises. The time is soon coming when God will shift you into your “promotion,” and all those that have written you off will marvel at what God’s goodness in your life. Restoration is on its way!

Genesis 45: 4-5, 8  “And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.”