Daily Devotional: 5/24/2018 - SUPERMAN

"What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31

Life is hard, it is not easy at all. It is especially hard for the generation that we are growing up in now. The expectations we have on us is crazy. We are expected to go to college, find a job, get good grades in school, and most communities you have to be athletic. And this world wonders why the suicide rate is going up and the amount of people that are suffering from depression and anxiety is up. I am getting anxious just thinking about it. Be we should not be discouraged because we serve an almighty God that will help us with more than we can imagine. There is nothing in this world that can match up to our God and his strength. The best part is all we have to do is trust, believe, and rely on him. He wants us to lean on him. There are many examples in the Bible of his mighty strength. Look at the Israelite army in the Old Testament, when God was with them he gave them victory any army that was in front of them, no matter how much stronger or bigger they were. When God was not with they got demolished. Another example is the strength of Samson, when he had his hair God was with him and he was stronger than anyone. Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through him who gives me strength." God gives us the strength to do anything that he wants us to do. There is nothing that can stop us if we have the mighty hand of God guiding us.  1 Peter 5:7 says, "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." God wants us to rely and lean on him when we have trouble. We will face troubles and there are things that we will struggle with, God wants us to go to him. God has a plan for us, and that plan involves his glorification. Romans 8:18  says, "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." James 1:2-3 says, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance." We are constantly tested, we have to stand firm. There are so many examples of how to stand firm in testing, you got Jesus in Matthew 8 and you have the entire book of Job. Job was testing beyond belief, probably so hard that I do not know what I would have done in his situation. But Job stood firm during the entire thing, he still believed and he trusted in God. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, "And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." God will not let us be tempted with more than we can handle. This temptation are the temptations of the devil, but it also includes the success that God can give us. God knows out limits, he knows our desires, and he knows our hearts. God knows what we can handle, and what we will do even before we know what we are going to do. Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." God's power is everlasting. This power is shown in both the Old Testament to the New Testament to now and beyond. He helped the Israelites, by helping them defeat people they did not have the strength to beat on their own; he helped them out of Egypt and brought upon them the ten plagues. Exodus 10:1-2 says, "I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among them that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord." Jesus showed immense power throughout his entire ministry all the way up to his death and beyond. He showed strength through his restraint, love, grace, mercy, he died for us, and then defeated death through resurrection. He also showed extreme strength during the crucifixion process, he showed extreme restraint and he also refused gall which is a type of pain reliever (Matthew 27:34). God has always promised to always be there for us and to always love us. We are more than conquers. Romans 8:37 says, "in all these things we are more than conquers through him who loved us." With the faith as small as a mustard seed and with the strength God gives us nothing can stop us. We can move and overcome mountains. We can save the world, with the help of our Superman, God. All we have to do is grab on to his cape.

Lord, thank for always being with us. For all the grace, mercy and love that you show us. You are an almighty God and there is nothing that can compare to you. With you we can move mountains and overcome anything. You have the strength to change us and mold us to. Help us glorify you in all that we do. Your strength has no match, your love has no match, you have no match. I pray all this in your son's glorious awesome name, Amen.

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