Proverbs 3:26 “for the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught”
When we lived in Tassie I would go down to the local beach regularly around 5 am and go for a run. I loved it when the tide was far out and I could run on the hard sand. Green’s beach is a beautiful half-moon sweeping bay. I would be the only person there most mornings. I loved the sand glistening wet from the receding tide, sometimes with a low yellow-tinged moon large on the horizon. I could lose myself as I ran, swinging into a steady rhythm of legs and lungs.
That’s where I would have my early morning conversations with God. I would meditate on scripture as I ran, ask God to speak to me, to open up his word and help me to know Him better. Miles would go by, and I would often be surprised to be at my turning place (which was around about the fourth bay along the coast). As I turned and started the journey homewards, I would slowly slip back into the conversation again with God. I think for me it’s in those intentional moments and times with God that I find my strength, that I discover a revealed wisdom, and that my feet are kept free.
KNOWLEDGE
Here we have a promise, given in the name of God. The name implies a personal covenant based relationship with the user of the name. As we are so often called his child, the familial relationship has been established by Him, not by us – our role here is to appropriate the relationship and appropriate the promises that go with it. God is our source, our supply, our provision, our abundance. Not only will he supply all our needs, [Phil 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ESV] he will also deliver us from every trap of the enemy. He imparts knowledge to us so we know what we should do in every situation, he imparts understanding to us, so we know how to put the knowledge into action in every situation, and of course, he gives us wisdom as He takes up residence on our hearts – so that we actually go ahead and choose to do the right thing, in every situation.
All of the above hinges on the relationship with God – that first phrase…” for the Lord” is the heart of everything. Yahweh – the God who treats me as His child, God who enters into a personal relationship with me, God who has established promises with me, who oversees me, [Zeph 3:17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing] who sings songs of rejoicing over me.
UNDERSTANDING
Let’s pick one word from this verse to look closer at and see if that can help us gain a deeper insight into how God would love us to live?
The word for “confidence” in the Hebrew language is pronounced, “kesel” and this word appears thirteen times in the Old testament. It is translated into the following English words in the ESV. Loins; waist; confidence; hope; and, folly. In our verse here, the idea is that we can put our trust in God, find our strength in God, and have faith in Him and His promises to us.
WISDOM: what promises are yours today?
STRENGTHS THOUGHT: Includer brings a sense of belonging to all, drawing the best out of each person as they feel cared for, safe, and seen. However, recognise that not everyone will want to be part of what you are creating.
Allan’s Unauthorised Version – [for God who has established a personal promise and relationship with me, will be my hope, and strength. He will guard me everywhere I am so that no part of me is snared or captured by the enemy of my soul.]
PRAYER: Father, thank you for today. Please help me to use the freedom you have won for me today to draw others towards you today, with my speech and my actions. Thank you!
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Wonderful to learn how you enjoy the time with the Lord early in the morning!
The Lord is our confidence! Security. I have been so insecure and afraid of doing or saying wrong things before I came to know the unconditional love and grace of God. The assurance of God’s love and friendship builds us up and transforms us. I have lots of testimony in my life that God’s Spirit takes over and gives capacity to stay strong! In 2008 My husband and I were travelling to India from Sydney with stop over in Singapore. My husband became ill during flight and had a cardiac arrest before landing time. A unusual strength in my voice said “ no .you can’t die, live in Jesus name “ He started breathing again, (after a long time & CPR).Colour returned and fully conscious! Praise God for His interventions!
He will not allow your foot to slip:
I was in a house of my nephew who passed away and everyone was at the funeral that time and I volunteered to stay back to look after my brother who needed care.
I decided to sweep the back of the house where there were steps. As I was sweeping I skipped a step and would have fallen straight on my face to the concrete. Suddenly a stranger a young man reached and held me up. I can never forget this verse after this miraculous rescue!
(Every body including all neighbours were out. )
God is so FAITHFUL!
Thank you Ps Allan for stirring up gratitude to God for everything that happens for our good and for His glory as we journey with Yeshua Messiah.
To God be all Glory!
Blessings!
Intentional moments with God – so good and so important.
think for me it’s those intentional moments and times with God that I find my strength, that I discover revealed wisdom, and that my feet are kept free. – love that.
Pastor Allan
I generally pray for others and see fit to sort my own affairs out.
A few years ago I was in a very difficult life threatening situation. That day I said to the lord for the first time, lord this is too big for me I need your help I have no idea what to do.
He resolved the situation the next morning. The danger was removed.
It is hard to really comprehend the totality of God’s overwhelming love for us. That he is part of EVERY thought and action and wants to walk beside us guiding each individual step until our steps are on those streets of gold is hard to take in. Taking time to allow this comprehensive love is needed and sometimes it is way to hard to fully take in. So I head into another day marvelling at this overwhelming wrap around love and basking in its warmth and security
Thank you ps. Allan. This prayers is exactly what I have been praying and focusing for: use me, my business, my attitude, my decision and everything that I have to glorify Your name Lord.
Everything that I have, it comes from you and I will submit it to You and for Your glory, in Jesus name amen.
I just thank you and thank you to my Lord. With this daily focus and prayer, I ask my Lord to help me to shape me to be better day by day to please Him. Amen
Thank you Ps Allan.
Love this!
for God who has established a personal promise and relationship with me, will be my hope, and strength.
“FOR THE LORD”…. when He is Lord , all is well although “in this world we will have many troubles “…. God is still on the throne.
Praise the Lord. Thank you for today’s message Pastor Allan. It’s the intentional moments that God is most near. So special and precious.
Thank you, Father for giving me peace of mind, knowing that You will protect us no matter what the world throws at us.
I pray that I may have the knowledge to follow Godly wisdom and have complete trust in Him.
Thank you, Pastor Allan.
Good morning ps Allan
Your story how you connect with God and mediate his word help me to focus on “Him” every day before I start my work! Thank you
As the Lord is my confidence I can trust Him to move forward and know without a doubt I will not be trapped! How good is that! No wonder Paul tells us we can be anxious for nothing.
Thank you Pastor Allan for another inspirational episode – a 5am run on a beach in Tassie is to be commended!!!!
How good is it to wake up in the morning knowing you have a beautiful heavenly Father waiting to speak with you & to speak into your day! Committing my every day into the Hands of the Lord gives me a feeling of confidence safety & peace in knowing He walks & talks with me in however the day plays out!
Hi Ps Allan; thx u again lovely God words
Thx u
God bless
What a promise over us ! God our protector , promise keeper and confidence. In whom I trust my life with.
Beautiful thoughts Allan .
Great encouragement on how to build an intimate relationship with God. Read the bible daily, meditate on what we are reading. Let Jesus be our best friend. Matthew 6:33. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Pastor Allan today ,I love your unauthorized version,
My God who has called me to a personal relationship with him,
WILL be my hope
WILL be my strength
WILL guard me where ever I am
And always protect me from.the enemy of my soul.
I have seen this happen in my life,
I’m so grateful that my God will always rescue his children from the traps the enemy sets out to destroy us
Thank you Jesus 🙏