Pursuit Of His Presence

Psalm 107:1-20 

1 O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever!

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has delivered from the hand of the adversary,

3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the [Red] Sea in the south.

4 Some wandered in the wilderness in a solitary desert track; they found no city for habitation.

5 Hungry and thirsty, they fainted; their lives were near to being extinguished.

6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.

7 He led them forth by the straight and right way, that they might go to a city where they could establish their homes.

8 Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with good.

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons, [Luke 1:79.]

11 Because they had rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

12 Therefore He bowed down their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled and fell down, and there was none to help.

13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke apart the bonds that held them. [Ps. 68:6; Acts 12:7; 16:26.]

15 Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart.

17 Some are fools [made ill] because of the way of their transgressions and are afflicted because of their iniquities.

18 They loathe every kind of food, and they draw near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivers them out of their distresses.

20 He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction. [II Kings 20:4, 5; Matt. 8:8.]

 

Devotional

Be Confident in His Medicine

by Gloria Copeland

“Having done all, to stand. Stand....” Ephesians 6:13-14
As you put God’s prescription for health (Proverbs 4:20-24) to work in your life, don’t be discouraged if you don’t see immediate results. Although many times healing comes instantly, there also are times when it takes place more gradually.
So don’t let lingering symptoms cause you to doubt. After all, when you go to the doctor, you don’t always feel better right away. The medication he gives you often takes some time before it begins to work. But you don’t allow the delay to discourage you.
When you take God’s medicine you are really “treating” your spirit, which is the source of supernatural life and health for your physical body.
So release that same kind of confidence in God’s medicine. Realize that the moment you begin to take it, the healing process begins. Keep your expectancy high and make up your mind to continue standing on the Word until you can see and feel the total physical effects of God’s healing power.
When the devil whispers words of doubt and unbelief to you, when he suggests that the Word is not working, deal with those thoughts immediately. Cast them down (2 Corinthians 10:5). Speak out loud if necessary and say, “Devil, I rebuke you. I bind you from my mind. I will not believe your lies.” Then say for your own hearing and benefit something to confirm your faith like, “God has sent His Word to heal me, and His Word never fails. That Word went to work in my body the instant I believed it. So as far as I am concerned, my days of sickness are over. I declare that Jesus bore my sickness, weakness and pain, and I am forever free.”
Then, “having done all, to stand. Stand…” until your healing is fully manifest (Ephesians 6:13-14). Steadfastly hold your ground. Remember, your confidence is in God’s Word, His medicine...not in your symptoms.
Speak the Word
“When I have done all to stand, I continue to stand.” —Ephesians 6:13-14
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