For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! 19. O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more.

How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.

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"The Lord longs to be gracious to you."

What a wonderful truth to wrap our arms around! God longs to be gracious to us. That is a promise from our Heavenly Father. It is always true, and never untrue even for a moment. Yet, most of us fail to grasp it. We fall short of embracing it. We doubt it. We don't feel like it is true and therefore we throw away our confidence.

All it takes is a delay in God answering our prayer and jump to the conclusion that He does not care or does not want to bless us. Hogwash! GOD ALWAYS WANTS TO BLESS YOU. You are his child.

Satan does not want us to believe that. He attempts to hinder us from grasping that eternal truth for he knows that when we really embrace it we will be unshakable, unmoveable, and always abounding in the Lord.

All of us would do well to memorize verses like this that affirm God's eternal truth and absolute purpose toward us. This is our sheild of faith. It should surround us above, beneath, behind and before. A few weeks ago I shared with our congregation the 8-sided shield that Romans used to protect themselves in battle. It covered them in front, in back, and above. God has given us a shield like that. Believing God's promises and affirming them set that shield in place. How's your shield? What are you believing about your Heavenly Father that keeps you safe?

God
1. God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. Jer. 29:11, Rom 8:35-39
2. God cares about you. Matthew 6:26
3. God answers prayer. Matthew 18:18-20 
4. God forgives you all your iniquities. Psalms 103:3
5. God works everything out for your good and his glory. Romans 8:28
6. God will supply all your needs.  Philippians 4:19
7. God is able to make all grace abound to you in everything. 2 Corinthians 9:8
8. God is able to do immeasurably more… Eph. 3:20 

You
1. You are a victor, not a victim. Romans 8:37 
2. You are an heir of God, joint heir with Christ. Romans 8:17
3. You are kept by the power of God. 2 Timothy 1:12, Jude 1:24
4. You are forgiven. I John 1:9, Psalms 103:12
5. You are saved and safe in Jesus. John 10:28-29 
6. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Philippians 4:13
7. You are protected by God. 1 John 5:18
8. You are blessed.  Psalms 34:8

Word
1. God is not a man that he should lie. Numbers 23:19  
2. God's word is always true. Proverbs 30:5
3. God's word will never fail. Matthew 5:18
4. God's word never failed. Joshua 21:45
5. God's promises are yes and amen.  2 Corinthians 1:20
6. God will take care of you.  1 Peter 5:7  
7. God will provide.  Jehovah Jireh - Genesis 22:14
8. God will make a way.  Psalm 77

Life
1. The rain falls on just and unjust .  Matthew 5:45
2. Bad things happen to good people.  Job 1, 2
3. In the world you will have tribulation. John 16:33
4. Man is born to trouble. Job 5:7
5. Sickness happens.  Psalm 103:3 
6. Accidents happen. Luke 13:4
7. People fail.  Psalms 27:10
8. Good people die. Hebrews 9:27











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