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Devotional - 29th Nov 2021

 'And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee'
(Psalm 39:7).

What is it one should expect of life? Sinners in a world of sin, have no hope except in Christ. Life without Christ ends in eternal death. Our days are numbered, seventy years are alloted to us, but we know not how long we have on this earth. The Psalmist looking at man, says that at our best state is altogether vanity. If we trust in the Lord, expecting all good things from Him, we do well. Everything under the sun is vanity, but in Christ we hope, and in Him alone. Whatever our state of mind, we need to surrender all to Christ and totally trust Him who is able to see us through. David saw the condition of the world and that men were only deceiving themselves, as they allowed the things of this earth to cloud their minds. He began to search his soul and appeal to God and his own conscience. We too in our time, see the condition of this world. Where sin is concern it's no different from in David's time, because sin is sin in whatever age we live. There are people who do not want to know God, while there are some who believe there is no God. They are full of themselves and is altogether vanity. But as believers, what do we wait for? The manifestation of Christ in our personal life. We need to be guided by the Holy Spirit, so our souls be brought to focus upon the Saviour, Jesus Christ, the center of our hope. Therefore, let us wait upon the Lord, separate ourselves from the things of the world and cling to the Creator, Presever, Saviour, Mediator and High Priest. Let us wait for Him with patience and thanksgiving, in prayers and supplications, because He is Eternal and our hope is in Him. We are all sinners saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us seek to have the mind of Christ; obey the Word of God; and have the Will of God. Let us like David, desire to be delivered from all our transgressions, for cleansing as we hope in Him. Everyday we are tempted to sin, but as we seek Christ daily we are better able to overcome those temptations. Let us not allow Satan to point the finger of scorn against us, but to cry out to Jesus for deliverance from the doubts and temptations Satan pulled us into daily. Our God is in control over everything, we just need to trust Him, who in His own time will solve all things. In all of our trials, temptations, afflictions, hardships and even persecutions, let us hold onto Jesus and hope in Him.  

Have a wonderful day

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