Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 27 Dec 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 27 Dec 2007

Matthew 6:6 Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. In the context of Matthew 6 this verse above refers to prayer. However, today’s word of encouragement is not about prayer, but this: what we do in secret, God rewards us. It is a fact that God does not like hearts that are boastful and proud. Psalm 12:3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. James 4:16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. He sees what is true inside us. In fact I would be bold enough to say that we don’t even have to prove to others, or defend our case to show people that we aren’t boastful. God sees and knows what is inside us. People may think otherwise, but again are we moved by man or by God? Today, don’t give up doing what you are doing in secret that only God knows and is well pleased. It could be your prayers, it could be your tithes and financial blessings to bless others, it could even be your faithfulness to work tirelessly for a grouchy, rude, and mean boss, and yet you do not complain to others about that person. But in everything that we do, don’t boast about it. At times we may feel like, “God, have you forgotten about what I’ve done?” At other times, we my have faced frustrating situations and instead of keeping things to ourselves, we boast about it to others, proving how great or tough our lives are. Today let us boast in only one thing!! In God! Psalm 44:8 In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever. © Dec 2007 Shaun Lee