Friday, March 20, 2026

' On the Way to a Place of Abundance.'

'On The Way to A Place of Abundance.'

Psalm 66:10-12.

a) v10. There were trials and tests.

          i) Psalm 17:3. The Lord found nothing wrong.

          ii) Deuteronomy 8:2. Of our heart obedience.

iii) Deuteronomy 8:16. With the Goal of doing us Good.

iv) Deuteronomy 13:3. To help us reject false words and prophecies.

          v) 1 Peter 1:7. Of our Faith.

b) v10. There was refining.

          i) Proverbs 17:3. Of our hearts.

          ii) Isaiah 48:10. Because we are Chosen.

          iii) Zechariah 13:9. To be the People of God.

iv) Malachi 3:2-3. So that we can be offered for the Lord's Service.

          v) Isaiah 1:25. To make us Pure.

c) v11. There were traps.

          i) Job 19:6. So that God can conquer us.

ii) Lamentations 3:9 & 20. For the sake of our Humility.

iii) Lamentations 3:54-57. To help us to be free from fear.

iv) Hosea 7:12. To show God's Power over the enemies.

v) Matthew 6:13. To help us understand the Power of God's Kingdom.

d) v11. There were burdens.

i) Numbers 11:17. Of Ministry, that we need to learn to share with others.

          ii) Psalm 55:22. To be cast upon the Lord.

          iii) Psalm 68:19. To daily Trust the Lord to Bear.

iv) Zechariah 9:1. Of the Word of the Lord that needed to be spoken.

v) Matthew 11:30. The Light that Jesus gives to us.

e) v12. There were oppressions.

          i) Psalm 129:1-2. To help us be overcomers.

          ii) Isaiah 51:23. That God would give us Victory in.

iii) John 16:33. In this world system, that, as we keep our hearts, Jesus would give us victory over.

          iv) Psalm 3:3. For our heads to be lifted up above.

v) Psalm 27:6. Those who are overcome with Joy and praise.

f) v12. There were natural disasters.

i) Isaiah 43:1-2. Teaching us to trust God and not be afraid.

          ii) Exodus 3:2. That God can speak to us.

          iii) Numbers 11:1. That rid us of complaining.

iv) Numbers 26:10. To remind us that Worship must be Pure.

v) 1 Kings 19:12. To call us to wait for the Lord to speak.

g) v12. The Place of Abundance.

          i) Psalm 40:2-3. A Place of: -

                    A-Security.

                    B-Established Goings.

                    C-Praise.

                    D-Trusting the Lord.

          ii) Job 36:16. Is of no restriction.

          iii) James 5:11. Is of the Tender Mercy of God.

          iv) John 10:10. Is of Life.

          v) Psalm 36:8. Is of Satisfaction.

(This QT shows me about Life on The Way to A Place of Abundance)

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'Be Alert.'

a) Mark 13:33. Ready for the appointed time.

b) Mark 14:38. So we do not enter the temptation.

c) Matthew 24:42. We do not know when the Lord will come.

d) Luke 21:36. So that we can be accounted worthy to stand before the Son of Man.

e) 1 Corinthians 16:13. So that we can stand fast in the Faith.

f) Ephesians 6:18; 1 Peter 4:7. To persevere in Prayer.

g) 1 Thessalonians 5:8. Putting on the Breastplate of Faith and Love, also the Helmet - the Hope of Salvation.

h) Hebrews 12:15. To stop bitterness from troubling us.

i) 1 Peter 5:8-9. To resist the enemy.

(This Meditation encourages me to Be Alert)

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Chris.

Security in our hearts is something we all need; only the Lord can give us that. So often, those with insecure hearts try to make themselves a secure environment, but it does not work for them. Only the Lord can give a secure heart.

 (Selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT Bible Notes, by Priscilla)

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