Psalms 127:1 ‘Except the Lord watches over the city the watchmen watcheth but in vain.’

DAILY READING    Mark 6:1-29; 2 Samuel 15; Daniel 9

In May 1962, the musical group, ‘the Beatles’ were signed to EMI subsidiary label Parlophone. Their first single, was released on 5th October 1962. And by the following year The Beatles had become a worldwide phenomenon. they were very popular and their success looked unstoppable. In March 1966, John Lennon, leader of the Beatles, in an interview by journalist Maureen Cleave, was quoted as saying that the Beatles will be more popular than Jesus, and that Christianity will vanish and shrink away in no time. The quote led to protests in the southern and midwest US states, which included public bonfires of Beatles records and memorabilia.

However just a few years after his statement, the Beatles broke up and vanished and  John Lennon was killed. And Christianity? Well, still very far from vanishing and Jesus is still very popular.

How can a man ever strive against his maker? Indeed without God, man truly is helpless. It doesn’t matter how fast one may seem to be racing on the path of life. Like the rich fool in Luke 12, who gathered wealth, and yet couldn’t live to enjoy it; without God all of man’s labour is in vain.

For anyone to think they can ignore God and do whatever they like, it is dangerous. How can a man ever think he can do anything Without God’s help? Without God we are helpless and hopeless. It is only by His grace we exist.

Romans 9:16 says ‘So then, it is not of him that willeth nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.’ It is only because of The Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed. When king Nebuchadnezzar woke up one morning and declared that his hand had built his great kingdom, God sent him to the school of animals to learn humility. And after seven years in the bush, Nebuchadnezzar recovered and came back to declare that God rules in the Heavens and on the earth.

We must continually acknowledge the hand of God in our affairs. We must always proclaim Him the doer of every good thing in our lives. No man can keep himself. We are all kept by the mercy of God. Any day God withdraws His hand we cease to exist. This is why we give Him praise, knowing He is our keeper and protector. All the glory belongs to God, and He will not share His Glory with any man. Let us therefore today give God deliberate praise for His hand of goodness and protection upon us. Because if it had not been for The Lord on our side, where would we be? But despite all the attempts of the enemy to destroy us, we have been kept by the mercy of God. We have been preserved by His love. And for this we are eternally grateful.

As we go about today, and in all that we do, let us maintain an attitude of praise and gratitude. The God who never sleeps nor slumbers but watches over Israel, is truly watching over His people. He will surely perfect all that concerns us and make a way for us through the mighty waters.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the  grace to know that without You I can do nothing, Help me to always acknowledge Your divine help in my life and  to always be  totally dependent upon You at all times in Jesus name.

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Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. – WORDBITE 222.