I Believe

Today’s Encouragement is, “I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!” Psalm 27:13 ESV

I Believe – 

What do you believe? It may seem obvious, but we are controlled by, guided by, and influenced by… what we choose to believe.  

We each choose what we believe.  We choose to believe the Bible is God’s Word for us or that it is a dusty old book of tales and confusing stories irrelevant to our lives today. 

We choose to believe Jesus is Lord and Savior, or that He is a fable or just a wise man with interesting things to say.

What we choose to believe determines the direction of our lives.  

We choose to believe that things will be okay and that we have a positive outlook on life, or we believe that things are going downhill fast, and our outlook grows dark. We see only the decay around us.  

All based on what we choose… to believe…! 

David was a realist, and in this Psalm, he acknowledged that his enemies were all around him, that they were lying about him, that God had NOT YET answered his prayer… but he closes the psalm with these words, and he states boldly, in faith and confidence and hope… I believe!  

In Faith…

he chooses…

to believe…

that He will see the goodness of God in this life!

Father, help us continue to choose to believe – in Your Love for us, the salvation we have in Jesus, Your goodness, and that You will show Yourself strong in our lives… that we, too, will see Your goodness in this life! 

Goodness of God

CeCe Winans