A King Is Born (Part 2)

A King Is Born

“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:5-6, NIV).


When times get tough, don’t be surprised if you feel a heaviness trying to overwhelm you. Don’t be surprised if you hear negative thoughts telling you, “It’s never going to work out. Things are never going to get better. It’s over. It’s done.” When those thoughts come, remember, you have a choice—you don’t have to believe those lies. You don’t have to get on board with your emotions.
In the Bible, David encountered many difficult situations. That spirit of heaviness tried to steal his destiny. He got depressed and discouraged, but do you know what he did? He started talking to himself. He said, “Why are you cast down, oh my soul? Put your hope in the Lord.” He was saying, “David, snap out of it! Why are you discouraged? Why have you lost your joy? God is still on the throne, and He still has good things in store.”

When that heaviness tries to come on you, do what David did. As you put your trust in the Lord and praise Him, He’ll give you His strength and empower you to overcome every obstacle you may face!

The earth was formless and empty…and God said, Let there be light”
(Genesis 1:2-3, NIV).

Do you need a miracle in your life for something that seems impossible? With man it may be, but we serve the all-powerful God, and He can create something out of nothing! He can make a way when there seems to be no way and open doors that seemed closed forever!

Genesis tells us that in the beginning, God created the heavens and earth, but before He spoke the world into existence, it was formless and void. If God can make the world out of nothing, He can take the empty places in your life and create something beautiful, too! He can speak light into your darkest hour. He can take your formless dreams and give them shape. He can resurrect your dormant gifts and talents! He can make your crooked places straight!

Remember, you are created in the image of almighty God. There’s power in your words, and there’s power when you’re in agreement with Him. Start saying what God says about your situation. Speak life to your broken dreams today. Speak hope into the hopeless places. Keep an attitude of faith and expectancy because He will turn things around for you and create something out of nothing!

Let’s put our faith into action so that when the world looks at us, they’ll know by what they see, not just what we say, that we belong to Christ Jesus.

You cannot imagine at all how much you interest God; He is interested in you as if there were no one else on earth.