March 8, 2020 Higher Everyday Devotional :- THE DISCOURAGED
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HIGHER EVERYDAY
SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2020
THE DISCOURAGED
TEXT: PSALM 39:1-6
MEMORY VERSE: “Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah” (PSALM 39:5).
This was the exact feeling of the great Prophet Elijah when he fled Jezebel’s threat. Discouragement comes to all at one time or another. The Police received an alert that a man was about to jump to his death. An officer was sent in on a persuade-and-rescue mission. Approaching the man carefully, he said, “Please tell me five reasons why you should kill yourself and I shall tell you ten reasons why you shouldn’t”. They talked for a while. At the end, both men jumped into the river. Who would have thought that the smart-looking officer was under depression too?
Discouragement is one of Satan’s most effective tools. It means loss of courage, push or drive to succeed. Depression, an offshoot of discouragement, is responsible for rising rates of teenage suicide worldwide. Unsaved youths lack the assistance of the Holy Spirit. Courage dwells in the heart and the heart drives the brain, hands, feet and other body parts to pursue success. Therefore, when the heart is discouraged, progress stops. When David faced problems, he “encouraged himself in the Lord”. Be like him.
QUOTE: When the heart is discouraged, progress stops.
CHALLENGE: Partnership with Christ conquers discouragement.
PRAYER: Jesus, strengthen my heart to press forward always.