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Who Am I, Sovereign Lord? Today's Scripture: Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: “Who am I, Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?” - 2 Samuel 7:18 Today's Word: David was looking back over his life, thinking, “How did I get to where I am today? I was a shepherd, and now I’m a king. I’m respected. I have a lasting dynasty.” He was saying, “It could only be one thing—the Sovereign God.” Five times in the next few verses he refers to God as sovereign. He says, “Sovereign Lord, You have promised good things to me.” Can I tell you that the Sovereign Lord has good things for you. It’s not based on how well you perform, who likes you, what family you come from, or what the economy does. There are blessings and breakthroughs that God has already written in your script. Instead of worrying, thinking that it’s never going to happen, trying to earn it, why don’t you do as David did and say, “Sovereign Lord, thank You for the good things You have in store for me. Thank You for choosing me before I could choose You. Thank you for not depending on my performance, my faith, or my circumstances, but blessing me because of Your goodness.” Today’s Prayer: “Father, thank You for being on Your throne, for reigning as sovereign over my health, my finances, my family, and my circumstances. Thank You that You are my provider, my healer, my way maker, my deliverer. I declare that I am where I am today because of Your sovereignty. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!”

A New Way of Seeing! Today's Scripture: They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. - Exodus 38:8 Today's Word: After the Israelites were delivered from slavery and were in the wilderness, they had a large tent or tabernacle where they met for worship. Before the priests could go into the altar area, they had to cleanse their hands and feet in a large bronze basin of water that had been made from the mirrors their Egyptian captors had given the Israelite women when they left. Mirrors in that day were made out of highly polished bronze and were very valuable. But every time the women looked in those mirrors, they saw defeated slaves staring back at them, reminding them of how unfair it was, how inferior they were. God was saying, “Give me those mirrors. I’m melting down any image—the shame, the heartache, the guilt, the unworthiness—that does not reflect who I made you to be. The next time you see the mirrors, they’re going to be in a bowl for cleansing. I’m giving you a new way of seeing yourself—as righteous, holy, and blameless.” God is saying the same to you today. See yourself as He sees you. Today’s Prayer: “Father, thank You that I can give You the image of how I see myself and begin to see myself the way You see me as blessed, prosperous, healthy, strong, talented, and successful. Help me to get the negative images out and the fresh, new vision in. I believe that my vision will become a reality. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!”