Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Thursday, June 15, 2017

QT 15 Jun 17, Ps 23:5, God's table is much more satisfying than the enemy's

Psalm 23:5 (ESV) — 5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

NOTE: The parallelism is synonymous and centers around the second line, "in the presence of my enemy." In view of the enemy, God prepares a table, anoints my hear, and overfills my cup. The enemy, Satan, wants us to believe that life with God is boring, unfulfilling, and missing out on pleasures. The problem is that we don't really understand what good pleasure is because our desires are so corrupted. The reality is that only God can provide the truly satisfying pleasures of life -- the things that last and bring wholeness to our body. We must trust him with our lives and believe that he knows our needs and desires to give us the very best. He will prepare our table if we will only let him.
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