I meditated on Philippians 4:19 from the Amplified, just the words: liberally supply (fill to the full).  The next morning I went back to my reading in Jeremiah.  I love how the Holy Spirit links events and verses.

Jeremiah 31:14 says, “I will satiate My priests with abundance, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.”  In my margin satiate means filled to the full.  Then verse 25 says, “For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

Last night I meditated on “every need” from Philippians 4:19.  We have myriad needs.  Think about how many times you might say “I need to…” during your day.  As I was meditating on “every need” several phrases from songs came to mind: I need Thee precious Savior; I must needs go home by the way of the cross; I need Thee every hour.

Here’s a verse that I refer to often.  Hebrews 10:36 says, “For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.”  The Greek word for endurance is hupomone.  It means: constancy, perseverance, continuance, bearing up, steadfastness, holding out, patient endurance.  We must actively resist weariness and defeat.

His promise to supply every need reminds us of how intricately He wants to be involved in our lives.  His is a moment by moment empowering.

Last night I was meditating on “I press on” from Philippians 3:14.

I press on: through every distraction; through each temptation to be weary; through every thought that begins to wander into a futile dialogue.  No matter what the obstacle, we press on to press through.  We keep on going beyond what is trying to stop us.

A runner in a race looks forward, never allowing anything on the sidelines to distract.  One moment of breaking focus impedes progress.  We are to run with perseverance.  Beware of sideline issues, and goal defeaters.  Hebrews 10;36 says, “For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.”

Pressing on is a mentality, or mind set.  It is a way of thinking and processing that actively resists weariness and defeat.

Last night I meditated on “an excellent spirit” from Daniel 6:3.  Daniel’s actions were blameless because his motives and thoughts were blameless.  Those he was in charge of looked for an occasion to find fault.  They scrutinized every thing he did regarding the king’s kingdom and found nothing.

This morning I read Psalm 15 in the Amplified.  Verse two says, “He who walks and lives uprightly and blamelessly, who works rightness and justice and speaks and things the truth in his heart.”

Psalm 51:6 says, “Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.”

An excellent spirit is a heart of integrity.

Last night I was meditating on “go and bear fruit that will remain” from John 15:16.  Today I am speaking at the rest home.  I asked the Lord how to encourage these dear people how to still bear fruit, especially the ones who cannot speak or move on their own.

He took me to James 1:12 which says, “Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”  Enduring temptations and trials because of our love for Him.

I remember one lady in the rest home.  She had been beaten senseless by a robber who came into her house in the night.  She could not communicate by words, just sounds.  She would “quote” John 3:16 when we did it as a group and weep.  She wept as we sang “Jesus Loves Me.”  She was not bitter.  She loved the Lord with all her heart.  Near the end of her life, I would go to room and quote Scripture for her.  She would be thrashing, but would still at the sound of His word.  She was faithful to the end.  Her love for the Lord carried her through her deep trials.

Psalm 92:14-15 says, “They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

Last night I was meditating on Ephesians 2:4.  The Lord rich in mercy.  Psalm 145:8-9 says, “The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy.  The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.”

We are to be as He is.  Roman 13:14 tells us to put on the Lord Jesus Christ.  I never linked His mercy before with my forgiveness of others.  Our flesh won’t forgive.  We have to align our heart with His mercy towards us.  We did not get what we deserved.  He took our sins upon Himself.

Forgiveness is extending the same mercy we have received towards those who have hurt us deeply.

Last night I was meditating on Romans 6:3, but just this part: or do you not know.  Paul was referring to verse 2 asking how we could continue to live in sin when we were dead to it.  There is an implication that truth is not thoroughly understood.

John 8:32 says, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  The Greek in Strong’s is ginosko.  It means: to perceive, understand, recognize, come to know.  It is the recognition of truth by personal experience.

The moment we accepted the Lord, we were buried with Him in death.  Then we were raised from the dead by the glory of the Father into newness of life.  To allow hidden sin to remain, is to deny this truth by our actions which is hypocrisy.  The message and the messenger are not the same.

Meditating causes His truth to “seat” in our hearts.  Like the county seat, His truth becomes our governmental center.  It governs our thought processes.  I appreciated how the Holy Spirit connected these two verses for me last night.

I woke up with this verse from Psalm 119:67 which says, “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word.”  The Amplified says, “…now Your word I keep (hearing, receiving, loving, obeying).”

The affliction was the direct result of going astray.  Psalm 119:10 says, “With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!”  Wander means to go astray.

Meditating keeps our heart from straying.  To stay means to move without a specific purpose. Joshua 1:8 says to observe to do so that you will proser and have good success.  Meditating has purpose and is intentional.  Is is God’s manna provision for success.  Psalm 1:3 says the result of meditating is that everything we do will prosper.

Luke 4:4 says, “…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”  This is quoted from Deuteronomy 8:3.  The manna was gathered each morning.  It was their sustenance.  Meditating is our daily sustenance.   Fresh bread through communion with Him through His word.

Last night I was meditating on “living waters” in several aspects.

Living waters regenerate: Titus 3:5 says, “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”  John 4:20 on how He would have given her living water if she had asked.  Then verse 14 says, “…but the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

Living waters restore: Psalm 23:2-3 says, “…He leads me beside the still waters.  He restores my soul…”

Living waters revive: Psalm 119:25 says, “My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to Your word.”  Verse 154 says, “Plead my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.”

Last night I was meditating on Isaiah 43:3, but focused on “I will be with you.”

This morning my first thought was “savor the goodness of the Lord.”  Psalm 34:8 says, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!”

Savor means: enjoy or appreciate something pleasant, esp. by dwelling on it; relish, enjoy to the full, appreciate, delight in, revel in, luxuriate in, bask in.  It is another word for mediate.  I was savoring in the truth of His ever presence in my life through every circumstance.

Here is a few lines in a song the Holy Spirit gave me years ago.  It is called “The Song of the Altar.”  It is a great illustration of savoring His goodness.

I set my eyes on You and I gaze into Your face.  I bask in the love of Your eyes full of grace.  No one can comfort me like You O Lord.  I will make Your presence my abiding place, as I hide in You from the tempest of this storm.  Yes, I’ll hide in You as I bow and worship at Your feet.

Last night I was meditating on the Lord’s unchangeableness.  In all things, and at all times He is constant.  He works all things according to the counsel of His will (Ephesians 1:11).  He has an eternal, unchangeable plan.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that He has put eternity in every heart.  Therefore everyone fits into His eternal purpose.  Philippians 2:10-11 says that every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

We are all created for His glory (Isaiah 43:7).

What He allows in our lives is essential to His eternal, unchangeable purpose.  Therefore, we can trust Him to take us through.  Job 42:2 says, “I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.”

Psalm 145:1-3 says, “I will extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever.  Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.  Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.”