Psalm 56:4 (English Standard Version)
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
First things first, kiss the wife, make coffee and then open my bible app. What a great way to start the day. This opening verse is today’s verse of the day at BibleGateway.
Breaking it down.
In God, yes. John 14:20
Whose Word I praise, yes. John 1:1 Philippians 1:11
Trust God, yes. Proverbs 3:5-6
Fear no evil, yes. Psalm 27:1
What can flesh do? John 17:2 Romans 7:14 Romans 7:25 Romans 8:3
This is as the Word would have you understand, that no one line of scripture sits alone but that it is all connected to bring us to a better union in the scriptures. With Him and each other. How is it that this one verse reminds us of all the connections spread throughout the bible?
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
Who among us has the ability, in the flesh, to bring total recall having read the bible only once? This is why John 6:63 said the flesh is of no help, that is not how we come to have an intimate personal relationship with Jesus. That can only happen by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.
If we fail to recognize and receive the help we desperately need, we will become self-confident, arrogant, and fail to look to God not only for answers but instructions that are needed to live this life in Christ.
And that my friends was just starting the day. It is not over yet.