Daily Archives: June 21, 2026

He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes – Psalm 105:37

Are you overworked and under-appreciated at your workplace? This is certainly how the tribe of Israel felt. They were asked to construct cities and till the land, with no compensation except that which was required to strengthen them to continue their work. When they cried out to God, He sent Moses as an instrument of deliverance. And when they left that place, they left handsomely compensated with silver and gold from the people they had served. If you are stuck in a hard place and have little prospect to leave, cry out to God for deliverance. He is more than able to change the situation (e.g., change the heart of your boss) such that you not only escape the situation (perhaps in the form of things getting better) but cause you to be compensated for all your hard work. Alternatively, He is able to create an opportunity that completely changes your future for the better.  Have you cried out to God or are you just crying out to your friends and family?

God is working on my behalf even when I do not see anything changing

Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him – Psalm 105:19

This passage, written about Joseph, speaks to the testing of our faith. Joseph knew that he was meant to be in authority because the Lord had shown it to him in a dream in his youth. Yet, he found himself in prison through no fault of his own and was living a life that was the opposite of being in authority. Though God’s promise may have seemed a million miles away, Joseph did not forget what the Lord told him. It was his faith in God’s promise that led him to continue to behave as a leader despite the fact that he was first a servant in Potipher’s house and then subsequently thrown into prison. As it turned, his trials ended up forging a path for him to become second-in-command to the Pharoah of Egypt. Joseph’s story encourages us not to push aside the promises of God nor get weary of doing good. It shows us that the hardships we go through while waiting are simply character-building blocks that are meant to ensure our success when the word of God is fulfilled. Remember, just because things are going against you now does not mean God has forgotten about His promise to you. Carry a faith-filled attitude and you will see God’s promise come to pass just as Joseph did.

Faith changes my hardships from stumbling blocks into steppingstones.

Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.” – Psalm 105:15

There are some church leaders who take the above bible verse out of context. There are those who use it to quiet those who try to point out wrongs that should be righted. But when we look at the entire chapter, we see that the anointed ones and prophets refer to the family of Abraham in the wilderness. In the context of the new covenant, we are sons and daughters of Abraham in that we have been grafted into a family of faith (whose father is Abraham) through the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And because of Christ, we have been anointed (with the Holy Spirit) and can hear directly from God just as the old prophets did. In essence, this verse does not refer only to church leaders but to every Christian. Therefore, we need not stay mute about things that are obviously wrong under the paralysis of the misplaced teaching of this passage of scripture. We should not tolerate what is wrong but point it out in the spirit of love and with the right heart intention so that things can improve and be put right.

I am doing nothing wrong when trying to right a wrong and protect other people