Tested and Approved

You can go to the grocery store and find everything from cereal to steak that has an official stamp of approval by some vendor or government agency. And it is these endorsements that give us confidence that these foods have been tested and we can purchase them with assurance.





God is the same way. Time and time again, His love for you has been tested, and He has proved Himself faithful. Just as the Psalmist wrote:







Those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You
(Psalm 9:10 NKJV)
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Think about the amount of trust we put in these man-based approvals. How much more confident can we be with God's approval? God's Word reminds us:


"It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man" (Psalm 118:8).


If we can trust a governmental agency with our food, how much more can we trust God with our lives?





Think of some time in your past where God has been faithful to you. Perhaps he provided for your bills at just the right time, or gave you just the right words to say to a hurting friend. God is faithful to us in so many ways ... we just need to look around and see them!







Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens;



Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds
(Psalm 36:5 NKJV)
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Whether you look at your life or the lives of those around you, you will see God's stamp of approval -- evidence of His faithfulness that allows you to approach Him daily with confidence.







I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;



Marvelous are Your works,

And that my soul knows very well
(Psalm 139:14 NKJV)
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When we have this approval God gives us, what does it compel us to do?





Do we thank Him?





Do we share with others what God is doing in our lives?





Does it free us up to do the things God wants us to do with confidence, knowing He is in control?





Surely we will do all three!




© Laura Baker and Prasso Ministries


Laura Baker grew up on a family farm in Oregon, is married to Buzz, and they are blessed with three children and eight grandchildren. She began Prasso Ministries in 1992 to provide resources to help wounded people.




Website: My Prasso Website

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[Laura]

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12.

The Word of God has been tested and approved throughout the centuries. It is as alive today, as it was when it was written. As indicated in Psalm 118:8. "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man".

There is an old song which says: This world is not my own, I'm just apassing through". When God is in control of our lives, it is like we are in this world but not in it. We have many tests in our life time, and the outcome is what we do with these tests. It is said, without a "test", there is no "testimony".

When our testimony shines for Jesus, it is approved. Jesus is the light of the world and as Christians, we shine His light through us.