22 August 2026 Word by Senior Pastor, Pastor Darien Choo

Today’s Inspiration:

“But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.”Psalms 3:3 NIV

Fear, anxiety, worries and stress can lay heaviness in our head and shoulders. These can easily take our eyes away from God and His Word. Yet the Holy Spirit reminds us to always turn our head and our eyes up to the Lord, for He is where our help comes from; the maker of the heaven and the earth, who keeps us from evil, harm and stumbling. Psalm 121:1-3

Fortify and strengthen our prayer life in the Spirit and with the saints in Worship are pivotal and powerful. God dwells in the presence of His praises and word in prayer. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 Prayer, worship and pondering over God’s word is learning how to enter into His rest for His restoration. It’s not might, not by power by His Holy Spirit. Zechariah 4:6 All battles belongs to God, so does all our cares at Cross. Our position is to hear, trust and follow Him.

Prayer, O Lord my God, as I call out to you in prayer, petition, and thanksgiving, you answer me from Your holy mountain. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing, healing, peace and favor be on your people, in Jesus Name, Amen.