“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; God is my rock, in whom I take refuge” (Psalm 18:2 NIV).
Do you need to be delivered from something? God is your deliverer and can provide the help you need. Do you have a habit that is affecting your health that God can deliver you from? Do you have a secret sin that needs to be confessed so that God can deliver you from its power over you? Are you telling yourself that you aren’t worth anything or that nobody cares for you? God can fill you with the love you need so that you will know that you are very important in His eyes. Satan loves to throw a net of hopelessness around you so that you will be plunged into bad habits and depression. It is so important to remember that He is with you all the time. He wants you to ask Him to deliver you from your bad habits and sin that have a tendency to make you spiral downward into hopelessness. God has a plan for your life that is so wonderful. You must surrender your whole self into the hands of God, so that you can fulfill His plan for your life. It is only then that you will thwart Satan’s hold over you. Remember also that God will give you a joy that will fill your heart in a way that nothing else can. “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength” Nehemiah 8:10 NIV)
My challenge for you this week is to think about something that has a stronger hold on you than the Lord has. Give it to the Lord and trust Him to help you conquer whatever it is that is keeping you from totally serving the Lord in a way that you know He wants you to. I think we all have a weakness that needs to be scrutinized. None of us is perfect and Satan can use any imperfection to his advantage. Be aware and ask God to deliver you.
Dear Lord,
There are areas in my life that I know needs refining. Help me to trust you to deliver me from bad habits that affect my health and my service for you. Give me the strength to choose the right thing so that I can fulfill your plan for me.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
God Your Provider by Ann Elaine Broughton
God Your Provider by Ann Elaine Broughton
“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus” (Phillipians 4:19 NIV).
Do you trust God to help you with your needs, both spiritual and physical? Sometimes it becomes difficult to trust when you are at the bottom of the pit, but God is still there for you and loves you with a passion that no person can give you. One of the Lord’s names is Jehovah-Jirah, which means the Lord will provide.
Rick and I have learned that He truly does provide when you call upon His help. There have been times in our lives when we had to trust God and pray in order to pay bills and eat. It was a very difficult time in our lives, but our faith in God grew because God always provided food and money through our Christian friends. He never failed us. One time we even found some steaks in our mailbox.
When you are in need it is so important to accept help from others and not be prideful. Your Christian friends want to help you and you should be accepting of their help and praise the Lord for providing for you. He uses others to show His love. You must be open to that. When you get back on your feet, then you will be compassionate to those who are in need. Then you can show God’s love in a special way to others who need to know that God does provide for them.
We, as Christians, must be aware of others who have needs. We are God’s hands and must help those in need of assistance in any form. Remember what Jesus said, ”For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in” (Matt. 25:42 NIV).
Dear Lord,
Help me to trust you when I have a need, know that you are the provider and you want only the best for me. Help to help others also, as you would do.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus” (Phillipians 4:19 NIV).
Do you trust God to help you with your needs, both spiritual and physical? Sometimes it becomes difficult to trust when you are at the bottom of the pit, but God is still there for you and loves you with a passion that no person can give you. One of the Lord’s names is Jehovah-Jirah, which means the Lord will provide.
Rick and I have learned that He truly does provide when you call upon His help. There have been times in our lives when we had to trust God and pray in order to pay bills and eat. It was a very difficult time in our lives, but our faith in God grew because God always provided food and money through our Christian friends. He never failed us. One time we even found some steaks in our mailbox.
When you are in need it is so important to accept help from others and not be prideful. Your Christian friends want to help you and you should be accepting of their help and praise the Lord for providing for you. He uses others to show His love. You must be open to that. When you get back on your feet, then you will be compassionate to those who are in need. Then you can show God’s love in a special way to others who need to know that God does provide for them.
We, as Christians, must be aware of others who have needs. We are God’s hands and must help those in need of assistance in any form. Remember what Jesus said, ”For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in” (Matt. 25:42 NIV).
Dear Lord,
Help me to trust you when I have a need, know that you are the provider and you want only the best for me. Help to help others also, as you would do.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Do It Again by Ann Elaine Broughton
Do It Again by Ann Elaine Broughton
“After the king burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “Take another scroll and write on it all the words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned up” (Jeremiah 36:28 NIV).
This is the story about a prophet named Jeremiah and his scribe, Baruch. Jeremiah had dictated to Baruch God’s warnings to the people of Israel to repent. The king did not like the words so he had burned them. It had taken twenty years to write those scrolls. Can you imagine how Jeremiah and Baruch felt when they heard the news that their scrolls had been burned up? But God told Jeremiah to take another scroll and write down what was on the first one, and what is most important to remember is that they did. They obeyed God and started all over again and because of their diligence we have their example to follow because we can now read what they wrote in the Bible.
What is God asking you to do again that seems very difficult for you?
Sometimes it is difficult to keep doing a job whether in the workplace or in church that seems tremendously difficult and thankless, but God is trying to teach you a lesson in trusting Him to help you persevere. It is important to learn this lesson so that you can mature as a Christian. God has placed you in your position for a very good reason and you must keep doing it again even when you might be tempted to give up.
Don’t give up, but trust in the Lord and ask Him for wisdom to handle whatever you have to deal with each day. Jeremiah and Baruch started right away to write the scrolls and even added more to them than before, so you see what seemed to be such a big job, ended up being even more beneficial for everyone. God knows your abilities and He knows that you are far more capable than you think. Just believe that God put you where you are for a purpose and that He can reveal to you exactly what you need in order to solve any problem. Just do it again.
Dear Lord,
I know that you have given me all the skills and abilities to do your will. Help me, even when I am discouraged, to keep doing it again, knowing that you will give me the wisdom that I need for every situation.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
“After the king burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “Take another scroll and write on it all the words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned up” (Jeremiah 36:28 NIV).
This is the story about a prophet named Jeremiah and his scribe, Baruch. Jeremiah had dictated to Baruch God’s warnings to the people of Israel to repent. The king did not like the words so he had burned them. It had taken twenty years to write those scrolls. Can you imagine how Jeremiah and Baruch felt when they heard the news that their scrolls had been burned up? But God told Jeremiah to take another scroll and write down what was on the first one, and what is most important to remember is that they did. They obeyed God and started all over again and because of their diligence we have their example to follow because we can now read what they wrote in the Bible.
What is God asking you to do again that seems very difficult for you?
Sometimes it is difficult to keep doing a job whether in the workplace or in church that seems tremendously difficult and thankless, but God is trying to teach you a lesson in trusting Him to help you persevere. It is important to learn this lesson so that you can mature as a Christian. God has placed you in your position for a very good reason and you must keep doing it again even when you might be tempted to give up.
Don’t give up, but trust in the Lord and ask Him for wisdom to handle whatever you have to deal with each day. Jeremiah and Baruch started right away to write the scrolls and even added more to them than before, so you see what seemed to be such a big job, ended up being even more beneficial for everyone. God knows your abilities and He knows that you are far more capable than you think. Just believe that God put you where you are for a purpose and that He can reveal to you exactly what you need in order to solve any problem. Just do it again.
Dear Lord,
I know that you have given me all the skills and abilities to do your will. Help me, even when I am discouraged, to keep doing it again, knowing that you will give me the wisdom that I need for every situation.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
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