Reading: Joshua 14-15 and Philippians 1
Scripture: Philippians 1:21-23, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.
Thoughts: Our home is in heaven with God the father, when we come into fellowship with God through Christ and what he did for us it is easy to start seeing how misguided the world has become. As we see the brokenness of the world we may want to just go to our true home. Paul was just like us in that sense. Paul both wanted to die and go home to Father God and wanted to stay and live as Christ to the world. I say as long as God leaves us on this earth, we are to live as Christ did and love the world around us. For as we work for the Lord and give Him the glory we can store our treasures in heaven where no one can take them away. I don’t want to be lifted up here, I want God to get the glory and if He deems me worthy to move closer at His banquet table then let Him call me up.
Prayer: Father I thank you for seeing me where I am and loving me enough to not leave me there. I thank you for your provisions and the blessings you pour out on us each day. I ask that you help me to live for you and point to you only. You are the one that give me the skill and abilities that are needed for your works.
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019
May 10th 2019 Bondservant?
Reading: Joshua 12-13 and Ephesians 6
Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-6, Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
Thoughts: Here is the United State the term bondservant is not used much and the understanding of it can be murky. A bondservant is someone who has a debt to someone and is working for them to pay it off. In the movie “Ready Player One” they have a debtors prison or Loyalty Center (in book) where people are sent to work off their debt and many build more debt in there causing them to never get out.
Paul here is talking to the bondservants but at other time he calls himself one to Christ. I feel that the position of “bondservant of Christ” that Paul put on is applicable to us all. We have a debt that we can’t pay to Christ, as we take on the mantle of bondservant this passage not only is saying obey God but those we work for. We all have to do something for income of some sort and we are to do it as if we are doing it for God himself. I repair equipment and talk to customers and the public in my job I try to do the repair the best I can and be the nicest person I can during the process. Do all things as if God is right there with you.
Prayer: Father I thank you for all that you do and all that you have before me. Thank you for the provisions and blessings that you pour out on us. I ask that you help me to keep you in mind and care for all those who I come in contact with.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-6, Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
Thoughts: Here is the United State the term bondservant is not used much and the understanding of it can be murky. A bondservant is someone who has a debt to someone and is working for them to pay it off. In the movie “Ready Player One” they have a debtors prison or Loyalty Center (in book) where people are sent to work off their debt and many build more debt in there causing them to never get out.
Paul here is talking to the bondservants but at other time he calls himself one to Christ. I feel that the position of “bondservant of Christ” that Paul put on is applicable to us all. We have a debt that we can’t pay to Christ, as we take on the mantle of bondservant this passage not only is saying obey God but those we work for. We all have to do something for income of some sort and we are to do it as if we are doing it for God himself. I repair equipment and talk to customers and the public in my job I try to do the repair the best I can and be the nicest person I can during the process. Do all things as if God is right there with you.
Prayer: Father I thank you for all that you do and all that you have before me. Thank you for the provisions and blessings that you pour out on us. I ask that you help me to keep you in mind and care for all those who I come in contact with.
Thursday, May 9, 2019
May 9th 2019 Stop the sun please.
Reading: Joshua 10-11 and Ephesians 5
Scripture: Joshua 10:12-13, At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.
Thoughts: We are daily in spiritual battle. We are at war, a war we know who wins. In our battle God has given us authority and power over the enemy and his Armor and weapons. In the most of this battle we can cry out in faith to God to multiply our time and stop the sun so that we have time to do all he called us to do in this war.
Prayer: Father I thank you for the authority you have given to us and the power to overcome all the attacks that the evil one. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you give pour out each day and the joy you give me. I ask that you help me to utilize the power you gave me to overcome where it is needed.
Scripture: Joshua 10:12-13, At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.
Thoughts: We are daily in spiritual battle. We are at war, a war we know who wins. In our battle God has given us authority and power over the enemy and his Armor and weapons. In the most of this battle we can cry out in faith to God to multiply our time and stop the sun so that we have time to do all he called us to do in this war.
Prayer: Father I thank you for the authority you have given to us and the power to overcome all the attacks that the evil one. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you give pour out each day and the joy you give me. I ask that you help me to utilize the power you gave me to overcome where it is needed.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
May 8th Make a Copy!?!?!
Reading: Joshua 8-9 and
Scripture: Joshua 8:32, And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
Thoughts: Here we see Joshua making a copy of the law, not that they needed another copy but in that day and age it was set as a president that with every new leader that they would make a copy of the law so that they new every little bit of the law. I as a leader of my house need to be in the Word regularly so that I know God and know His voice. I am grateful that I have been developing the discipline of being in the Word daily through the encouragement of our church and our leadership. Stay in the Word so that you can meditate on in like a cow chews his cud, chew on the word and let all the goodness get released into you.
Prayer: Father I thank you for your word and all your promises. I thank you for your provisions and blessings you pour out on us each day. I ask you to write on my heart and mind your words each day as I go through them.
Scripture: Joshua 8:32, And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
Thoughts: Here we see Joshua making a copy of the law, not that they needed another copy but in that day and age it was set as a president that with every new leader that they would make a copy of the law so that they new every little bit of the law. I as a leader of my house need to be in the Word regularly so that I know God and know His voice. I am grateful that I have been developing the discipline of being in the Word daily through the encouragement of our church and our leadership. Stay in the Word so that you can meditate on in like a cow chews his cud, chew on the word and let all the goodness get released into you.
Prayer: Father I thank you for your word and all your promises. I thank you for your provisions and blessings you pour out on us each day. I ask you to write on my heart and mind your words each day as I go through them.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
May 7th How much Depth is there???
Reading: Joshua 6-7 and Ephesians 3
Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-19, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Thoughts: As I was going over this passage again, I was reminded of my thinking about God even 10 years ago. I have knowledge about God and knew of him. I didn’t Know God. As I started listening to God finished my degree and dove into His word and accepting all He has for me and getting rooted into a family(church) where they are grounded in Love. During this time of growth I have started seeing the 4 dimensions Paul wrote about “the breadth and length and height and depth” we talk about out 3D world and talk about time being the fourth but Paul said depth. What I am seeing is if we could hold a physical manifestation of God’s love and have measurable length hight and breadth there would be a infinite depth inside that manifestation. We could tip it to try to pour it out and it would never empty. This understanding will fill us with the fullness of God.
Prayer: Father I long to sit in your lap and listen to your love and your heart. You are the blessing upon blessings. I thank you for your provisions and blessings for this day. open my eyes to you purpose for today and lead me in my day. Help me to experience the breadth, width, hight, and depth of your love.
Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-19, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Thoughts: As I was going over this passage again, I was reminded of my thinking about God even 10 years ago. I have knowledge about God and knew of him. I didn’t Know God. As I started listening to God finished my degree and dove into His word and accepting all He has for me and getting rooted into a family(church) where they are grounded in Love. During this time of growth I have started seeing the 4 dimensions Paul wrote about “the breadth and length and height and depth” we talk about out 3D world and talk about time being the fourth but Paul said depth. What I am seeing is if we could hold a physical manifestation of God’s love and have measurable length hight and breadth there would be a infinite depth inside that manifestation. We could tip it to try to pour it out and it would never empty. This understanding will fill us with the fullness of God.
Prayer: Father I long to sit in your lap and listen to your love and your heart. You are the blessing upon blessings. I thank you for your provisions and blessings for this day. open my eyes to you purpose for today and lead me in my day. Help me to experience the breadth, width, hight, and depth of your love.
May 6th Breath in Grace!!!
Reading: Joshua 4-5, Psalm 71, Ephesians 2, and Mark 16
Scripture: Psalm 71:13-14, May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt. But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
Thoughts: There is a song that says, “breathe in your grace and breathe out your praise.” There are people and spiritual forces out there who are trying to bring us down and snuff out our light to this world. The psalmist was asking God to act against those who are after them and possibly seeking to kill them. But the. They say I will hope and praise you. When we are in the mist of an attack from people or spirits it is hard to focus on God and to praise Him in the middle of the craziness of the moment.
Prayer: Father you are so wonderful, I thank you for the opportunity to sit in your presence. I thank you for your provision and blessings that you pour out on us each day. I seek your love in the mist of the war. I sing your praise as overcome the attacks of the evil one. Help us to know and put on your armor, to take the sword and shield so we are prepared to defeat the evil one.
Scripture: Psalm 71:13-14, May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt. But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
Thoughts: There is a song that says, “breathe in your grace and breathe out your praise.” There are people and spiritual forces out there who are trying to bring us down and snuff out our light to this world. The psalmist was asking God to act against those who are after them and possibly seeking to kill them. But the. They say I will hope and praise you. When we are in the mist of an attack from people or spirits it is hard to focus on God and to praise Him in the middle of the craziness of the moment.
Prayer: Father you are so wonderful, I thank you for the opportunity to sit in your presence. I thank you for your provision and blessings that you pour out on us each day. I seek your love in the mist of the war. I sing your praise as overcome the attacks of the evil one. Help us to know and put on your armor, to take the sword and shield so we are prepared to defeat the evil one.
May 5th Who's Heritage are you?
Reading: Joshua 1-3, Psalm 94, and Ephesians 1
Scripture: Psalms 94:14-15 For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Thoughts: There are times where I don’t have it together, I don’t feel like I am where I belong and that I even God is not looking my way. He is not mad at me but I feel like I’m not doing enough to pull his attention from elsewhere. I need this reminder that I am loved and he knows the hairs on my head and the ones on my chin and how many are white. He will never leave me, He has not abandoned me. Let us be upright hearts and follow the justice and return to righteousness.
Prayer: Father I thank you for never leaving me and always loving me. I thank you for your provision and blessings that you pour out on us. Open our hearts to know you and know your promises.
Scripture: Psalms 94:14-15 For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Thoughts: There are times where I don’t have it together, I don’t feel like I am where I belong and that I even God is not looking my way. He is not mad at me but I feel like I’m not doing enough to pull his attention from elsewhere. I need this reminder that I am loved and he knows the hairs on my head and the ones on my chin and how many are white. He will never leave me, He has not abandoned me. Let us be upright hearts and follow the justice and return to righteousness.
Prayer: Father I thank you for never leaving me and always loving me. I thank you for your provision and blessings that you pour out on us. Open our hearts to know you and know your promises.
May 4th Are you weary?
Reading: Deuteronomy 33-34, Psalm 68, and Galatians 6
Scripture: Galatians 6:9-10, And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Thoughts: It is so easy to after a time of helping, contributing, or serving, to fell like you are used up or overwhelmed. I was needing this reminder that some of the things that have been going on and happening with my family we are getting to this point. Having this reminder that what we are going is not for our good or our exaltation but it is to plant seeds. I recently had seen something that talked about, when we plant a seed in the ground we are not going to see its fruit immediately. We are to be patient, water and fertilize and let it get a good dose of the sun. When we are working in the fields of the Lord we may be panting seeds that are going to be harvested by others, or we are those watering and pointing to the Son so that He can pour into them and do the work needed. One day we may be the harvesters but I feel we have more need of sowers and watering cans and Son pointers than we need harvesters.
Prayer: Father I thank you for the part I have in this harvest. Help me to sow the seeds I need to sow, water where I need to water, shine light where it is needs and harvest where harvest is needed. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you pour out each day and the directions you have for us.
Scripture: Galatians 6:9-10, And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Thoughts: It is so easy to after a time of helping, contributing, or serving, to fell like you are used up or overwhelmed. I was needing this reminder that some of the things that have been going on and happening with my family we are getting to this point. Having this reminder that what we are going is not for our good or our exaltation but it is to plant seeds. I recently had seen something that talked about, when we plant a seed in the ground we are not going to see its fruit immediately. We are to be patient, water and fertilize and let it get a good dose of the sun. When we are working in the fields of the Lord we may be panting seeds that are going to be harvested by others, or we are those watering and pointing to the Son so that He can pour into them and do the work needed. One day we may be the harvesters but I feel we have more need of sowers and watering cans and Son pointers than we need harvesters.
Prayer: Father I thank you for the part I have in this harvest. Help me to sow the seeds I need to sow, water where I need to water, shine light where it is needs and harvest where harvest is needed. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you pour out each day and the directions you have for us.
Friday, May 3, 2019
May 3rd 2019, Can you be found guilty of being a Christian?
Reading: Deuteronomy 31-32 and Galatians 5
Scripture: Galatians 5:24-26, And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Thoughts: Just before this Paul listed the fruit of the spirit. Those are the evidences of who we are. Do we have enough evidence against us to be crucified with Christ and die to our flesh? I know that I spent many years looking at others and wondering why do they have it so much better then me, they hear God or they get to do this or that in the name of God. As I have grown closer to God and seek and learn to listen and hear the Holy Spirit. I have learned that I’m not to be jealous for the blessings and works God is giving and doing through others because my works are not their work and theirs are not mine. We are given these blessings and works to point to God and lift up and encourage the church.
Prayer: Father I thank you for the things you have and are doing through me. I ask that all I do point to you and encourage those around me. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you pour out upon and before me. I ask that you help us to keep a right mind when looking at the works that are being done either through us or by others.
Scripture: Galatians 5:24-26, And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Thoughts: Just before this Paul listed the fruit of the spirit. Those are the evidences of who we are. Do we have enough evidence against us to be crucified with Christ and die to our flesh? I know that I spent many years looking at others and wondering why do they have it so much better then me, they hear God or they get to do this or that in the name of God. As I have grown closer to God and seek and learn to listen and hear the Holy Spirit. I have learned that I’m not to be jealous for the blessings and works God is giving and doing through others because my works are not their work and theirs are not mine. We are given these blessings and works to point to God and lift up and encourage the church.
Prayer: Father I thank you for the things you have and are doing through me. I ask that all I do point to you and encourage those around me. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you pour out upon and before me. I ask that you help us to keep a right mind when looking at the works that are being done either through us or by others.
May 2nd 2019 Where do you live?
Reading: Deuteronomy 29-30, Psalm 15, Galatians 4, and Mark 15
Scripture: Psalms 15, O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
Thoughts: I don’t know how many time I read this Psalm and not gotten anything out of it. I may have just thought it was just another time David was singing about God or his situation. I know for a long time I thought of most everything in the old testament to be useless in a new testament world. Here David is talking about sojourning and living in tents 500 years or so before Paul teaches we are only sojourning here on earth and living in our flesh tents. Maybe it is through Holy Spirit speaking to me during my prayer time but there is also an undertone of Obedience to God in this. And I was shown and reminded of the Freedom that we are given through the obedience to God’s word. His word promises freedom and power but asks for obedience. We can be saved and not walk in the freedom and power He has for us.
Prayer: Father I thank you for the freedom and power that you give me and lead me in. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you pour out on us. I as that you help me to see the places that need your correction and help me to walk in you freedom and power.
Scripture: Psalms 15, O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
Thoughts: I don’t know how many time I read this Psalm and not gotten anything out of it. I may have just thought it was just another time David was singing about God or his situation. I know for a long time I thought of most everything in the old testament to be useless in a new testament world. Here David is talking about sojourning and living in tents 500 years or so before Paul teaches we are only sojourning here on earth and living in our flesh tents. Maybe it is through Holy Spirit speaking to me during my prayer time but there is also an undertone of Obedience to God in this. And I was shown and reminded of the Freedom that we are given through the obedience to God’s word. His word promises freedom and power but asks for obedience. We can be saved and not walk in the freedom and power He has for us.
Prayer: Father I thank you for the freedom and power that you give me and lead me in. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you pour out on us. I as that you help me to see the places that need your correction and help me to walk in you freedom and power.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
May 1st, 2019 Get to it!!!
Reading: Deuteronomy 28 and Galatians 3
Scripture: Galatians 3:3, Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
Thoughts: We are drawn to God and being apart of the family by the work of the Holy Spirit. He is the one doing the work in our lives, our journey with God starts with our spirit being drawn to his spirit and the work of the Holy Spirit begins to start the refining process with us, because God accepts us were we are but loves us too much to let us stay there. We are not going to perfect ourselves through anything we do on our own but we will be perfected and refined into pour gold through the refiners fire. Here is a story someone wrote about their experience learning about silversmithing and the refining process.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot – then she thought again about the verse, that he sits as a refiner and purifier of silver. She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined.
The man answered “Yes”, and explained that he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left even a moment too long in the flames, it would be damaged.
The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, “How do you know when the silver is fully refined?”
He smiled at her and answered, “Oh, that’s easy. When I see my image in it.”
Let us all strive to get to the point where through the leading of the Holy Spirit we reflect as a mirror God to the world.
Prayer: Father I thank you for sending your Holy Spirit to the world and into the hearts of those who have come to you. I thank you for drawing me out of the place I was and into the place you have for me. I thank you for the provisions and blessings that you pour out each and every day. I ask that you continue to refine me and encourage my growth in you.
Scripture: Galatians 3:3, Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
Thoughts: We are drawn to God and being apart of the family by the work of the Holy Spirit. He is the one doing the work in our lives, our journey with God starts with our spirit being drawn to his spirit and the work of the Holy Spirit begins to start the refining process with us, because God accepts us were we are but loves us too much to let us stay there. We are not going to perfect ourselves through anything we do on our own but we will be perfected and refined into pour gold through the refiners fire. Here is a story someone wrote about their experience learning about silversmithing and the refining process.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot – then she thought again about the verse, that he sits as a refiner and purifier of silver. She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined.
The man answered “Yes”, and explained that he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left even a moment too long in the flames, it would be damaged.
The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, “How do you know when the silver is fully refined?”
He smiled at her and answered, “Oh, that’s easy. When I see my image in it.”
Let us all strive to get to the point where through the leading of the Holy Spirit we reflect as a mirror God to the world.
Prayer: Father I thank you for sending your Holy Spirit to the world and into the hearts of those who have come to you. I thank you for drawing me out of the place I was and into the place you have for me. I thank you for the provisions and blessings that you pour out each and every day. I ask that you continue to refine me and encourage my growth in you.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
April 30, 2019 Broken Flasks
Reading: Deuteronomy 25-27, Galatians 2, and Mark 14
Scripture: Mark 14:3, And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.
Thoughts: In those days the flasks where sealed in a way that the only way to use any of the contents was to break it open and us it all, there was not a way to reseal it and keep some for later. Most of us today (including me) would try to keep some of this expensive stuff for ourselves. We have storage bags and containers that are reusable and resealable. We try to save all we can. When a flask is broken it does not just pour out it gets every where and nothing is held back. The Lord is pouring out upon us as a broken flask, it is going everywhere and getting into every bit of us. The best part of God’s broken flask is that it never runs out.
Prayer: Father I bask in your unending flow and outpouring into my life. I thank you for all you have done bringing me to this place. I thank you Lord for the provisions and blessings you pour out each day and the great love you have for us. I ask that you help me to share what you have given me and pour out as you pour out.
Scripture: Mark 14:3, And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.
Thoughts: In those days the flasks where sealed in a way that the only way to use any of the contents was to break it open and us it all, there was not a way to reseal it and keep some for later. Most of us today (including me) would try to keep some of this expensive stuff for ourselves. We have storage bags and containers that are reusable and resealable. We try to save all we can. When a flask is broken it does not just pour out it gets every where and nothing is held back. The Lord is pouring out upon us as a broken flask, it is going everywhere and getting into every bit of us. The best part of God’s broken flask is that it never runs out.
Prayer: Father I bask in your unending flow and outpouring into my life. I thank you for all you have done bringing me to this place. I thank you Lord for the provisions and blessings you pour out each day and the great love you have for us. I ask that you help me to share what you have given me and pour out as you pour out.
Monday, April 29, 2019
April 29, 2019 How dose your camp look???
Reading: Deuteronomy 23-24, Psalm 91, Galatians 1, and Mark 13
Scripture: Deuteronomy 23:14, Because the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.
Thoughts: Our lives here on earth are as sojourners and our bodies are but tents in a camp waiting for the day that we get called to come home. I know when I go camping I feel like I am on the verge of the term “glamping,” I want to camp somewhere that has bathrooms and maybe even showers. I like to be clean and have some of the amenities when I “rough it.” With that being the case I will still become gross and the dirty clothes will pile up and there are times where I don’t know how holy my camp was. Our tent and camp (our body) are to be kept Holy and not let the indecent things be seen. God knows our indecent things, He has known us before he knit us together in our mothers womb. I love that God loves us where we are and where he found us, but he loves us so much that he won’t leave us in the muck he found us in. His leading and convictions in our heart and soul will help lead us into a deeper and richer relationship with him and will bring the refiners fire to heat us so that the impurities and come to the surface and be skimmed off the top and tossed out.
Prayer: Father I thank you for your refining fire. Continue to heat me and remove the things you don’t want in my life until you see your image in me. I thank you that you love me so much that you didn’t leave me where I was. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you have for me each and every day. I ask you continue to pour into me and give me the boldness to share the light, love and peace that you have given me and to share it with Joy.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 23:14, Because the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.
Thoughts: Our lives here on earth are as sojourners and our bodies are but tents in a camp waiting for the day that we get called to come home. I know when I go camping I feel like I am on the verge of the term “glamping,” I want to camp somewhere that has bathrooms and maybe even showers. I like to be clean and have some of the amenities when I “rough it.” With that being the case I will still become gross and the dirty clothes will pile up and there are times where I don’t know how holy my camp was. Our tent and camp (our body) are to be kept Holy and not let the indecent things be seen. God knows our indecent things, He has known us before he knit us together in our mothers womb. I love that God loves us where we are and where he found us, but he loves us so much that he won’t leave us in the muck he found us in. His leading and convictions in our heart and soul will help lead us into a deeper and richer relationship with him and will bring the refiners fire to heat us so that the impurities and come to the surface and be skimmed off the top and tossed out.
Prayer: Father I thank you for your refining fire. Continue to heat me and remove the things you don’t want in my life until you see your image in me. I thank you that you love me so much that you didn’t leave me where I was. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you have for me each and every day. I ask you continue to pour into me and give me the boldness to share the light, love and peace that you have given me and to share it with Joy.
April 28, 2019 Rejoice and again I say rejoice!!!
Reading: Deuteronomy 21-22, Psalm 145, and 2 Corinthians 13
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11, Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Thoughts: We are called to live at peace. That Godly peace is not, not having wars and not fighting or having disagreements. My house has fights and disagreements (I have a 2 and a 4 year old) but the Lord gives us peace. As we press into God and his purpose there is a freedom, a freedom to touch others share the peace and joy that is not of this world.
Prayer: Father I thank you for your peace love and joy that you pour out on us each day. I accept it and share it. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you pour out each day. I thank you for the people that you have brought into my life to pour into me and the ones that I get to pour into. I ask that you help us to walk in the peace that you have for us and in the freedom you have given share the joy found in you.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11, Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Thoughts: We are called to live at peace. That Godly peace is not, not having wars and not fighting or having disagreements. My house has fights and disagreements (I have a 2 and a 4 year old) but the Lord gives us peace. As we press into God and his purpose there is a freedom, a freedom to touch others share the peace and joy that is not of this world.
Prayer: Father I thank you for your peace love and joy that you pour out on us each day. I accept it and share it. I thank you for the provisions and blessings you pour out each day. I thank you for the people that you have brought into my life to pour into me and the ones that I get to pour into. I ask that you help us to walk in the peace that you have for us and in the freedom you have given share the joy found in you.
April 27, 2019 God is not the God of the Dead!!!
Reading: Deuteronomy 18-20, 2 Corinthians 12, and Mark 12
Scripture: Mark 12:26-27, And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong."
Thoughts: So often if you have grown up in the church we have this tendency to revert to the stance of that is who God was or some other way of saying that same sort of thing. That reminder that God is not just sitting in heaven looking down on us or only worked through long dead people whom we never met. He will meet us where we are but his love is too great to leave us there.
Prayer: Father I love you and thank you that I can come into your presence and seek your face. I thank you for you provision and blessings that you pour out on us each day and the leading you have for us. I ask that you help us to continually seek you and place ourselves in a position to received all you have to pour out on us.
Scripture: Mark 12:26-27, And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong."
Thoughts: So often if you have grown up in the church we have this tendency to revert to the stance of that is who God was or some other way of saying that same sort of thing. That reminder that God is not just sitting in heaven looking down on us or only worked through long dead people whom we never met. He will meet us where we are but his love is too great to leave us there.
Prayer: Father I love you and thank you that I can come into your presence and seek your face. I thank you for you provision and blessings that you pour out on us each day and the leading you have for us. I ask that you help us to continually seek you and place ourselves in a position to received all you have to pour out on us.
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