Daily Devotions I got behind I am sorry!

By: BrookeAdams Mood: in love Date: 04/13/2008 20:03:43 Music: None

(YES) I WILL GRANT (I MYSELF WILL DO FOR YOU) WHATEVER YOU SHALL ASK IN MY NAME (AS PRESENTING ALL THAT I AM).  JOHN 14:14 Some Christians read this passage and take its meaning out of context.  What a statement!  Wouldn't it be wonderful if this gave you license to have anything and everything you want?  But the name of Jesus is not simply a "magic word" to tack on at the end of your wish list. You must realize that all effective prayer involves praying the will of God, not the will of man.  There are many thingsin the Word that clearly reveal God's will, and these you may certainly ask for boldly without any hesitation or concern about whether you should have them.  Yet there are many other things you need to pray about without knowing the exact will of God in the situation.  It is at these times you should pray that His perfect will be done and not your own.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Who (with reason) despises the day of small things?  Zechariah 4:10 You are probably believing God for something to come to pass in your life.  If you look, you will find evidence of a small beginning, God gives you seed -- perhaps only a little, tiny seed -- something that causes you to hope.  Rejoice over that seed.  It is a sign of greater things to come.   When you despise something you regard it lightly.  You count it as nothing and don't take care of it.  But if you don't take care of what God gives you, you will lose it.  You need to be content during the small things.  You know the Lord is the Author and the Finisher (see Hebrews 12:2).  What He begins, He completes (see Philippians 1:6).  Don't curse your seed by complaining or proclaiming negative things over it.  Instead say, "Lord, this is only a little thing, but thank You for giving me some hope, something to hold on to.  Thank You, Lord, for a beginning.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------

I WILL SAY OF THE LORD, HE IS MY REFUGE AND MY FORTRESS, MY GOD; ON HIM I LEAN AND RELY, AND IN HIM I ( CONFIDENTLY) TRUST! ... YOU SHALL NOT BE AFRAID OF THE TERROR OF THE NIGHT, NOR OF THE ARROW (THE EVIL PLOTS AND SLANDERS OF THE WICKED) THAT FLIES BY DAY, NOR OF THE PESTILENCE THAT STALKS IN DARKNESS, NOR OF THE DESTRUCTION AND SUDDEN DEATH THAT SURPRISE AND LAY WASTE AT NOONDAY.  PSALM 91:2, 5-6 You need to remember you are ready for anything through Christ who infuses inner strength into you.  Paul prayed for the Church at Ephesus to be strengthened with all might and power in the inner man (see Ephesians 3:16).  He knew if they stayed strong inwardly, they would be able to handle whatever came against them. When you trust God, you don't have to be afraid of the devil's sudden surprises that stalk you.  He is your strong fortress.  No matter whay may come against you, you will not be deafeated.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------

SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU DO NOT DESIRE, OR HAVE YOU DELIGHT IN THEM; YOU HAVE GIVEN ME THE CAPACITY TO HEAR AND OBEY ( YOUR LAW, A MORE VAULABLE SERVICE THAN) BURNT OFFERINGS AND SIN OFFERINGS (WHICH) YOU DO NOT REQUIRE.  PSALM 40:6 God delights in your obedience. Naturally, it doesn't do Him any good to speak to you if you aren't going to listen and obey.  For many years, I wanted God to talk to me, but I wanted to pick and choose what to obey.  I wanted to do what He said if I thought it was a good idea.  If I didn't like what I was hearing, I would act like it wasn't from God. Some of what God says will be exciting.  Some things might not be so thrilling to hear.  But that doesn't mean what He tells you won't work out for good if you will just do it His way.  God does not require a higher sacrifice than obedience.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------