Spend Time with God EVERY Day

[brachah]

i want to b with HIM every second. in christ jesus amen.

 

[Simon Peter]

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[JPPT1974]

Spend time with God and He will
Lead you through the pain and the suffering.

 

[Simon Peter]

As it Was in the Days of Noah​

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[Simon Peter]

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[Simon Peter]

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[marshgreencohen]

So That in the End it Might Go Well with You

by Simon Whitton​

11 Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.
12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,
13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied,
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
15 He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.
16 He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well with you.
17 You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me."
18 But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.
Deut 8:11-18 (NIV)

In this speech Moses described two completely different circumstances. He looked into the future when the people of God would settle down in fine houses, grow wealthy and satisfied. Moses also looked back to when they went through ‘the vast and dreadful desert’ with its danger and pain. Moses was concerned that when God’s people settled down and grew in wealth and comfort, they would forget the Lord.

When all our needs are provided for and we have money to spare, we become self-sufficient and have little reason to look to the Lord. Our relationship with Him can slip, and we may see the Lord’s commands as stifling the freedom that wealth can bring. We may even convince ourselves that it’s our own hard work and common sense that has produced our wealth.

Moses described the ‘vast and dreadful desert’, alluding to the fear and uncertainty of having to live one day at a time. Each day you have to trust the Lord for even the most basic needs of manna and water. You have to look up to Him for healing, direction and miracles. You quickly come to the end of your own strength and resources; the Lord becomes your only source of survival and hope.

The desert is a classroom, somewhere where we are humbled. It’s a place where we learn to depend on the Lord rather than our own ability and assets. We are made weak, but we learn to cling to God and to fear Him.

Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning."

Exod 20:20 (NIV)​

During the desert experience God trains us, so we won’t ‘forget the Lord or fail to observe His commands’. And if we submit to the lessons and learn well, they will even stay with us during those times of comfort and wealth.

If you’re in a place of comfort, humble yourself before the Lord and remember that He has given you everything you have. Don’t trust in your own strength and resources, but look to the Lord and fear Him, remembering to obey all His commands.

If you find yourself in the desert, know that the Lord is carefully leading you through these trials. Put your trust in Him and embrace the hardship as training. Understand that His great purpose in your pain and suffering is ‘so that in the end it might go well with you’.

Spend some time in prayer…

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another good post to ponder.as we are taught in school so we can attain success.

 

[Simon Peter]

Future Hope​

 

[marshgreencohen]

this thread has been very helpful and inspiring for me.though it may seem trivial and senseless to others who don't see the real truth of God's love and plans for us, it is, for me, very huge and I can say that I'm spiritually changed.

Thanks, SimonPeter.

 

[Simon Peter]

MarshGreen,

That's great that the Lord has been speaking to you through these devotionals.

God Bless

 

[Simon Peter]

The Lord is in This Place​

 

[Simon Peter]

Thankful Worship​

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[Simon Peter]

Your Servant is in Your Hands​

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[JPPT1974]

Let us work like we are working for the Lord!

 

[Simon Peter]

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[Maharg]

Excellent word thank you. This has really helped me in thinking about my job as a teacher, as well as in my relationship with God, because I have been considering whether it is healthy for the children to have some element of fear of me. Based on our model with God, it appears that this can be a healthy part of an intimate relationship.

 

[marshgreencohen]

thanks for that again.I love u My God.

 

[Simon Peter]

That Christ’s Power May Rest on Me​

 

[Criada]

This is a hard one!
I have struggled with giving God complete control - in case He did something I didn't like!
But, praise God, He has eventually taught me that He really does know what is best for me! Now I can say, like Shadrach and his friends, "The God I serve is able to rescue me - buteven if He does not, I will trust Him!(My paraphrase!

 

[marshgreencohen]

9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
10 That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Cor 12:9-10 (NIV)

I can relate at this one. Whenever I'm weak and feel helpless and hopeless, I trust and rely on Him more.I always say to the Lord that if feeling weak will bring me much closer to Him,so be more.