Month: December 2020

Scripture: Mark 1:[11] And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

Observation: I know God loves me, but am I pleasing to him? I’m always disappointing him with the things I do, you would think by now I would be following Jesus closer. To be like Jesus that is what is going to please God.

Application: To be like Jesus is the goal and that will be a goal I will never attain, but I need to keep trying. I need to ask “What Would Jesus Do” in the situations I face each day and then do it. To ask for guidance through prayer and to think before I act. Then hope to hear the words you are my child, whom I love, with you I am well pleased.

Prayer: Dear Father put on my heart to do the things that please you. I’m your child, servant and slave show me how to serve you and do the things that honor you.

Scripture: Matthew 28: [19] Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Observation: Jesus gave me this command to go out and make disciples, to tell others about him so they may have eternal life. No matter what I do the end result should always be to bring others to Christ. My job isn’t to point others to me but to Jesus. To tell others what Jesus did for me and what He wants to do for them.

Application: Look for opportunities to preach the Word of God. Use my testimony and ask the Holy Spirit to guide me on what to say so others can see the love of God in my life. Have a heart for others not wanting any to perish.

Prayer: Dear Lord put in my heart your desires for my life. Teach me how to spread your word and fulfill the purpose you have created me for. Embrace your servant and open my eyes so that I may preach your word and love to all the nations.

Scripture: Matthew 27;54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”

Observation: Truly he is the Son of God. Do I see all that He has done and know my Lord as God. Do I look at the wonders of the world he created in amazement and proclaim his holy name. He is God, but is he God of my life? Does he rule my thoughts and actions and am I living in servanthood to him.

Application: I need to proclaim the wonders of Jesus and like the centurion proclaim out loud He is the Son of God to those around me. Live the life he calls me to live and allow him to fulfill the purpose he has created me for.

Prayer: My Lord and my God I bow down before you giving this life as a sacrifice to you. Please pick it up and mold it into something useful to you. I love you Lord show me how to live this life the way you designed it to be lived.

Scripture: Matthew 26: 39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

Observation: I’m always asking for the cup to be taken from me instead of focusing on God’s will for my life. My threshold of discomfort is so low and my self centeredness is so great that I’m not looking for what God wants of me.

Application: It’s time to look for God’s will in my life and do to that will. God created me for a purpose and that purpose is not centered in my desires but with his. May my goal each day be to do the will of my Father.

Prayer: Dear Father I don’t need the cup taken from me all I need is to know your will and that it will be accomplished by your power. You deserve all that I am and all that I have use it in glory And honor to you.

Scripture: Matthew 25:21 “His master replied, `Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

Observation: That is the desire of my life to hear those words from my Lord, but how faithful am I? What have I done with the finances the Lord has given me or the gifts, talents and time? How much of that has been given to God and how much have I kept? I don’t think I have been faithful enough to be entrusted with greater responsibilities or treasures.

Application: I need to invest the treasures God has given me back to him. I need to start multiplying what God has given me so when it is time to see my Master I may hear the words I want to hear, Well Done Good and Faithful Servant.

Prayer: Dear Father guide me on how to use the things that you have given me. Show me how to use my time and treasures in a way that will please you. Show me how to be that good and faithful servant.

Scripture: Matthew 24: [14] And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Observation: Jesus tells us to preach the gospel to the whole world, that is our job as Christians. We all have the same purpose, but different gifts and talents so each have our own way and God puts different people in our path. So the sooner we do our job as Christ directs us the sooner we get to go home.

Application: Look for opportunities to tell someone about my Lord and Savior. Plan out how to do my job to the best of my ability. Put myself in situations where I would be able to talk to others that might not know Jesus. Be bold and ask God to have the Holy Spirit talk through me to touch the hearts of others.

Prayer: Dear Lord give me wisdom to talk to others about your love and saving grace. Show me how to be bold in your name that I will fulfill the purpose that you have created me for.

Scripture: Matthew 23: [12] For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Observation: Most of my life I exalted myself because I felt no one else would. There is nothing in me to be proud of and anything good was given to me by God. People can only see God in my life if I humble myself and become less and He becomes greater in my life.

Application: I need to continue each day to be humble, to put others above myself as my Lord instructs me. Only then will others see my God instead of me. I’m here to direct others to Christ. I need to realize my only worth comes from God and not from me.

Prayer: My God I humble myself before you and men. Speak to me Lord and direct me in the direction to go, may I serve you and others in your name and please you today.