Month: August 2022

Scripture Exodus 34: [6] And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,

Observation: When I began to know my Lord and Savior I realized how loving He is. I look at this terrible world we created and it reminds me that He is slow to anger, The compassion He has shown me and the testimony of others that reveal this awesome God who loves us unconditionally. He never gives up on us, even when we give up on Him. He is always faithful and He will never leave us. His love is something we won’t see on this earth and it’s something we will never fully understand.

Application: I need to give God all the honor and praise He deserves. My only purpose is to serve Him and He asks me to serve others in His name. Realize no matter what He is with me and will guides me if I’ll let Him. No matter what might happen in my life I need to hold firm to His love, for there is nothing greater.

Prayer: My Lord, my God and my Master. I’m here to serve as you call me. May I receive your love even if I don’t fully understand and I ask you to increase my faith that I will always trust you in every situation. I love you and need you in my life.

Scripture Exodus 33:17 And the LORD said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”

Observation: God answers so many of my prayers, but is He pleased with me? I have my moments when I feel I have honored God with the gifts He has given me, but most of the time I’m distant and involved in the world I can’t be pleasing to Him. I know my Lord knows me and He watches over me and that He loves me. His love is something I will never understand and instead of trying I need to except it with humble gratitude and obedience.

Application: The way I can please God is by being obedient to all He calls me to do and be the man He wants me to be. He has given me commands and rules to follow that will please Him and I need to obey each one. I need to do things to please Him and not others or myself. I want God’s blessings, but most of all I want God’s approval. As Moses spoke to God as a friend would talk to a friend, that is the relationship I want with my Savior that I will respect Him, love and trust Him with all of my heart and know His desires so that I may fulfill them in what life I have left.

Prayer: Dear Lord I do love you, but unlike your love mine has limits. Give me a true loving spirit that I will love you unconditionally and put you first in everything I do, think and say. I’m yours and may I never forget all you have done for me.

Scripture Exodus 32: [8] They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’

Observation: How easy it is to turn away from God to the gods of this world. We are surrounded by so much evil in this world and turn to the god of money, success, lust and popularity and forget what God has told us. He tells us to love one another and put the needs of others above our own, but how many of us do that? Each day we are left with a choice are we going to follow God or the gods of this world?

Application: I get so easily sucked in to the things and sin of this world. When I try to focus on God and get into His word, my mind wanders. I need to be more focused on God and what He wants of me and to remember I’m only here for a short while before it is time to go home to my Father. I need to stay focused on my true home and not this temporary place that I dwell.

Prayer: My Father I want to be obedient to you and please you with the life I live, but I need you. I’m weak and easily distracted, help me stay focused on you and your desires for my life. Time here is getting short and I do want to earn rewards so that I have something to bring home to you.