Month: November 2022

Scripture Josh 2:11 And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

Observation: My God is the true God the God of heaven and earth, there is no God other than my Heavenly Father. Our heart should melt knowing that we serve the one and only true God, the creator of all things. We should constantly be in awe of His awesome power and love, but how often do we take Him for granted? Our heart should melt in the realization that we are loved by such a marvelous and wonderful God as ours.

Application: I need to keep in mind always who I serve and pray to each day. He is not a magician, fairy, tyrant or any such thing, He is the true and living God that all things came to be because of Him. Yet He loves and cares for me, which is beyond my understanding, but I receive it by faith that it is so and that He has shown me this over and over again in my life and He tells me it in His word. It’s time to give Him the love, honor and obedience He deserves each moment of my life.

Prayer: My Lord and my God. I humbly come before you, not that I deserve it, but because you allow me to. Help me tonight as we gather together as family to understand more about heaven and what you have in store for us. May we be blessed knowing that you care and love us and help us glorify your name.

Scripture Josh 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Observation: God’s word is perfect. He tells me how I should act and what I should do in any situation. He tells me about His love for me And the purpose He has created me for. His word should be always on my mind whenever I act, make decisions or say anything to anyone I should meditate on God’s word before doing anything. If I do what God calls me I will always have good success whether in this place or my new home I will honor God. I will always prosper whether it is here or building my treasures in heaven God will guide me with His Word.

Application: I need to stay in His word to know what to do. I need to study and meditate, it’s not good enough just to read without putting all that God commands me into practice. I need to stop before I do anything to make sure it lines up with God’s word. The bible is my instruction manual and I need to follow it completely so my life comes together the way God intended it to.

Prayer: My Lord I thank you for your word and your guidance in my life. Help me be focused when I read it and show me how to use the information you give me to glorify you. Use it to put me on the path of the purpose you have created me for and grant my ways with success.

Scripture Deut 34:10 But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

Observation: On this earth I most likely will never know the Lord face to face like Moses, but a time is coming when I will leave this earth and go home to be with the Lord. Then I will now Him and worship Him on the new earth. I’ve been doing a study on Heaven and it is so joyful to know I will be with God for all eternity. I will learn about God and His desires and will have no obstacles but be able to serve Him completely. I hope to walk with Him as He did with Adam and Eve in the Garden I want Him to be proud of me and desire to be with me. I will be able to see Him face to face even clearer than Moses.

Application: I need to prepare myself before going home. I need to pack, my good deeds, ripe fruit which I bore and anything that I did that earned me a crown so I have something to present my Lord. I don’t know how long I’ll still be here, but as long as I am I want to run this race in a way that I will get the prize, that each day I earn myself treasures in heaven and that I will live a life in a way that I will hear from the love of my life, well done good and faithful servant.

Prayer: My Lord a day doesn’t go by that I don’t waste most of the time you have blessed me with on things for me. Fill me with the Holy Spirit and show me how to build treasures in heaven that when I get there I have something to lay at your feet. I’m yours and can’t wait to see you face to face, but until that time help me pack for the journey. I love you Lord.

Scripture Deut 33:26″There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds.

Observation: There is no one like God even though He made us in His image we can never fully understand Him and should never question Him. So much of the time we think that God should be doing something for us, even though we are His servant. You hear it when a major disaster happens, where is God now?” he owes us nothing yet gives us everything. He is always there to help us, but too often we feel it is us getting us through instead of God guiding us. If there is anything good about us or if we have gifts and talents, they were all given by God. We need to realize His superiority and hail Him as our Lord.

Application: I need to think of my God more and thank Him throughout the day for being who He is. There is no one and will never be anyone like Him and we need to praise Him for that. I need to humble myself before Him and get busy serving my Lord each day with a joyful spirit and realize the honor it is to be able to serve. I belong to God, what an honor that is, may I always rejoice in that.

Prayer: Dear Lord thank you for being the God you are, loving, caring and compassionate. May I never take you for granted but praise you to everyone I meet. Help me introduce you to those that don’t know you and tell them how much you mean to me.

Scripture Deut 32:10 “He found him in a desert land And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye.

Observation: Israel was the apple of God’s eye, His chosen people. Yet they decided they didn’t what to be the apple of His eye and searched for other gods to worship. As I read the accounts in the old testament it is so hard to believe the Jews could be so stupid as to deny God even after all the terrible things that happened to them and all the miracles God had shown them. Then I think of my life after the love and mercy my Lord has shown me I still do what I want instead of what would honor Him. How can I be so stupid and fall from grace so often.

Application: I want to be the apple of His eye. I want my God to be proud of me I want Him to be able to boast to the angels about me. I want it to be hard to find fault in my faith. That is what I want, but I need to put my Lord first in everything, in my love, time finances, whatever I have God needs to be number one. If I want to be the apple of His eye, He needs to be the apple in mine .

Prayer: Dear Lord how I want to please you each day, but I can’t do it on my own, I’m too weak. Fill me with the Holy Spirit and make me into the man you desire. Take charge of this servant of yours and command me each day what to do and how to glorify you. I’m a lowly servant and so happy that I am. Command me to do your will.

Scripture Deut 31:6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Observation: I continue to feel alone in my struggles and forget God is next to me. He knows what I’m going through and will never leave me, so why do I fear? God never moves from me, it’s me that moves away from Him. I should never be down or depressed knowing that God knows where I am and what I need. I should never be afraid and should be of good courage, because God gives me that courage and strength and all I need to do is ask for it.

Application: As soon as I feel afraid or alone I need to spend time with God and feel His presence in my life. He will direct me and all I need to do is ask. I need to remember I’m not alone, I’m filled with the Holy Spirit and have been ordained by God to fulfill a purpose that He has given me. I’m God’s servant and not a servant of my fears. Nothing can harm me except what God allows and He loves me and will protect me.

Prayer: My Lord I’m yours. Thank you for always being by my side and protecting me from the enemy’s attacks. Help strengthen me and take this fear from me. Open my eyes to all you desire of me and guide me through this life. I want to come home to you hearing well done good and faithful servant help me accomplish that.

Scripture Deut 30:5-6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live

Observation: I need my heart circumcised because there is a layer of evilness around it so much of the time. My heart is hard towards others putting my desires above theirs and God’s. I need that hardness removed from my heart that it would be bare before my Lord and that my life can be used by Him. I want that because I hate the way it feels when I do wrong and I look back at what I should have done that would honor God. I want to do that first, the things that pleases my Lord.

Application: Think before I act. If I can stop before I do anything and ask God for His guidance, I know He will give it to me. I want to do what is right and Satan knows how to push my buttons. Think before I do and ask what would Jesus what me to do, how can I honor Him with my life and decisions I make today.

Prayer: My Lord I have such a hateful heart at times and left to my own accord I will do what is wrong. Guide me with the Holy Spirit and choose the path you desire me to walk. Circumcise my heart and remove these evil and selfish desires.