Month: July 2024

Scripture Jeremiah 39:18 For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but your life shall be as a prize to you, because you have put your trust in Me,” says the LORD.’”

Observation: What a great saying that my life would be a prize for me. I never looked at it that way that my life is a prize since I put my trust in Him. I can see it now when I gave my life to Christ and put my trust in Him my life has been totally different. Where all I could think of was ending my life, God came and gave me a purpose and reason to cherish the life that He gave me. Before all I wanted was anybody’s life but mine, but now I don’t want to be any one else but me.

Application: To use this life that God has blessed me with to honor Him. To live the best, I can putting God first and look at my life as the gift God has given me. What is great about this prize that after my time here on this earth I get to have it for all of eternity with the giver of my gift.

Prayer Lord guide me through the remaining portion of this life that I will trust You with all of my heart and lean not on my own understanding put in all of my ways acknowledge You and that you will make my paths straight.

Scripture Jeremiah 38:20 But Jeremiah said, “They shall not deliver you. Please, obey the voice of the LORD which I speak to you. So it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.

Observation: That is what God is calling all of His children to do, is obey His voice. He has made it clear in His word what we are called to do. If we obey it will go well with us. This doesn’t mean we won’t have trials, but we will be able to go through them with Him. We are called to love God with all our heart, mind and soul and to do that we must be obedient to Him.

Application: I need to be obedient in all I do, not just what is convenient at the time or what I feel like doing. God has made it clear on how I’m to act, what I’m to do and how to treat others. I need to humble myself and put my Lord’s desire first in my life and then the needs of others.

Prayer My Lord use your servant today. Speak to my heart and tell me what You would like. Speak to me and guide me and put me back on the path if I stray. I’m your bond servant command me.

Scripture Jeremiah 37:3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the LORD our God for us.”

Observation: That is what I hear every day to pray to the Lord for our country and it needs prayer, but is it worthy to be prayed for. Our country is going to the enemy and we remove God in everything we do and then we ask Him to bless us. My prayer is that He would have mercy and save this country because of the righteous that dwell here. Along with prayer we as His children need to take action and glorify Him. We can’t be that silent majority any longer but be willing to fight for our beliefs.

Application: I need to do my part and glorify God in any way I can. I can’t hide any longer in our country, but must speak out and direct others to God. My top priority is to do God’s will in fulfilling the purpose He has created me for. I need to be a light and not a dim glow.

Prayer My Lord I need strength and wisdom to accomplish what You wish. I’m afraid and need your strength and boldness to be that light You call me to be. My only fear should be not to do what You created me to do.