Daily Devotional

Scripture Matthew 9:38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Observation: When the word reward is used in the Bible it means wages. God is going to pay us wages if we do the work, He calls us to do. This is one of the most important jobs God can call us to do. We are to go out in the world and spread the good news and harvest those souls that want to be saved. There are many ways to do this job, but we must be diligent in doing our duties.

Application: God has given me direction to go out to the strand in Oceanside and pray for those who want prayer. I need to be obedient as He brings people in my path and even if no one needs prayer that day I will be there as God calls me. I need to be in prayer to hear the direction that God is giving me.

Prayer My Lord I’m your servant and wait for your direction. I’m here to serve You in any way that You call me to. May I finish this race to glorify You.

Scripture Matthew 8:26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Observation: That is what is happening today everyone is fearful whether COVID, Racism, Election and so on, that is all you see anymore. We are living in uncertain times or are we? God is constant and never changes like His word. If we focus on the world we will live in fear, but if we are focused on our Lord, we can receive peace and joy.

Application: There is nothing this world can do to me that God doesn’t know. I need to stay focused on God and His purpose for my life. Stay in His presence doing His will, because that is why I’m here. Do not get involved with other people opinions, but stay strong in the word.

Prayer My Lord You alone are my master. Each day command me to what you want me to do. Help me stay obedient to You and not be distracted by the evil around me. May I always stay true to You.

Scripture Matthew 7:12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Observation: This is a scripture God has continued to put on my heart. Before Christ most everything I did to others I was afraid it would come back around to me. I try to make sure all that I do will glorify God and to show His love to others. I keep this scripture in my heart whenever I speak to someone. I realize I need others as they need me at times.

Application: Continue to have this scripture on my heart whenever I meet someone. Not to withhold any help that I might be able to give to someone and to speak to them with the love of Jesus. I’m here as an ambassador of my Lord and I need to be true to His word.

Prayer Dear Lord thank you for saving me and giving me a new heart. Continue to work in me to make me more like Jesus and to treat others as He would.

Scripture Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Observation: When I was suffering from depression that was one of my biggest problems that I would worry about everything. I was consumed with past mistakes, troubles I was dealing with and possible anxieties that might be coming my way. I never enjoyed the moment I was in and therefore had no joy in my life.

Application: God has helped me see how my constant worrying was destroying my life. I live one day at a time and search for God’s blessings that are always around me and thank Him all day long. Whenever I feel myself worrying, I take it in prayer to my Lord and seek for His guidance in each situation. He always reminds me it’s one day at a time and each day He is there with me.

Prayer My Lord thank you for always being there for me and all that You bless me with each day. I know this place is temporary and that I have a home with you for all eternity. May I be a blessing to You each day and that a day doesn’t go by that I don’t bring a smile to your face.

Scripture Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Observation: My actions must be holy and pleasing to God in a way that others can see God’s glory in my life. I enjoy walking the strand and harbor each day saying good morning, talking and praying with others because I know it honors and pleases God. I love when my light shines so that others can see and are encouraged by what God has me doing.

Application: The last couple of days people have been encouraging me to continue praying with others. The last six months have been my best as God walks with me each day. I need to continue to listen to God and what He wants of me. I need to control my actions and emotions so that others can only see the light God has put in me.

Prayer My Lord thank you for this awesome responsibility You have given me. Continue to use me in a way that others can see my love for You. Help me be bold in telling others how awesome You are. Thank you, Lord, for all that You bless me with.

Scripture Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Observation: All through history the message to repent because the kingdom of heaven is at hand as been preached. Each century or decade it seems to be coming soon and here we sit and it feels like it can be any day. The world has become so dark and so far away from God that you expect in any minute to be raptured up. I look around me and it’s hard to believe that the world couldn’t be any worse than it was in the days of Noah, but God still tarries. Only He knows the day and the hour of the end of this wicked place.

Application: Live my life as if this will be the last day and go about and do God’s work in my life. Warn others that this might be the end and that they need to repent and seek God. I need to live life with urgency doing all that God commands me to do each day.

Prayer My Lord I pray that I will be doing your will when You return. That I will be busy doing my Father’s business and will be with you when the trumpet sounds. I can’t wait to be with You.

Scripture Matthew 3:10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Observation: Each person is called to bear good fruit. We cannot just sit back once we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior, but we are called to fulfill the purpose we were created for. We need to stop thinking of our own needs but the needs of others as God’s children.

Application: I need to be more focused on my calling from God than what I want. I was created for a purpose and need to bear good fruit in how I spend my time. There are so many others in this world that will perish without receiving Jesus as their Lord and if I could be part of saving just one, my life would have been worth living.

Prayer My Lord your servant is here for You to use. Command me today to do your will and make a difference for the kingdom. May I be pleasing to You and bear good fruit in glory and honor to Your name.