Daily Devotional

Scripture Hosea 3:5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.

Observation: This chapter tells how Israel first strayed from God and worshipped idols, much like America is doing now. Our country is surrounded by evil and we are worshipping everything, but God. I pray this scripture will be true for us that America would seek God and fear Him that we would turn from our wicked ways and receive Him as our Lord and Savior.

Application: I spent most of my life seeking something that would make me happy. I worshipped my job, money and the things that money would buy and never found peace. My God is what I always needed and wanted and when I finally figured that out my life changed. I don’t need anything else but my God in my life.

Prayer Dear Lord You are my everything. May I stay close to You that I may hear your commands for your servant. I love serving You.

Scripture Hosea 2:23 Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth,
And I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy;
Then I will say to those who were not My people,
‘You are My people!’
And they shall say, ‘You are my God!

Observation: We didn’t used to be God’s people. There was a time that we received Jesus as our Lord and Savior, but before that we were destined for Hell. God received us as we made that commitment to Him and called us His children and now, we need to stand in front of others and claim that he is our God. This should never be a secret but a proclamation of our love for God.

Application: Everyone God puts in my path needs to know that I belong to God. My actions and words need to point to my love for Him. It can’t be a on again off again relationship but a total commitment to my God.

Prayer My Lord thank you for allowing me to be yours. Show me how to love You in a way that will be pleasing to you. May my love for You be obvious to everyone You put in my path today. I love you now and will love you forever.

Scripture Hosea 1:9 Then God said:
“Call his name Lo-Ammi,
For you are not My people,
And I will not be your God.

Observation: We can’t blame God if He no longer wants to be our God. Most of the nation already refuses Him as their God. We have strayed so far over the last few decades getting worse each year. We say God Bless America, but there is no reason He should. We don’t worship or honor Him until we need Him and don’t realize that we need Him all of the time.

Application: To represent God the best that I can. Be obedient in whatever He calls me to do and serve Him wholeheartedly. To spread the gospel and be the best light I can be. God deserves the best we have and the thought of Him saying He will not be our God should scare everyone.

Prayer Dear Lord help me today to spread the word of your love. Put those in my path that have a hard heart and need the heart of flesh that only You can give them. You are my God may I never forsake You.

Scripture Daniel 12:13 “But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”

Observation: I know I don’t deserve rewards or an inheritance, but my Heavenly Dad wants to give them to me. He loves me and I don’t understand why, but I knew He does. I know I have a place in Heaven thanks to my Lord and Savior, again another undeserved gift. Rewards are translated wages and what we do for God is our wages. Going down to the beach each day I feel is part of my job, but when I do it God blesses me so much, I would think that was reward enough.

Application: I need to work every day and introduce as many as I can to my boss. It sure doesn’t seem like work and I look forward every day to go there. I worked in the food service industry all of my working years and it came naturally to me and I feel I was very good at it. However, this job fits me even better and I’m a very happy employee.

Prayer Oh Lord, I love You so much and I know You know that. I thank you for the job You have given me to do. May I complete my tasks in a way that always makes you proud. May I open the eyes of any one that you place in my path of the greatest boss ever. May I always strive to be employee of the month.

Scripture Daniel 11:45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.

Observation: Everyone seems to be engulfed with all the things that are happening during this election year. People are worried what might happen to this country. People are divided and not sure what to do. No matter what happens there will be an end as there has been throughout history. We need to look forward to the end of this world if you’re a Christian, because that will mark the beginning of eternity for us and that will never end.

Application: I need to be ready each day that the end is coming. I don’t need to worry just be ready. I need to be doing what God has called me to do until He returns. There are so many people that will miss the glory of heaven I need to allow God to use me to reduce that number if only by one.

Prayer My Lord, I thank you for building me a room in the mansion. Please use my life to show other my love for the carpenter. Thank you, Jesus.

Scripture Daniel 10:19 And he said, “O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong!”
So when he spoke to me I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

Observation: It’s so hard for me to believe that I’m greatly beloved, because I know I don’t deserve such a blessing. God calls us to be strong and that He will give us that strength. Our strength comes from our Lord and as long as our focus is on Him and not the world, He will give us the strength we need to do His will.

Application: I need to know that God is always guiding me. I need to stay in prayer and go out with the strength that he has given me and be confident knowing that I’m greatly beloved.

Prayer My Lord I’m yours and as hard as it to understand at times I know that You love me more than I can Imagine. Strengthen me today to do your will and to be pleasing to You. I love you so much show me how I can show You.

Scripture Daniel 9:25 “Know therefore and understand,
That from the going forth of the command
To restore and build Jerusalem
Until Messiah the Prince,
There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks;
The street shall be built again, and the wall,
Even in troublesome times.

Observation: There are over 300 prophesies in the Old Testament describing Jesus. This prophesy indicated the exact day that Jesus would enter Jerusalem to claim His kingdom. We need faith to please God, but He gave us proof to His claims. The chances of these prophesies being false is zero. The mathematical calculation is beyond a chance of not being true. God has backed up His claim that His word is true.

Application: To be able to defend God’s word, when necessary, with the fact that God foretold everything that was to come and since the first prophecies came true so will the ones that indicate Jesus return. It’s going to be such a glorious day when He comes back, my job is to help others get ready to go home.

Prayer My Lord thank you for all the many blessings You have given me, but I can’t wait till you come back to get me. Help me today to draw a little closer to you and put someone in my path that I can tell about the hope you give us.