Daily Devotional

Scripture: Revelations 4: 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”

Observation: The Lord is worthy of everything I have and everything that I am. Do I treat Him that way each day? God is my creator and deserves my complete praise, respect, obedience and awe, or is He just sometimes in my thoughts and action.

Application: When I pray to God I need to realize who it is I’m talking to. He is the Alpha, Omega, the creator of all things, my Master and my love and treat Him with the honor, praise and worship He deserves. God demands, and rightfully so, my full obedience, love and time. I need to start giving Him so much more than I do.

Prayer: Dear Father You are so worthy of all that I have and am. You are my creator, my Lord, my Savior and my life. Glory and honor is yours, guide your servant to please you today.

Scripture: Revelations 3: [15] I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!

Observation: Sometimes I feel like I’m a good Christian with good intentions, yet when it comes to follow through I fall short. Yesterday I was to go to a meeting for lay counselors and because I was a little sick it was easier not to go as I did a couple of weeks prior. God asks me to write and again I took a half hearted effort for a few minutes. Why do I give up on what God wants of me when He never gives up on me?

Application: I need to make God’s desires my priority, not what I want to do. I need to be a hot and obedient Christian. Jesus should be able to depend on me to do His will, the will of the Father.

Prayer: Dear Lord give me the strength, the will power to do your will and live a life pleasing to you.

Scripture: Revelations 2: 26 To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations-

Observation: I need to overcome my selfish desires, the sin in my life and the laziness that keeps me from doing God’s will. Each day I have choices to make, some lead me to do God’s will, and others grow me away from Him and I know the difference.

Application: I need to have the heart and mind of Christ. I need to persevere and do what is right. I need to overcome what is not of Christ and stay on track to do His will.

Prayer: Dear Lord thank you for another day, another opportunity to do your will. Keep me on the path of righteousness to fulfill your purpose today.

Scripture: Revelations 1: [3] Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

Observation: Blessed are those who hear it and take it to heart. I read the bible each day and for the most part my mind wanders and I don’t remember what I read. I should be hearing the words and putting them in practice. Not only hearers of the Word, but doers and yet for the most part I don’t even hear.

Application: I should make the time I read a more special. To focus on what I’m reading then to take some time to plan what is it I’m going to do with the information I read. I need to read and take it to heart.

Prayer: Dear Lord open my heart to your Word. Place within me the ability and desire to put in practice what You tell me. May I not lead an empty life, but one full of your grace, that I may please you.

Scripture: Jude 1: [23] snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear–hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

Observation: Snatch others from the fire is the great commission, the one thing that Jesus asked us to do. If we look at others, as if we don’t try to reach them what they have in store for them is an eternity of fire, only because we didn’t make the effort to introduce them to Jesus. Jesus is asking us to go into a burning building to rescue them, He is asking us to tell them not to enter the building.

Application: To be aware of the people around us that are not saved and that I have a responsibility, no a command from God to do whatever I can to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and to save others from Hell.

Prayer: Dear Lord thank you that you put Justin in my life and that you used him to snatch me out of the fire. Show me how to be a spiritual fireman for you. Use me to save lives.

Scripture: 2 John 1: [8] Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.

Observation: I need to make sure I persevere in my walk with Christ. Be aware of getting caught up in the things of this world. I have come a long way since I’ve been saved and still have a long way to go. I can’t afford to lose any ground.

Application: Make sure each day I advance in my walk, having my focus on Christ and the man He wants me to be. God has blessed me so much here on earth and I know He has even more rewards for me when I get home if only I do His will.

Prayer: Dear Lord strengthen me in my walk with you. Help me each day to reach the goal You have set for me.

Scripture: 1 John 5: [3] This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

Observation: If I say I love God I must obey Him. That is my purpose to obey what God is calling me to do. He only asks what is good for me, He loves me and wants me to succeed in fulfilling my purpose He has given me. My greatest joy is when I’m in God’s will.

Application: Listen to God throughout the day, look for His will then obey it. In all I do find out what would please God, stay on His path to fulfill the purpose He has given me.

Prayer: Dear Lord open my eyes to your will, may you find no fault in me as I strive to be obedient to you.