Social media, the world-wide web, and advertisement has led us to believe we need status labels and designer brands to fill our vanity powered ego. We fall for the superficial guise that somehow these certain labels and brands will be the answer to make us more popular, prettier, or more intelligent looking. But sadly the only thing they do is play on our self-absorbed, conceited self…not changing anything inside. No certain brand will change your life… only being branded by the blood of Christ will ever change you.
Category: Daily Inspirational Devotional
Exodus 23:20 ” See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to a place I have prepared.”
The Lord will go before you, directing your path, making ready and providing all that you need along the way. And as He guides you through this journey, He will always be watchful and protective of you…until you reach the final destination that He has lovely planned for you before the beginning of time.
Isaiah 50:10 ” Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of His servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.”
The Lord can bring us out of darkness into the light of His truth. He will break off the chains that have bound us, and release us from the devil’s power. No more will we have to walk in darkness and fear, for our trust will now be in Him.
I Thessalonians 5:11 ” Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just in fact you are doing.”
The world is waiting to criticize and condemn – so we need to be ready to be that uplifting influence that will make a difference in someone’s life. While others find fault, we need to edify…while others denounce and blame, we need to strengthen and build up.
Revelation 15: 3-4 ” Great and marvelous are Your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Your ways, King of the ages. Who will fear You, Lord, and bring glory to Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
There is coming a terrible moment in time, when the entire human race will simultaneously have the same Divine revelation of God. And in that split second of discovery, all mankind will fall prostrate at His feet…in reverence, worship, and fear.
II Corinthians 11:3 ” …from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
You’ve been witnessing to someone for a while now, but they’ll have nothing to do with this “Jesus stuff” you’re trying to push on them. So before you beat them about the head and shoulders with your Bible – consider this. The love that Jesus demonstrated was simple…it wasn’t complicated, or complex. His love was honest, sincere, and straightforward. He loved simply, and simply loved all those around Him. You might want to try this new tactic of simplicity…and love them into the arms of Jesus.
Genesis 35:15 ” Jacob called the place where God had talked to him Bethel.”
Communicating with the Lord doesn’t need to be done in some special building…with just the perfect words. No, talking with God should be as natural as breathing…as fluid as movement…and as comfortable as your own skin. Any time or place can become your Bethel…your House of God.
Jeremiah 38:22 ” They misled you and overcame you – those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sunk in the mud; your friends have deserted you.”
You think those buddies of yours are loyal…those devoted allies, ever honorable when it comes to your relationship. But let some catastrophic thing happen, and they can all disappear…leaving you all alone… buried in the quagmire of your problems. The one and only person you can always trust is the Lord. Friends will abandon you…the Lord will not.
II Thessalonians 1:11 ” With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.”
You are called of God, and with it will start the process of His purpose. This process may be short…it may be lengthy. But with every good-will, benevolent work, you will grow and mature into what He has intended you to be.
I Samuel 10: 21-22 ” Finally Saul son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found. So they inquired further of the Lord, ‘ Has the man come here yet?’ And the Lord said, ‘ Yes, he has hidden himself among the baggage.’ “
We somehow naively think that if we “hide real good”, God won’t be able to find us. But it doesn’t happen that way. You may be hiding from the Lord right now…but if He has called you to do something, He will relentlessly purse you…despite how deep you may have burrowed yourself in amongst the bags. If you have been called of God, He will not change His mind …the only thing you can do is obey, or find a new hiding place.
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