When you get down into the word of God, you will not be able to get enough. When we were younger, we didn’t have the various translations that we have today. It was intimidating to interpret the Kings James Version. It was like reading Shakespeare! Today, we have no excuse for not being able to read the bible with basic understanding. Thus, we must commit to read it everyday. The word needs to be written on our hearts and minds.
The next level of understanding is what the Holy Spirit reveals to you while you read. You will gain insight on things that used to boggle your mind. The hurt you used to feel will turn into forgiveness and love. The things that used to bother you, won’t bother you anymore. The Holy Spirit will bring back to remembrance those points and lessons from the word that you need for your circumstances, as well as what Jesus has to say on the matter. If you don’t read, you won’t have the foundation built for the Holy Spirit to use!
Jesus said that His words will never pass away. Open your bible and allow Him to write His words all over your heart, soul, and mind. Your life will never be the same. “Where should I start?” Plop the bible open and start there! It will bless you!
Devotional Readings: Matthew 24:35
Psalm 1:1-3
John 16:13-15
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Cause And Effect That Causes An Effect
There are things that need to be in place, in order for you to produce for the kingdom, and then the kingdom will produce for you! It’s a feedback loop. You have to have 3 things to get the loop started.
You need faith, love, and hope. Your faith will produce work. Your love will prompt labor. Your hope will inspire endurance. Working, laboring, and enduring for the kingdom pleases God. In turn, God causes all you do to prosper. Simple isn’t it? So how do you get faith, love, and hope?
Faith comes by hearing the word of and from God. God is love. Love always hopes. He has set us up for success; we just have to follow through. He wants to bless us, so let’s want to sincerely bless Him, so He can bless us!
Let’s pray…
Father in heaven, holy is Your name. Perfect are your ways. You are worthy of all my praise. I thank you for the clarity of living for You. There are mysteries that are too great for me to understand, but I understand this: I need you! I call in Christ-like faith, love, and hope, today. I want to build Your kingdom. Thank You for your sovereign, perfect will for my life. I will continually recognize Your goodness wherever I go. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.
Devotional Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:3
1 Corinthians 13:7
Romans 10:17 (AMP)
1 John 4:8 (AMP)
You need faith, love, and hope. Your faith will produce work. Your love will prompt labor. Your hope will inspire endurance. Working, laboring, and enduring for the kingdom pleases God. In turn, God causes all you do to prosper. Simple isn’t it? So how do you get faith, love, and hope?
Faith comes by hearing the word of and from God. God is love. Love always hopes. He has set us up for success; we just have to follow through. He wants to bless us, so let’s want to sincerely bless Him, so He can bless us!
Let’s pray…
Father in heaven, holy is Your name. Perfect are your ways. You are worthy of all my praise. I thank you for the clarity of living for You. There are mysteries that are too great for me to understand, but I understand this: I need you! I call in Christ-like faith, love, and hope, today. I want to build Your kingdom. Thank You for your sovereign, perfect will for my life. I will continually recognize Your goodness wherever I go. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.
Devotional Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:3
1 Corinthians 13:7
Romans 10:17 (AMP)
1 John 4:8 (AMP)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Fruitful Lips
Have you ever just stopped and called out, “Jesus!” …not in desperation or out of need, but just confessed and exalted the name of Jesus? Make an earnest effort to praise God through Jesus throughout the day. It is sometimes a challenge for some people to remember to praise God when good things happen, but what about when nothing happens? Can you find the strength to praise Him then? What’s even more challenging is to praise Him while you’re going through!
I think it is an awesome testimony for Daughters of the King, to continually praise and worship God through the fruit of the lips and by showing kindness to others. Make it your point to give God praise every hour today (everyday). Set a time each hour to just send up a thank offering. Then, dedicate yourself to give sacrificially to someone before the week is out. If you stick to this, God will be pleased and things will “pop” in your life. Now, go and be more like God designed His children to be.
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that confess His name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. -Hebrews 13:15-16
Philippians 2:11 And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. - Philippians 2:11
I think it is an awesome testimony for Daughters of the King, to continually praise and worship God through the fruit of the lips and by showing kindness to others. Make it your point to give God praise every hour today (everyday). Set a time each hour to just send up a thank offering. Then, dedicate yourself to give sacrificially to someone before the week is out. If you stick to this, God will be pleased and things will “pop” in your life. Now, go and be more like God designed His children to be.
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that confess His name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. -Hebrews 13:15-16
Philippians 2:11 And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. - Philippians 2:11
Monday, June 15, 2009
It's Not Fair
You’re Right, It’s Not Fair!
Are you sick of being mistreated? Do you wonder why you have to deal with mess all of the time? Do you find yourself complaining about your circumstances? Do you feel like life isn’t fair? You deserve better, don’t you think?
Here is something that I hope will make you alter your perspective. If life were fair, you would have to experience what Jesus experienced for us.
¨ Spit in your face
¨ Slapped
¨ Whipped
¨ Beaten
¨ Nailed
¨ Taunted
¨ Jeered
¨ Pierced
¨ And the list goes on…
The next time someone says something about you or does something to you, remember all that Jesus endured and how He responded: He didn’t. The next time you feel like giving up because of your circumstances, remember that Jesus didn’t give up when He faced the crossed. The next time you feel lonely, abandoned, or rejected, remember that Jesus died so you could have the Holy Spirit with you always to comfort and to guide. Each time we murmur and complain about our provision, our circumstances, and “unfair” treatment, we, in a sense, make a mockery of all that Jesus endured.
I’m guilty of complaining about what I don’t have or how I’ve been treated, but the momentary light affliction comes nowhere close to the pain, suffering, mistreatment, and ridicule Jesus experienced for ME. It’s not fair that the tormenting that I deserve because of my sins, will never be applied to me because Jesus paid the price in full.
You’re right! It is certainly not fair. It is the true, unfailing, everlasting love of our Father. Let gratefulness eclipses discontentment. Find peace in His love, today.
Devotional Readings: Matthew 26:67, 27:28-31, 41-44
2 Corinthians 4:17
Are you sick of being mistreated? Do you wonder why you have to deal with mess all of the time? Do you find yourself complaining about your circumstances? Do you feel like life isn’t fair? You deserve better, don’t you think?
Here is something that I hope will make you alter your perspective. If life were fair, you would have to experience what Jesus experienced for us.
¨ Spit in your face
¨ Slapped
¨ Whipped
¨ Beaten
¨ Nailed
¨ Taunted
¨ Jeered
¨ Pierced
¨ And the list goes on…
The next time someone says something about you or does something to you, remember all that Jesus endured and how He responded: He didn’t. The next time you feel like giving up because of your circumstances, remember that Jesus didn’t give up when He faced the crossed. The next time you feel lonely, abandoned, or rejected, remember that Jesus died so you could have the Holy Spirit with you always to comfort and to guide. Each time we murmur and complain about our provision, our circumstances, and “unfair” treatment, we, in a sense, make a mockery of all that Jesus endured.
I’m guilty of complaining about what I don’t have or how I’ve been treated, but the momentary light affliction comes nowhere close to the pain, suffering, mistreatment, and ridicule Jesus experienced for ME. It’s not fair that the tormenting that I deserve because of my sins, will never be applied to me because Jesus paid the price in full.
You’re right! It is certainly not fair. It is the true, unfailing, everlasting love of our Father. Let gratefulness eclipses discontentment. Find peace in His love, today.
Devotional Readings: Matthew 26:67, 27:28-31, 41-44
2 Corinthians 4:17
I Give Up
What will you give up TODAY for a closer relationship with Jesus? Think back on some things you have given up or currently giving up for a relationship with a man. I thought back on past unsuccessful relationships and if I had been guilty of this. Of course I was guilty. I have given up friends, certain types of clothes, and even my dignity. Dignity loss is disparaging and that can’t be love. You don’t realize that you’ve lost your dignity until it is gone. I recall one instance when I called around to find out where my boyfriend at-the-time was and got the true story. When he retuned home and called me, I asked him where he had been; he gave me a bogus story. Can you believe I “let” him lie to me to keep the peace (and in turn keep him)? Until a few hours later he called me back fussing about me calling around looking for him. He was angry with ME!
First of all, perfect love cast out all fear so I shouldn’t have called around, but I wasn’t in right relationship with the Lord or in the Word so I didn’t know that truth. (I John 4:18) Secondly, I should not have let him lie to me, but I did not want him to leave me. The enemy had compromised my confidence with fear. I should have confronted the deception. Lastly, but most importantly, I should have cared more about myself than to be in that unhealthy relationship! God loves me and I should have loved myself enough to realize I was living below my privilege. I’m a daughter of the King!
Now that my relationship with Christ is my priority, I have given up all of my past baggage and in return I have fullness of joy. In the past, I gave up things and in return I felt less than a woman. Oh, what a wonderful testimony it is to “give up” things and gain heaven on earth and unshakable certainty that you have the victory in the name of Jesus. What will you give up to get to your destiny?
Devotional Reading: I John 4:7-21
First of all, perfect love cast out all fear so I shouldn’t have called around, but I wasn’t in right relationship with the Lord or in the Word so I didn’t know that truth. (I John 4:18) Secondly, I should not have let him lie to me, but I did not want him to leave me. The enemy had compromised my confidence with fear. I should have confronted the deception. Lastly, but most importantly, I should have cared more about myself than to be in that unhealthy relationship! God loves me and I should have loved myself enough to realize I was living below my privilege. I’m a daughter of the King!
Now that my relationship with Christ is my priority, I have given up all of my past baggage and in return I have fullness of joy. In the past, I gave up things and in return I felt less than a woman. Oh, what a wonderful testimony it is to “give up” things and gain heaven on earth and unshakable certainty that you have the victory in the name of Jesus. What will you give up to get to your destiny?
Devotional Reading: I John 4:7-21
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