Daily Bible Reading - Wed. Jan. 14

As I was reading this morning in Genesis it really jumped out at me about Leah, how in yesterdays reading she was praising God for Him giving her children, esp with her 4^th child Judah.  In today’s reading she let her jealousy of her sister get the best of her when she gave her maidservant to Jacob to bear her more children.  No once was God mentioned anymore, she had previously viewed her children as a gift from God but now sees these sons just as a good fortune saying “How lucky I am" or “How happy I am" instead of giving God the praise anymore.  It was almost as if Leah and Rachel were keeping score in how many children they bore.  Just makes me look and think of how jealously will ruin a person, Leah got so jealous that she forgot where her children actually came from, what a shame.  Jealously in our lives can really take our focus off God and get us off track,  I know it has with me.  There’s been times in my life I was jealous over the silliest things and it got my focus off God and onto other things.  Praise God He is a loving and forgiving God and helps us get our sights back on track when we wonder off. 

As I read you alls comments you post, it really thrills my heart how God speaks to us all in different ways, it’s just amazing, it really is.  God seems to give us all different illustrations which in turn really blesses us, I can’t thank all of you enough for sharing what God is doing in your lives,  you don’t know how much it really blesses me and I know it blesses many others that read this. 

Today’s Readings

Genesis 30:1-31:16
Matthew 10:1-23
Psalm 12:1-8
Proverbs 3:13-15

Daily Devotional for Dieters

Psalm 11:7
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Don't let self-pity become part of your diet. It's very easy to feel sorry for yourself when you diet. First, you feel bad because you're overweight. Then you feel bad because of all you have to give up. You feel badly because other people don't seem to understand what you're going through. They get to eat as they please. All of these things can make dieters feel extremely sorry for themselves. Take heart. God knows what you're going through and He is de-lighted that you care so much about yourself. It is right and good to want to lose weight. Whenever we try to do what we think is right, God supports us completely. Replace self-pity with the blessed assurance that God is on your side.

Today's thought: Dieting is no reason for self-pity!

I get so blessed with the devotions, I hope and pray each of you are as blessed as I am by reading the bible through.  I know by the end of the year we all will be so blessed in the knowledge we will obtain and especially with how much closer will be with to God, just think of how thrilled He must be that we are reading His word. 

Have a blessed day!