Daily Bible Reading - Monday June 1st

Boy the devotional once again hits me pretty hard, there’s been something I’m running from and that is teaching a Sunday School class.  I thought I had got out of it because there was no need for the class I was gonna teach but yesterday I got approached and was asked to teach the Adult Sunday School class, of all classes the Adults lol. I really don’t look at myself as a teacher and not sure I would do it justice.  The teacher teaching it now is an awesome teacher, he’s been teaching it for sometime from my understanding and wants a break, he’s actually taking on a teaching job at a Christian high school in Branson and I thought yesterday “I can’t teach with a teacher in there"  lol. Kind of funny that the devotional is about running from responsibility this morning, God knows how to speak in all sort of ways doesn’t He?  I guess I’ve been like that a lot in my life, hiding from things that take me out of my comfort zone.  I guess this is one of those lessons of learning how to face a challenge head on.

Today’s Reading

2 Samuel 18:1-19:10
John 20:1-31
Psalm 119:153-176
Proverbs 16:14-15

Daily Devotional

II Chroniclees 20:17

"...stand and see the salvation of the Lord..."

Is there something difficult in your life that you are avoiding? So many people today run from anything that’s hard. They run from their problems. They run from responsibility. They run from people they don’t like. They run from the past. They run from anything that makes them uncomfortable. Instead of facing the issues and dealing with them, they just take the easy way out and go down the path of least resistance. But if you’re going to live in victory the way God intends, you have to learn how to face your challenges head on.

Notice today’s verse doesn’t say, “Keep running until you see the salvation of the Lord." It doesn’t say, “Bury your head in the sand until God delivers you." No, God wants us to stand strong, set our faces like a flint, and fight the good fight of faith. And the good news is you don’t have to do it in your own strength! He’s equipped you with His supernatural power to overcome every obstacle.

Make the decision today to stand strong and face the challenges in your life. Be bold and dare to conquer! As you stand in faith, you will see the salvation, the deliverance of Almighty God in every area of your life!

Today’s Thought: Father in heaven, search my heart. Show me any area in my life where I may be hiding. I choose today to stand in faith and invite You to move mightily on my behalf.