Daily Bible Reading - Thursday September 3rd

The writer of Ecclesiastes has a lot of wisdom thoughts.  The way he is talking about how things are then, you’d think he was talking about today.  Seems people and situations back then have not changed coming into today’s situations.  He does have some good wisdom advice though.  The Teacher tells us that people are not fair to one another. Instead, they are cruel. Some people work too much. Other people are too lazy. Some people have no friends. Other people become famous and they have many friends. But it does not seem to matter who we are. It does not seem to matter what we do. The things that happen in our lives seem to happen for a reason.  God has a reason for everything; sometimes we may not know that reason for awhile or maybe never, but always know that things happen for a reason.  God wants us to enjoy life and enjoy our time down here on earth.  For having joy, they joy of the Lord, gives us strength, the kind of strength we cannot obtain any where else. 

Today’s Reading

Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:12
2 Corinthians 6:14-7:7
Psalm 47:1-9
Proverbs 22:16

Daily Devotional

Matthew 6:10, NIV

"Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven"

God longs to give you a glimpse of heaven while you are here on earth. He wants to show you His wonderful plan and bring it to pass in your life. Have you ever thought about how God's will is accomplished in heaven? In heaven, God's will is automatic. There are no opposing forces of darkness or anything that can come against His will. On earth, His will is activated in our lives first when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior; and then we must choose to come into agreement with His will on a daily basis in our thoughts, our words, and our actions. On earth, we have to stand against the forces of darkness. We have to refuse those negative, self-defeating thoughts. As you open your heart to the Word of God and invite His will to be done in your life, you are becoming one with the Father. Ephesians six tells us that we are empowered by our union with Him.

Today, declare God's Word over your life. Declare that His will be done in your life. As you stand strong in your union with Him, you will overcome opposition and see His will in your life…as it is in heaven!

A Prayer for Today:

"Heavenly Father, I humbly come to You today and invite Your will to be done in my life. I submit every area of my heart to You. Let everything I say and do bring glory to You. In Jesus Name. Amen."