Daily Bible Reading - Thursday October 8th

I can relate to the devotional today.  I’ve had dreams and desires that have not come to pass but it’s my fault they haven’t.  You really do feel barren and all alone when you are sitting there for such a long time without your dreams or desires coming to pass, it makes you wonder if anyone is out there.  I’m here to tell ya though that God is a good God, He’s a God of everything and really does want our dreams and desires to come to pass but we have to get ourselves ready, put ourselves in the position to receive them.  Sure God can just up and do it if He wanted too but what kind of faith would that be.  He wants us to have the faith to see our dreams come to pass, without faith it’s impossible to please God.  Singing songs of praise while we feel like we are in the barren land will lift us up out of that dark place where we feel alone.  Singing songs of praise will get us to moving in the right direction toward our dreams and desires, you’d really be surprised just how much singing praises to God helps us, I dare ya to try it for a day, you’ll see. It sure gets me through the dark places and back into the light of Him.

Today’s Reading

Jeremiah 10:1-11:23
Colossians 3:18-4:18
Psalm 78:56-72
Proverbs 24:28-29

Daily Devotional

"Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth…"
(Isaiah 54:1, NLT)

Sometimes, when we don't see our dreams and desires coming to pass, we can feel empty and barren like a woman who is unable to have children. But look at what this verse is saying: if you've got unborn promises, don't just sit around in defeat. Don't just give up and say, "Too bad for me." No, God says when you're barren, the first thing you need to do is sing a song of praise. You might think, "Well, Joel, I'm kind of depressed today. I'll sing after I have my 'baby.'" No, this passage wasn't written to people who were holding their baby and had seen their dreams come to pass. It was written to empty-armed people; people who didn't have what they were believing for. Do you know why? When you're giving God praise, do you know what you are doing? You are activating your faith and putting yourself into position to give birth to that promise. You are setting yourself up for God to move on your behalf.

Why don't you get into position today by singing a song of praise? All throughout the day, thank Him for what He is doing in your life and watch those dreams and desires come to pass.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, I surrender all my questions, all my doubts, all my fears to You today. I know that You have a plan to fulfill every dream and desire in my heart. I choose to sing praises to You this day and thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."