Daily Bible Reading - Saturday - January 2nd

Satan assaulted our first parents, to draw them to sin, and the temptation proved fatal to them. The tempter was the devil, in the shape and likeness of a serpent. Satan's plan was to draw our first parents to sin, and so to separate between them and their God. Thus the devil was from the beginning a murderer, and the great mischief maker. The person tempted was the woman: it was Satan's policy to enter into talk with her when she was alone. There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage, don’t we all know how true that is.  I know for me before I had surgery when I would be alone at the house I would eat twice as much then when Susan was home, satan works stronger in our lives when we are alone, that’s why we desperately need communion with the saints, Christian friends that support us and pray for us, friends like that you can’t put a price on. 

Today’s Reading

Genesis 3:1-4:26
Matthew 2:13-3:6
Psalm 2:1-12
Proverbs 1:7-9

Daily Devotional

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving (Colossians 3:23-24, NIV)

Did you know that over 50% of communication is done with body language?

People can't read your mind, but they can surely read your face. When people see you, do they see that you're a joyful, happy person? Can they tell by your expression that you have a lot of good in your life?

As believers, we've got something to smile about! We're free from the curse of the law. We have hope. We are blessed and highly favored. We have a future, we have peace, and we have life eternal! We should be so full of joy that people come up and ask us what we are so happy about.

Not long ago, Joel said in one of his messages, "Somebody can steal your parking place, but don't give them your joy." We have to remember that no matter what someone tries to take from us, they can't steal our joy unless we give it to them. So hold on to your joy because your joy is your strength. Your joy is your armor. Your joy is what God's given you so you can push through the difficulties of life.

I love that people call Joel "The Smiling Preacher." He has joy in his heart that shows up on his face. I believe it's because of what he chooses to think about. When you think about the goodness of God, you can't help but get happy. I believe that if you're a teacher, you should be so happy that people call you "The Smiling Teacher." If you're a plumber, they should look at you and say, "There's That Smiling Plumber." Or the "Smiling Grocery Clerk," "The Smiling Secretary," "The Smiling Waiter," "The Smiling Mortgage Broker." Whatever you do, the Bible says to do it with all your heart as unto the Lord. I believe that means with a smile on your face!

Great message Andy.  I too used to eat when I was alone.  I would buy a candy bar when I was out running errands on Saturday, but I ate it before I got home and got rid of the wrapper.  Then there were the lunches at Sonic.  I weighed at WWs at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and the rest of the day I was free to eat anything I wanted.  No wonder I didn't lose weight.

Now, when I'm out running errands, the only thing I might buy is a bottle of water.  It never occurs to me to go to Sonic or to buy a candy bar.

Losing weight hasn't taken care of all my problems, but it has made me smile so much more.

I have a cute little sign in my kitchen that says...
What you eat in private shows in public.
It is cute but obviously didn't do much good with making me stop eating in private. 8o}
Connie B.

CONNIE how are you doing hon.... i had some of those signs before too. maybe they should have be so big that we couldnt get into the kitchen....lol....

I did the saying, "Nothing Tastes as Good as Thin Feels," in crosstitch, but never put it up because I never got thin.