Daily Bible Reading - Wednesday - January 13th
As I read in Matthew this morning of how Jesus went and healed those that believed, He was going to the little girl that had just died and while walking through the crowd He felt the power go out of Him, it was the woman who had bled for twelve years, she touched His cloak and was instantly healed. She had such faith and knew if she could just touch him she’d be healed and she was. Jesus said to her “your faith has made you healed" and at that very moment she was healed. Wow what faith she had to of had, she knew in her heart that all she had to do was touch his garment and she’d be healed and sure enough her faith made her whole, her faith in Jesus, her faith in who He was. How much more today will our heavenly Father heal us, be with us if we could have that kind of faith. That’s the kind of faith we need to make it on our diets, that’s the kind of faith I want and need in order to be single minded and not double minded with my diet all the time. That kind of faith is out there if we can only grab onto it and take it. That’s the kind of faith I am striving for on a daily basis, the kind of faith I need to make it through the day.
Today’s Reading
Genesis 28:1-29:35
Matthew 9:18-38
Psalm 11:1-7
Proverbs 3:11-12
Daily Devotional
"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear…"
(1 John 4:18, NIV)
Do you know what the anecdote for fear is? The first thing many people would say is faith; however, the scripture tells us that perfect love is what drives out all fear.
When we truly understand how much God loves us, what can we possibly be afraid of? The scripture tells us that God is love. When we are one with God through a relationship with His Son, Jesus, we are wrapped in perfect love. We can find security in His love. We can find peace in His love. We can find refuge, provision, and joy in His love. His love knows no limits. It has no boundaries. His love never changes. There is nothing you can do to make Him love you any more, and there is nothing you can do to make Him love you any less.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
"Father God, I come before You with a humble heart. Show me Your love and fill me with Your peace. Help me to be an example of Your love to the people around me. I bless Your name today and forever. In Jesus’ Name. Amen."
I Corinthians 15:57 - But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
As I write even though I am not reading in the same place as you are I remember vividly last year at this time how the Lord spoke some very important principles to me thru His word and has required me to live them this whole past year as I'm sure He intends me to the rest of my life... wish I could say it was all better and easy as pie but I still need as I read in a book this morning... "a cup of self control" As I enter day three of the liquid diet/pouch test I'm feeling it! ~ha I'm going to do another day of liquids before I go on to just give my pouch that extra jump that it needs... but I can tell my spirit is slumping a bit from the lack of "real food" if you will. This feeling is very familiar. Over the several times I have done liquid diets I always seem to come to this place and my family always says... "you seem sad" isn't that funny that food does that to us... I just get quiet I guess...don't know if it is from just the weakness of it or what but anyway I know it is good for me to come away and trust the Lord for more "self control" part of the devotion I read this morning says...
...relying on self seduces us away from the sufficiency of God's grace in our lives. It tricks us into constructing false notions of God and ultimately leaves us desperately unsatisfied. But we have been offered a different way to live. We've been made free to rely on Christ instead of on our own selves; we are called to a life of faith, and lives of faith don't have so many failures and escape~capades....
As I really thought this word "escape~capades" it amused me at my own behavior... how many times have I "escape~capades" on a tantrum with food? Golly many many times! And that's just what I did an "escape~escapade"... will have to give that more thought in light of how in the end it did leave me "desperately unsatisfied" as mentioned before... that leaves me to look at the "faith" part of my behavior in relation to this?
Boy, hope that all made sense... it did in my mind anyway. ~ha
I'm getting use to this new bible I'm reading this year and like always the Word of God is living and ministering each and every day.
Andy, I know you are a blessed man for your diligence in doing this post another year... I pray every word you read will bring life to you as you walk in obedience to His calling!
Have a good day...
Bec
