Daily Bible Reading - Saturday - May 8th

Wow, I Samuel is getting very interesting.  Eli allowed his sons to behave in the wrong way as priests. In verses 13-16, they were not satisfied with the pieces of meat that God allowed them to have.  Verse 22 says that they had wrong sex. Deuteronomy 21:18-21 says that a father should discipline his son. If his son refused, the leaders of the town should judge that son. Then the people of the town should kill the son. God wanted evil removed from among the Israelites but Eli was greedy too and he became fat.  This right here was a lesson for me to learn, being greedy gets you no where but fat, especially being greedy with food.  When we don’t follow instructions, Gods instructions, the doctors instructions etc. we get greedy and things start to happen and we get off track and before we know it we’re like Eli, he had gotten greedy in many areas of his life and became fat and blind, his health was very bad, he did not have control of his sons and let them do as they pleased, even though they were priests they acted as if they were to good to disciplined and we see the results, all of Eli’s family died.  This whole book is full of lessons if we’ll search them out and allow God to speak to us. 

Today’s Reading

1 Samuel 2:22-4:22
John 5:24-47
Psalm 106:1-12
Proverbs 14:30-31

Daily Devotional

"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life"
(Matthew 6:27, NIV)

Are you worrying about something today? To worry means to allow something to revolve in your mind over and over again. God doesn't want you to live worried or anxious about anything. He knows that worry steals your peace and joy. It affects every area of your life. Have you heard the saying, "Don't worry yourself sick?" That's because worrying affects your physical body. It affects your sleep. You won't ever gain anything by worrying; in fact, you'll lose precious moments that you can never get back again. The good news is that God has promised that you can have victory over worry. It starts by making the choice to trust in Him. When you cast your cares on Him, He will give you His peace.

Decide today to put an end to worry in your life. Choose to feed your faith and fill your mind with God's promises. As you focus on God's Word, you'll drive out worry and fill your heart with faith and expectancy; and you'll be empowered to move forward into the life of blessing He has in store for you!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, today I choose to put an end to worry in my life. I choose to feed my faith by studying Your promises and declaring Your Word over my life. Help me to totally trust in You today and every day. In Jesus' Name. Amen.