Daily Bible Reading - Saturday - July 10th

In Acts, can you even imagine being on a ship in a storm like that for more then 2 weeks?  Those men must have been terrified the ship was going to sink in the middle of the ocean.  When the angel of the Lord came to Paul in the night and said no one would perish they all seemed to believe him.  That must have been such a trying time, even for Paul.  Paul had the confidence though that the Lord would protect them as He has promised.  That makes me think of recent events in my life where I am having to trust the Lord completely, no matter what the cir****tance looks like and how it looks.  Its really difficult to put your trust out there sometimes but knowing that you are doing what the Lord wants you to do and knowing His promises are  ye and amen gives us all assurance that He always keeps his promises.  That’s a lesson for me in itself, hard lesson but good one. 

I always love the wisdom of Proverbs.  If we take just one verse out of Proverbs and apply it to our lives we would be so successful.  Today verse 24 is so very true, some friends destroy each other but true friends stick together closer then family.  That’s been very true in my life, true friends really are closer then family sometimes and come few and far between but sure do bless your life when you have a true friend.

Today’s Reading

1 Chronicles 9:1-10:14
Acts 27:21-44
Psalm 8:1-9
Proverbs 18:23-24

Daily Devotional

"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed"
(James 5:16, NIV)

All throughout Scripture, we see that God's system operates on the principle of sowing and reaping. If you sow blessing and mercy into the lives of others, that's what you'll reap in your life in return. The same thing happens when you pray for one another. There's a spiritual dynamic at play when you get your mind off yourself and onto others. You're sowing a seed so that God can do something in your own life.

Is there someone in your life you can pray for? Maybe it's a friend or a family member in need. They don't have to be present, you can pray for them as you go about your day or even driving in your car on the way to work. Remember, when you pray for others, God will make sure someone is praying for you. It's that connection of faith that opens the door for God to move mightily on your behalf.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, thank You for another day to be used by You. I choose to pray for the people in my life as You have commanded. Direct my thoughts and prayers today so that I can be a blessing to others and honor You in everything I do. In Jesus' Name. Amen.