Daily Bible Reading - Monday - July 19th

Reading about Solomon building the temple of the Lord just amazes me.  He built that place so beautiful and so magnificent.  It truly was a place to worship an honor the Lord.  Did you all catch how much pure gold was put into the building?  23 tons of fine cold, yes 23 tons, wow that’s a lot of gold.  Each nail was made of 20 ounces of fine gold.  I would love to of seen the temple, that really had to of been such a beautiful place. 

In Romans God has given us the ultimate gift, the gift of salvation, eternal life.  We no longer are bound by sin but are free, free from the bondage, free from being a slave to the sin that bound us before.  Not only does this bring back the memories of when I first gave my life to Christ but also when I was set free from the power of being over weight.  Oh what a relief it was when I had WLS, it was like such a heavy burden lifted off me and I’m sure it was like that for a lot of you.  Do we still get tempted by the bad foods?  Of course we do but we have the power to resist those temptations and not gain the weight again.  Just like when we gave our hearts to Christ, we now have the power to be over comers.  Did the surgeons say it would be easy? No way, in fact most of them say it is a rough journey but with the “tool" we can do it.  Using the “tool" properly we can accomplish the weight loss we need.  With Christ in our lives we can do anything we set our mind to.  As it says in Philippians “I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." And we really can!  And just like the scripture says that the devotional uses today “I have given you authority …to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you".  Isn’t that good Word? We can be overcomers and live the victorious life through Christ Jesus because He has given us the power to do so, that’s just awesome.

Today’s Reading

2 Chronicles 1:1-3:17
Romans 6:1-23
Psalm 16:1-11
Proverbs 19:20-21

Daily Devotional

"Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands"
(2 Timothy 1:6, NKJ)

Do you ever feel like you’ve “lost your fire or enthusiasm?" We all have times when we feel overwhelmed by the pressures of life, but that’s when you need to stir up what God has placed on the inside of you. Remember, there are no disadvantages with our God. You have everything you need to succeed. No weapon formed against you is ever going to prosper; you just have to stir up the gift inside. How do you stir it up? By speaking God’s truth and meditating on His word.

Start right now by simply declaring, “I am going to see God’s favor in a greater way. New doors are going to begin to open for me. Supernatural opportunities are coming my way. God is setting up divine connections for me. I’m always at the right place at the right time. I am going to overcome every obstacle and defeat every enemy. I’m going to see every dream, every desire that God has placed in my heart come to pass, in Jesus’ name!"

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father in heaven, thank You for the dreams, desires, and gifts You’ve placed on the inside of me. I choose to stir up those gifts and declare what You say about me. Have Your way in my heart today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.