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Daily God Walk - Fellowship Strengthens the Body

3/26/2020

Fellowship was crucial in the early days of the church and it is crucial today. We are encouraged to speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Sometimes We Need To Re-Prioritize

3/24/2020

Sometimes We Need To Re-Prioritize

If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands… The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. – Deuteronomy 28:1-8

The promise of blessing in this passage begins with the caution, “If you fully obey the Lord your God.” We all want God’s blessing, but we are not as anxious to follow his commands.

It is popular today for preachers to talk about sowing seeds (into their ministry of course) to reap a bountiful harvest. It is not popular to preach that these blessings are promised only to those who live in obedience of God’s will.

Not every time we are in a financial strait is it related to obedience, but it does happen often enough that we should pay attention to our lifestyle. If we find ourselves unable to make the monthly payments on our two cars, boat, sports club, big screen TV and assorted other toys, we may need to re-evaluate our priorities.

On the other hand there is the promise of prosperity and continued blessing to those who follow the Lord whole heartedly.
Our challenge is to serve without expecting a reward and receive his blessing without feeling a sense of entitlement.

Prayer: Lord, I didn’t think I was being less than committed to your will, but if I have had my priorities mixed up, grant me the will to surrender all of these things to you and trust you for the outcome. I will trust you as I serve you. In the Name of Jesus I ask. Amen.

Message: The promise of blessing in our Scripture for today begins with the caution, “If you fully obey the Lord your God.” We all want God’s blessing, but we are not as anxious to follow his commands. Our challenge is to serve without expecting a reward and receive his blessing without feeling a sense of entitlement.

Affirmation: I am carefully to follow all of God's commands and am receiving the blessing which comes with obedience.

Reflection: God has promised blessing, but he does put conditions on his blessing. Think carefully on this statement, "Our challenge is to serve without expecting a reward and receive his blessing without feeling a sense of entitlement. What does that mean to you?

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Daily God Walk - Promises: Jesus Is Your Guardian

3/20/2020

Jesus Is Your Guardian

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. – Isaiah 43:2

We are not promised protection from the trials, but we are promised protection through the trials. There are times when life’s circumstances come upon us like a flood and we feel that we will be swept away by the tide of troubles before us. In those times we turn to Him who is master of the storm and who will protect us from the ravishes of life.
In times of trial it is passages like this one in Isaiah which give us courage to stand with boldness to enter the thrown room of heaven and declare to Him, “You said that when we walk through the fire that we would not be burned and the flame would not scorch us – I am in the fire and I need your protection.”
Have you been feeling like life is more battle than victory? Are your mountains too high and your valleys too low? Remember his promise. Whatever we face he faces it with us. Sincere faith and faithfulness to Him will bring the reward of his protection in the darkest of trials.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, I would encourage you take a moment and pray this passage back to the One who gave the promise. Tell Him what you are facing and remind Him (when you remind Him you are actually reminding yourself) what He has promised.

Prayer: Father God, You said you would bring us through when it seemed there would be no way so I am trusting you today to be my guardian in the storms I am facing. In Jesus name. Amen.

Message: Are your mountains too high and your valleys too low? Remember his promise. Whatever we face he faces it with us. Sincere faith and faithfulness to Him will bring the reward of his protection in the darkest of trials.

Affirmation: I trust you, Lord, to take me through the trials I face and I know you will not allow me to be overwhelmed by them.

Reflection: We sometimes pray for "breakthrough" when God wants to give us "brought-through." An interesting thought: he didn't promise to keep us from the flood, but he promised to keep us through the flood; He didn't promise to keep us from the fire but he promised to bring us through the fire.

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What Would You Like to Change

1/28/2020

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Daily God Walk - Promises Volume One, Day Six

1/6/2020

Stewardship Produces Plenty

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1/1/2020

The Lord Is Your Companion

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have; for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. – Hebrews 13:5 (KJV)

It is interesting that when the Lord is giving us the promise that He would continue to be our constant companion, He also wants us to be content with what he brings into our lives. Is He saying that we should be content with what we have because in all of it He is walking with us and will guide us?

The instruction, “Let your conversation be without covetousness,” is talking about our attitude toward others and about things. We should be content with the things God brings into our lives and not to desire the blessings of others.

Covetousness comes to us from the original sin in the garden. When Eve saw that the fruit of the tree was desirable, she desired it. It was forbidden, but that didn’t stop her. The result is that the basic human nature which desires what it should not have and is not content with what it does have was born into the human race.

God is very capable of being all that we need, and he has promised to stay with us through all of life’s struggles. But the question becomes, do we trust him to do what he has promised? If you find yourself being a bit jealous of what others have, either in things or position, then it just may be that the root of that jealousy is a lack of trust in God to provide his best for you.

Prayer: Lord, I ask you today to grant me the grace of trusting you to be my constant companion and to accept what you bring into my life as your way of working your divine purpose in me. In Jesus name. Amen.

Message: The instruction, “Let your conversation be without covetousness,” is talking about our attitude toward others and about things. We should be content with the things God brings into our lives and not to desire the blessings of others.

Affirmation: I know that my Lord will never leave me nor forsake me, therefore, I am content with what he gives me.

Reflection: What are some conversations that you can imagine which would indicate being covetous of others? What would you consider to be the root of coveteousness?

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Daily God Walk - The Christ Life - The King and His Kingdom

12/12/2019

Purposes Of The Kingdom

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. – John 10:10

From the beginning man has misunderstood the purposes of the kingdom. The serpent posed the idea that God was holding man back by restricting what he should know. Man listened to that lie and a desire was begun in man to know what God knows and thus become like God. The serpent is the thief Jesus was talking about.

The feeling that following God will somehow keep me from being fulfilled has permeated the human experience since the first sin. Many today feel that God’s way is boring and leaves no place for just being themselves. How many times have we been asked, “What do you Christians do for fun any way?”

The thief, who is the same as the serpent in the garden, has sown false hope in self, which is the seed of destruction. Listening to the lies of the arch deceiver has allowed him to steal our peace, 1
destroy our hope and lead us ultimately to death.

All of man’s searching for the good life, outside of what God has to offer, has left him empty and still searching. It seems that the more he strives for fulfillment the emptier he becomes. As man focuses on self-realization he moves further and further from the God who has promised fulfillment in knowing him.

Jesus expressed a purpose in the kingdom of God in our verse for today. “I have come that you might have life, and have it to the full.” A primary purpose for the kingdom is to restore man to the fullness he had with God in the garden.

The kingdom of God is positioning us so that the best heaven has to offer can be released to us. The kingdom is not about controlling our life but it is about calling us to a lifestyle which allows him to open the doors of heaven and pour out upon us a blessing we cannot contain. It is about God having an opportunity to express his love for us.

The Scripture is full of promises which are to be fulfilled in those who have been born into the kingdom of God through a faith in Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Lord, I thank you for the opportunity to experience your kingdom. Grant me the grace to serve you will. In Jesus name. Amen.

Message: A primary purpose for the kingdom is to restore man to the fullness he had with God in the garden. The kingdom of God is positioning us so that the best heaven has to offer can be released to us. The kingdom is not about controlling our life but it is about calling us to a lifestyle which allows him to open the doors of heaven and pour out upon us a blessing we cannot contain. It is about God having an opportunity to express his love for us.

Affirmation: God's purpose for me is that I might have an abundant life. He makes the way for me to have that life by showing me the path to follow. That path is his law.

Reflection: We must not misunderstand the grace of God. The path to abundant life in the kingdom of God is straight and narrow. Not everyone who claims to be on the path are really on the true straight and narrow path. Think about it.

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Daily God Walk - The Christ Life; The King and His Kingdom

12/11/2019

Fearing God Produces Long Life

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12/11/2019

The King and His Kingdom
Fearing God Produces Long Life

These are the commands… the Lord your God directed me to teach you… so that you, your children, and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life. – Deuteronomy 6:1-2

Many have seen the rules of the kingdom as being impossible to keep. They see them as harsh and unrealistic. It is easy for some to get the idea that God just gave us this big set of rules that he knew we couldn’t keep just so he would have an excuse to chastise us.

What was the intent of the Lord in giving these commands? His purpose is clearly stated in verse two, “so that you may enjoy long life.” God knew that the way to long life was to live in harmony with him, others and the earth. That’s all the laws, or rules, of the kingdom are about. They are about reestablishing the harmony that God had with man in the garden so long ago.

Are these laws difficult to keep? Yes they are. In fact, over the years the Jews had tried to define the law very carefully so that a person would not in any way offend God. Their effort produced a set of rules that no man could follow. They had missed the point.

That was not God’s intention in giving the law. He gave man the law so that he would have a guide to being in relationship with him. One of the keys to understanding the kingdom is not just to abide by the rules but it is to understand that God is preparing us for kingdom life. He speaks of fearing God and obeying the commands so that we will have long life, but ultimately the life we gain is eternal life.

When you are concerned about obeying the rules and gaining long life just remember the core of the commands. It is respect. Respect God, the earth and others. Love God and love others and you will fulfill the entire purpose of the law.

We often hear the “obey these laws” command, but we seem to miss the part which says, “that you may enjoy long life.” When we live out God’s law we are building healthy relationships, we are living a healthy lifestyle, and we have a healthy relationship with God. All of those result in having a long life.

Prayer: Lord, I need your Spirit to enable to live righteously. Amen.

Message: One of the keys to understanding the kingdom is not just to abide by the rules but it is to understand that God is preparing us for kingdom life. He speaks of fearing God and obeying the commands so that we will have long life, but ultimately the life we gain is eternal life.

Affirmation: I understand that God's laws are given so that we may have access to the abundant life Christ promised us.

Reflection: Some see the laws of God as being too restrictive, and others see them as a guide for living well. How do you see the laws of God?

Daily God Walk - The King and His Kingdom

12/7/2019

Man’s Journey Back To God

Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name of the Lord. – Genesis 4:26

When man fell from grace, favor with God, he became a mere shadow of the image he once was. Created in the image of God he became the victim of his own choices and he was separated from God.

Adam and Eve were dead from the day they partook of the fruit. Their spirit died, or at least became dormant, as their soul man became alive and began to dominate their life. Their physical man began the journey toward death when God banished them from the Garden saying, “He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”

The first children born to Adam and Eve brought heartache to them. Cain, the oldest, killed Abel his younger brother out of jealousy and from that time crimes against others has been a common thing.

Life outside the kingdom of God in the garden was not an easy thing and man began to realize his need of guidance beyond his own wisdom. Our verse today declares, “At that time men began to call on the name of the Lord.”

Things have not changed much today. Billions of people around the world call out to the god of their understanding desperately seeking a way to restore what was lost to man in the garden. Fallen from grace, mankind, who was created in the image of God, now tries to recreate god in his own image. The thousands of religions in the world tell the dismal story of man’s attempt to recreate the kingdom he lost when he fell from the grace of God.

God is offering his kingdom today to those who will receive it. His kingdom is not to be found in the religions of the world; It can only be found through faith in Christ alone. Man’s efforts cannot recreate the garden, but God can restore peace to man.

It is ironic that the motivation for mankind to partake of the forbidden fruit was so that he could become like God and it is that attempt to be like God which caused him to lose his god-likeness. God, through Christ, desires to restore his image in man.

Prayer: Lord, I have tried to recover peace and harmony by my own efforts, and it doesn’t work. Grant me your peace. In Jesus name. Amen.

Message: Billions of people around the world call out to the god of their understanding desperately seeking a way to restore what was lost to man in the garden. Fallen from grace, mankind, who was created in the image of God, now tries to recreate god in his own image. God's kingdom of peace can only be found through faith in Christ alone. Man’s efforts cannot recreate the garden, but God can restore peace to man.

Affirmation: God has restored me to a place of peace in him through faith in Christ alone.

Reflection: Give some thought to the idea that man is trying to create god in his own image and try to verbalize what that means to you.

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