Your Daily Crossroad
Seeing to Tomorrow
For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7)
I enjoy gazing up at a cloudless blue sky. The sky is a beautiful part of our great Creator’s masterpiece, given for us to enjoy. Imagine how much pilots must love the view. They use several aeronautical terms to describe a perfect sky for flying, but my favorite is, “You can see to tomorrow.”
“Seeing to tomorrow” is beyond our view. Sometimes we even struggle to see or understand what life is throwing at us today. The Bible tells us, “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away” (James 4:14).
But our limited visibility is not cause for despair. Just the opposite. We trust in the God who sees all of our tomorrows perfectly—and who knows what we need as we face the challenges ahead. The apostle Paul knew this. That’s why Paul encourages us with hopeful words, “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7).
When we trust God with our day as well as our unseen tomorrows, we don’t need to worry about anything life throws at us. We walk with Him and He knows what is ahead; He is strong enough and wise enough to handle it.
Lord, I know I can trust You for today and tomorrow because You are kind, good, loving, wise, and powerful. Teach me not to worry. Amen.
I cried as I read this today, I got little sleep last night as I wrestled with the unknown in my children’s life and wanting the very best in everything for them. I’m certain you are thinking, what parent doesn’t. As I have said many times before, God never ceases to amaze me and He’s always speaking right to my heart, right to the area I’m struggling with, big or small. I wouldn’t want to imagine my life without Him as the captain. God sees the beginning to the end, it’s my responsibility to trust Him not only in my own life but in my children’s lives. I must pray, fast, read the word and be obedient and allow Him to do the rest. Even in times when I would hope and pray for a different outcome, His thoughts are not my thoughts, neither are my ways His ways. For we walk by faith, not by sight. Allow your faith to be bigger than your fears and watch what God will do.
Have a wonderful day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is 2 Corinthians 5:1-9
Does it Spark Joy?
I recently read, the apostle Paul urged the Christians in Philippi to pursue joy in their relationship with Christ. “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice!” (Phil. 4:4). Instead of a life cluttered with anxiety, he urged them to pray about everything and let God’s peace guard their hearts and minds in Christ (vv. 6–7).
Looking at our everyday tasks and responsibilities, we see that not all of them are enjoyable. But we can ask, “How can this spark joy in God’s heart and in my own?” A change in why we do things can bring a transformation in the way we feel about them.
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true . . . honest . . . just . . . pure . . . lovely . . . are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things” (v. 8).
Paul’s parting words are food for thought and a recipe for joy.
Lord, show me how You want to spark joy in the tasks I face today. Amen.
God is so good. He creates so much joy in our lives and although at times we tend to focus on times of sadness, bitterness, anger and hurt may we be reminded today, this day, that by truly focusing on The Lord is just the beginning of joy. He wants to see your mind at peace and your heart at rest. How can you spark joy in your heart today? Start by counting your blessings, name them one by one. Count your many blessings see what God has done. Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. May we begin and end each day with this on our lips.
Have a wonderful day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is Philippians 4:4-9
Learning From The Leper
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. (Mark 1:40-42)
As we read the account of the leper in the first chapter of Mark, there are a couple things we can learn from it.
The first thing we can learn is how to come humbly to Jesus. We read that the leper came to Jesus with the words, “if thou wilt.” There wasn’t a demand, but a humbleness in his asking to be made clean. It wasn’t for him to decide, but for God to decide, as with anything in our lives.
Unfortunately, there is teaching that God will bring healing if we ask with the right amount of faith. If this were the case, Jesus would have rebuked the leper for his “lack of faith.” We also read that the Apostle Paul asked God to take away his thorn in the flesh and God didn’t. (2 Corinthians 12:8)
Secondly, we learn more of the compassion of Jesus. Jesus could have easily just said the words “be clean.” Instead he reaches out his hand and touches the leper. Luke’s gospel record of this account says that the leper was “full of leprosy.” (Luke 5:12) This wasn’t a case of a few spots, but a body that was covered. He probably hardly resembled a man and was shunned from society. Yet, Jesus, who is God, reached out his hand and touched the man with compassion. What a beautiful sight this would have been to see!
As we study this scripture, let us learn to humbly come before God as the leper did. We can also learn to show compassion to those who are hurting and have been shunned from society as Jesus did.
Show the humbleness of the leper and the compassion of Jesus today. Amen.
I feel there is so much we can glean from this but I was just recently praying for God to help me show more compassion so when I read this it blessed me and the showing compassion part stood out to me. It shined a different light on my current situations and circumstances. I may never come across someone with leprosy but when I don’t show love and compassion I might as well be treating someone like they treated those with leprosy in the times past. It’s our responsibility as children of God to show love and compassion no matter how we may feel about the individual or circumstance. We must do as Christ did, reach out our hand and touch those in our lives who are hurting or have been shunned by society with love and compassion. When we do that Christ’s light will shine so much brighter in a world that needs more of God. It starts with you and I.
Have a wonderful day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is Colossians 3:12-15
You Were Not Built To Break!
In today’s scripture, we see that Jesus fixed His eyes unto God because He knew what was ahead of Him. (The end glory at hand). He suffered all the humiliations. At the end where was He seated? At the right hand of the throne of God.
How marvelous is it to know that our sufferings are just for a moment. (Roms 8;18) We have many illustrations in the Bible of people who endured their sufferings and their end was glorious. There are the likes of Joseph who was rejected by his brothers because of his vision, and Daniel who was put in the lion’s den because he refused to comply to the king’s rule and instead trusted in the Lord. Also, Abraham and Sarah suffered the pain of barrenness, but in their old age God fulfilled His promise unto Abraham.(Gen 15:5)
Beloved God did not create us to break. It might look as though time is passing by while friends are accomplishing what they want, and we are left behind, feeling rejected and dejected by loved ones. However, God said that He will not leave us nor forsake us. We should trust in God’s timing. Believe in His word, His will concerning your life and also trust in His timing. His timing is indeed flawless.
Lord may I also have in mind that your plans are the best for me and you will sustain me. Help me have that mindset that no matter what, you are always with me. I bless your Holy name. Amen.
As I read this today I was so uplifted, I have had moments of discouragement this week and feeling overwhelmed at times but I have been reminded today, I was not created to break but to be strong in The Lord and in The Power of His might. It’s not what I can do but what He can do through me. His timing is absolutely flawless. He will sustain you. He is faithful. Trust Him!
Have a wonderful day in The Lord!
Today’s Reading is Hebrews 12