Your Daily Crossroad
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Jun '21
Don’t Give Up!
03
Jun '21
Forget the former things, Kristie; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah 43:18-19)
Have you ever felt weighed down by your past?
As we journey through life in our walk with God, we must refuse to allow the past to define us.
Oftentimes, the enemy will try to remind us of our past in the hopes of causing us shame and delay us in fulfilling our calling here on earth.
What a fool he is!
Because Jesus died on the cross, He has already paid the price in full for our guilt and shame… past, present, and future!
In times when we feel like we have run into a brick wall, it may be because we are forecasting our past into our present and future.
Satan will try to shoot arrows against our minds in the form of illusions concerning our future.
He will cast doubt for what lies ahead.
When this happens, your job is to not give up!
The truth is that your future is firmly planted in God’s hands. Not once has He let you slip from His fingers or allowed you to be stolen from Him.
As a beloved child of the Most High, your duty is to keep believing God can do wondrous things for you and through you.
If you feel like you are in the midst of a dry wilderness, refuse to be halted by the obstacles that come your way!
Keep moving forward in child-like trust and dependency on the Lord, knowing that He wants what’s best for you and will be faithful in delivering you safely!
No matter how small, each step you take while grasping the Lord’s hand will enable the path before you to gradually open.
Where there once seemed to be no way, now lies a new path of hopeful abundance!
Know that the Lord is doing a new thing in you, for you, and through you. He is saying to let go of the former things, and look to Him regarding the future. Rejoice, for a new stream of His faithful abundance is springing forth amid the barren wasteland!
Don’t give up!! Amen!! Don’t give up!! I repeat, Don’t give up!! When the enemy brings discouragement just meet him with Thanksgiving of Praise to God for answering your hearts prayer, that very special unspoken request is known to God!! If you maintain consistency throwing praise back in the Devils face when he brings those filthy stinking lies, it’s like hanging a no vacancy sign on your heart/mind.
Have a beautiful and uplifting day in The Lord!
01
Jun '21
Rescue Me, Again!
01
Jun '21
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom beglory for ever and ever. Amen. (2 Timothy 4:18)
Christians tend to think of Jesus, first and foremost, as a Teacher— devoting ourselves to learning from Jesus and following His example.
And though this is biblical and noble, Jesus is not primarily a teacher.
First and foremost, Jesus is a rescuer. Your first identity in Christ is “rescued one.”
· Jesus rescues you
· Jesus rescued you from the penalty of sin.
· Jesus is rescuing you from the power of sin.
· One day, Jesus will rescue you from the presence of sin forever.
As Christ-followers, we spend our whole lives in need of rescue.
No one arrives of their own volition. No one comes unscathed. No one enters the Kingdom free from temptation and trials.
· Every day we are at war.
· We are at war with sin.
· We are at war with ourselves.
· We are at war with satan in the world.
And most days, if we’re honest, we admit, we lose many of these battles.
We fall prey to old sinful desires. We lean on ourselves more than God. We find ourselves captivated and captured by the things of this world.
Again and again, we need rescue.
Praise be to God that Christ is not just a teacher. Christ is not just a healer. Christ did not come to make good people better.
Christ came to bring dead people to life and give them life to the full.
He came, and He keeps coming, every day offering life and love and mercy and peace.
Every day rescuing His sheep, sheep who are prone to wander. Sheep who lose their way. Sheep who stray, falter, and fail.
He’s there, leading, strengthening, and pulling us from the mud.
Are you in need of a rescue today? Look no further than Jesus Christ, the great Rescuer.
Always remember, if you are in Christ, no part of your life is beyond His reach. Rescue is not only possible, but surely is coming!
Your prayer this morning, “Jesus, here I am, fallen, battered, and captured by sin. Rescue me. Again.”
Hallelujah! What a devotion! I pray you are touched by this devotion today. No part of your life is beyond His reach! Don’t allow the enemy to rob you of what’s rightfully yours as a child of God, peace. He will always rescue you! Trust Him entirely, we all need rescued.
Have a beautiful and uplifting day in The Lord!
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May '21
The Greatest Book of All Time
27
May '21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (2 Peter 1:21)
God wrote a book. Think about that.
So great is His love that He wrote it down so that we might have His story forever.
God wrote a book. And He wrote it in a remarkable way. God used 40 different authors from many different backgrounds. He used three languages throughout 1500 years.
Different authors. Different vocations. Different languages. 1500 years. God wrote a book. Absolutely spectacular!
Peter, a disciple of Jesus, said the writers were “moved” or “carried along” by the Holy Spirit.
The Greek word translated “moved” in 2 Peter 1:21 has the idea of “to be carried,” or “to be borne along.”
This word was used of a ship being carried along by the wind in its sail.
Like motionless boats on windless waters, God’s Spirit filled the conscience and hearts of man and drove him along as he penned the Scriptures.
God, the Creator of the universe, wrote a book, and He used man to do it. Tremendous.
My encouragement for you this morning is simple: read His Book.
The Creator wrote you and me a book, and He did it in spectacular fashion. Because of such, daily you need to:
- Read the Book with an earnest desire to understand it.
- Read the Book with simple, childlike faith and humility.
- Read the Book with a spirit of obedience and self-application.
To do these three things is to know God and grow closer to Him. Read the book.
Your prayer this morning, “God thank you for writing the Book. God, I want to know you; give me hunger, a thirst, and an understanding of your Word.”
This devotion blessed me. I pray after reading this devotion you are encouraged to open the most powerful book of all time, created by an author that loves you, me, every single person, He loves you and He wrote the most incredible book for you and I, the Word of God! May we never take it for granted but choose to open it and read it, learn from it and apply it to our lives every single day! BIBLE, Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. Read His Book!
Have a beautiful and uplifting day in The Lord!
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May '21
Praise and Worship
25
May '21
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. (Hebrews 12:12-13)
Whenever we feel tired, weary and weak, sometimes the last thing we want to do is give a shout of praise.
Our flesh would much rather lay down in surrender, while the enemy kicks us in the ribs.
However, our praise is a weapon against the enemy!
It is in the times of weakness and difficulty where giving God praise and worship is vital.
The enemy will try to silence your praise and worship, but chains are broken and bondages are set loose whenever you choose to open your mouth and exalt God’s name!
As you keep walking forward on God’s path, praising His name will come easier to you, even when you feel weary.
Magnifying the King of Kings in worship and thanksgiving allows you to step into His presence, and receive your breakthrough!
All weariness, heartbreak, and heaviness will have no choice but to be lifted off, as you are made whole and refreshed in His life-giving presence.
So I say to my soul, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” Then I’ll have plenty of reasons to praise him all over again. Yes, he is my saving grace! (Psalm 42:11)
The next time you feel overcome with weakness, understand that you are not waiting for your breakthrough, your breakthrough is waiting for you.
How do you get there? By praising His glorious name!
This devotion blessed me so much when I read it. I had to share it with each and every one of you. Praise His glorious name! Your breakthrough is waiting for you! Hallelujah! Your praise is a weapon.
Have a beautiful and uplifting day in The Lord!