Verses of the day:
Psalm 94:11 ‘The Lord knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.”
Left to our own, our thoughts can get way out of line. Who are you allowing to control your thoughts? We need to turn the reigns over to the Lord; he is the best guide!
Psalm 94:18-19 “When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.”
Wow!! I love these verses. Whenever we feel anxious or start to worry, we need to turn to the Lord. How amazing the Lord is!
Proverbs 11:13 “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.”
Being trustworthy is a great attribute to have! The Lord is the ultimate example of this. Trust is what builds friendships.
2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
This is one of my favorite verses. It shows that the Bible is divinely inspired and is applicable to all areas of life! AMAZING J
Obedience to the “Heavenly Vision”
“If we lose "the heavenly vision" God has given us, we alone are responsible— not God. We lose the vision because of our own lack of spiritual growth. If we do not apply our beliefs about God to the issues of everyday life, the vision God has given us will never be fulfilled. The only way to be obedient to "the heavenly vision" is to give our utmost for His highest— our best for His glory. This can be accomplished only when we make a determination to continually remember God’s vision. But the acid test is obedience to the vision in the details of our everyday life— sixty seconds out of every minute, and sixty minutes out of every hour, not just during times of personal prayer or public meetings.
"Though it tarries, wait for it . . .". We cannot bring the vision to fulfillment through our own efforts, but must live under its inspiration until it fulfills itself. We try to be so practical that we forget the vision. At the very beginning we saw the vision but did not wait for it. We rushed off to do our practical work, and once the vision was fulfilled we could no longer even see it. Waiting for a vision that "tarries" is the true test of our faithfulness to God. It is at the risk of our own soul’s welfare that we get caught up in practical busy-work, only to miss the fulfillment of the vision.
Watch for the storms of God. The only way God plants His saints is through the whirlwind of His storms. Will you be proven to be an empty pod with no seed inside? That will depend on whether or not you are actually living in the light of the vision you have seen. Let God send you out through His storm, and don’t go until He does. If you select your own spot to be planted, you will prove yourself to be an unproductive, empty pod. However, if you allow God to plant you, you will "bear much fruit."
It is essential that we live and "walk in the light" of God’s vision for us.”
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The Purpose Driven Life – Day 19
“CULTIVATING COMMUNITY”
Point to Ponder: “Community requires commitment.”
Bible Verse: 1 John 3:16
God bless and good night!
Megan