This past week I started the "Our Daily Bread" devotional plan on the Bible app. It's kind of refreshing how much scripture it actually incorporates into the daily readings. This one is an oldie but a goodie. It's a 30 plan so it looks like this one will be going throughout the month of May.
Sunday 5/1/16
(Matthew 4:12-17)
We get so caught up in the next big experience that we oftentimes fail to catch the lessons which can come from the mundane. Sometimes God speaks through the thunder, but sometimes He speaks in a whisper. We need to never forget this.
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near.” -Matthew 4:17
Monday 5/2/16
(Daniel 9:3-19)
In today’s society Christians worry about the encroaching humanism and the potential persecution of the Church. Daniel dealt with all of these things, and yet he got down on his knees and prayed to God. He knew that it was against the law but he wouldn’t sacrifice his love for God just so he could be politically correct. This should be a lesson to us.
Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay heed and act! You must not delay for your sake, my God; because your city and your people are called by your name.” -Daniel 9:19
Tuesday 5/3/16
(Hebrews 13:5-8)
Bad things happen to good people. It’s true. That doesn’t mean that God isn’t there. He’s there in the people who come to your aid. He’s there in the still, small voice that speaks to you when you’re watching something on TV. He’s there inside of you, waiting to be talked to.
So then, we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man to do me?” -Hebrews 13:6
Wednesday 5/4/16
(Philippians 1:21-27)
What am I doing in my life that shows the people around me that I am a follower of Christ? Do I read the Bible in public? Do I do anything letting the world know that I am a Christian? Am I happy and exuding the joy of the Lord? Why would anyone want to be like me if I don’t seem to want to be like me?
For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. – Philippians 1:21
Thursday 5/5/16
(Genesis 15:1-6)
Sometimes it feels like we’re being forced to wait forever for God to answer our prayers. How long is ‘forever’? Abraham had God physically visit him and tell him that he was going to have a child (and a nation, on top of that), but he had to wait 25 years before this came to pass. Abraham doubted, but God still showed up and came through with that child (even after Abraham though he knew better and Ishmael came along). How long have you waited? Remain faithful and hopeful, God is coming.
And He brought him outside and said, “look toward the heavens and count the stars if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” – Genesis 15:5
Friday 5/6/16
(Proverbs 15:13-33)
It’s better to live well than it is to live long. What can we do each day to choose to be happy instead of miserable? If we are to show Jesus in the way that we live, how do we expect people to see Him when we’re moping and disdainful?
A heart of gladness will make good countenance, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.
– Proverbs 15:33
Saturday 5/7/16
(Job 6:1-14)
It's often difficult to know what to say when you’re at a funeral home (or something like that) and you’re trying to ‘be there’ for a friend. After Job’s ‘friends’ had told him that it all must’ve been his fault for sinning Job made them aware of what it was he needed from them: reasons to continue hoping (6:11), kindness (6:14), and words that do not presume guilt (6:29-30). Frankly, whether you’re mourning or not, having a reason to continue hoping is the most important thing in the world. Thankfully, we have Jesus.
O that my request may come, and that God may grant my hope… What is my strength that I should wait? And what is my end that I should hold out? - Job 6:8,11
(Matthew 4:12-17)
We get so caught up in the next big experience that we oftentimes fail to catch the lessons which can come from the mundane. Sometimes God speaks through the thunder, but sometimes He speaks in a whisper. We need to never forget this.
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near.” -Matthew 4:17
Monday 5/2/16
(Daniel 9:3-19)
In today’s society Christians worry about the encroaching humanism and the potential persecution of the Church. Daniel dealt with all of these things, and yet he got down on his knees and prayed to God. He knew that it was against the law but he wouldn’t sacrifice his love for God just so he could be politically correct. This should be a lesson to us.
Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay heed and act! You must not delay for your sake, my God; because your city and your people are called by your name.” -Daniel 9:19
Tuesday 5/3/16
(Hebrews 13:5-8)
Bad things happen to good people. It’s true. That doesn’t mean that God isn’t there. He’s there in the people who come to your aid. He’s there in the still, small voice that speaks to you when you’re watching something on TV. He’s there inside of you, waiting to be talked to.
So then, we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man to do me?” -Hebrews 13:6
Wednesday 5/4/16
(Philippians 1:21-27)
What am I doing in my life that shows the people around me that I am a follower of Christ? Do I read the Bible in public? Do I do anything letting the world know that I am a Christian? Am I happy and exuding the joy of the Lord? Why would anyone want to be like me if I don’t seem to want to be like me?
For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. – Philippians 1:21
Thursday 5/5/16
(Genesis 15:1-6)
Sometimes it feels like we’re being forced to wait forever for God to answer our prayers. How long is ‘forever’? Abraham had God physically visit him and tell him that he was going to have a child (and a nation, on top of that), but he had to wait 25 years before this came to pass. Abraham doubted, but God still showed up and came through with that child (even after Abraham though he knew better and Ishmael came along). How long have you waited? Remain faithful and hopeful, God is coming.
And He brought him outside and said, “look toward the heavens and count the stars if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” – Genesis 15:5
Friday 5/6/16
(Proverbs 15:13-33)
It’s better to live well than it is to live long. What can we do each day to choose to be happy instead of miserable? If we are to show Jesus in the way that we live, how do we expect people to see Him when we’re moping and disdainful?
A heart of gladness will make good countenance, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.
– Proverbs 15:33
Saturday 5/7/16
(Job 6:1-14)
It's often difficult to know what to say when you’re at a funeral home (or something like that) and you’re trying to ‘be there’ for a friend. After Job’s ‘friends’ had told him that it all must’ve been his fault for sinning Job made them aware of what it was he needed from them: reasons to continue hoping (6:11), kindness (6:14), and words that do not presume guilt (6:29-30). Frankly, whether you’re mourning or not, having a reason to continue hoping is the most important thing in the world. Thankfully, we have Jesus.
O that my request may come, and that God may grant my hope… What is my strength that I should wait? And what is my end that I should hold out? - Job 6:8,11
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