Confidence In God

Going into 2019, who doesn't need more confidence in God, especially with the world getting crazier and crazier.

So with everything going on, this little devotional seems timely and needful. So, be encouraged, my friend, and let's go into 2019 more bolder in the knowledge of whom we serve.

God Bless.

CONFIDENCE IN GOD

Abraham’s confidence in light of his impending task testifies to a deeper confidence — his profound confidence in God. Not only had God asked him to do this startling task, but Abraham was certain that God would provide a means of deliverance. He told his servants to wait while he and Isaac, his son, went to worship God on the mountain. Knowing that God commanded him to sacrifice his son, Abraham told the servants that he and the boy would come back soon. “We will worship and then we will come back to you,” he said. He knew that God had promised to create a great nation through Isaac (Ge 12:1 – 3; 13:14 – 16; 15:1 – 21; 17:1 – 22; 18:1 – 15).

For this reason, Abraham knew that God would either deliver Isaac from death or resurrect him following his death (Heb 11:19). Either way, God would keep his word. Jesus also trusted God in the face of impending death. The ultimate son of the promise, Jesus asked that God take away the cup of his suffering (Lk 22:42). Yet Jesus knew that God would be faithful — either by providing deliverance from death or through his subsequent, victorious resurrection. Unlike Isaac, Jesus would willingly and confidently walk not only to the brink of death but through death itself and once again demonstrate the faithfulness of God to his promises. Jesus, sometimes I am not as confident as I should be. Forgive me. Help me to always obey you, even when I don’t understand your commands. Amen.  

-Author Unknown

Endure All Things

Enduring seems to be the term of 2019. In fact, maybe the term of the century depending on your own individual circumstances.

Enduring is just a part of a Christian's walk and getting help anywhere you can, like the following little devotional, makes enduring a little bit more bearable.

God Bless.

“Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.” 2 Timothy 2:10

To endure means to bear; to sustain; to support without breaking or yielding to force or pressure. As with metals, it endures a certain degree of heat without melting.

There are six areas that God’s word instructs us to endure:

Endure Hardship “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” 2 Timothy 2:3

Endure God’s Discipline “If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?” Hebrews 12:7 Endure Affliction “But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:5

Endure Temptation “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” James 1:12

Endure Grief “For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.” 1 Peter 2:19

Endure Persecutions and Tribulations “So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:” 2 Thessalonians 1:4 You may ask, for how long? How long are we to endure these things? God says, “…he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:13).

Prayer: Father God, it’s hard, but for you I will go through the storm. For you, I will endure the pain. For the people you’ve called me to reach, I’ll go through it, and with your help, I won’t break. Thank you for strengthening me to endure hardship, endure your discipline, endure afflictions, temptations, grief, persecutions and tribulations. I trust you even when it hurts. I trust you even when I don’t understand. I trust you when I feel tired beyond belief. I receive your strength right now to bear this patiently as you work on my behalf. Thank you for the crown of life that’s waiting for me. Thank you God that you are my rock and my anchor. You are my salvation and I trust you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Kings Daughter Devotional

His Devine Power

Here is some great insight as we start this year. When we are knowledgeable about the areas of God, there stands a good chance we will be tested.

But be encouraged, because once we pass the test, then we are likely to be more than a conqueror in that subject matter and oh, not to mention how many more nails we will put into Satan's coffin getting closer to shutting him out of our lives for good.

God Bless.

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence. (2 Peter 1:3)

I am amazed at the power that the Bible gives to knowledge. Consider 2 Peter 1:3: “[God’s] divine power has granted . . . all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence.” Literally, all the power available from God to live and be godly comes through knowledge! Amazing! What a premium we should put on doctrine and instruction in the Scriptures! Life and godliness are at stake. Not that knowing guarantees godliness. It doesn’t. But it seems that ignorance guarantees ungodliness. Because, Peter says, the divine power that leads to godliness is given through the knowledge of God. Here are three implications, a warning, and a promise.

1. Read! Read! Read! But beware of wasting your time on theological foam and suds. Read rich doctrinal books about the one “who called [you] to his own glory and excellence.”

2. Ponder! Ponder! Slow down. Take time to think about the Bible. Ask questions. Keep a journal. Let yourself be humbly troubled by puzzling things. The deepest insights come from trying to see the unifying root of two apparently antagonistic branches. 3. Discuss. Discuss. Be a part of a small group that cares passionately about the truth. Not a group that just likes to talk and raise problems. But a group that believes there are biblical answers to biblical problems. Warning: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6).“They have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge” (Romans 10:2).

Promise: “They shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more” (Hebrews 8:11–12).

-Author Unknown

He Paid For Your Freedom

He did it all. There is nothing left to be done or said. Then only thing we can do now is believe and show others the hope that lives within us.

And as the New Year is upon us, may we intensify our evangelism by showing His love.

God Bless.

He Paid for Your Freedom

I remember how important it was for me to be validated by other people. I would crave compliments and when I didn’t receive them, I would get upset and it would affect me for days. Worrying about what other people thought about me became a habit and slowly, it began to steal my joy. A year ago, God spoke to me clearly through this verse. I was becoming a slave to the words of others and allowing their expectations to control me. God sent His perfect Son, Jesus, to the world to die for us on the cross. His death guaranteed us freedom from all sorts of bondage's (John 8:32).

The price He paid wasn’t trivial; He hung on a cross with nails pierced into His hands and feet, and a crown of thorns pierced into His head. Before that, He was whipped 39 times with a cat o’ nine tails, His beard was plucked and He was mocked and made fun of and stripped naked. Jesus willingly paid this price to set us free. When I let the thoughts and words of others affect me, I had reduced this great price to something powerless. God’s promise is freedom. Do not let yourself become a slave to people around you who wish to negatively speak over your life. Let people only speak love and life over you. Prayer Father, I am so grateful to You for sending Your Son to die for me on the cross.

Thank You for the price that He paid for me. Thank You that because of that price, I am now set free. No person or thing has a hold over my life anymore. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

-Author Unknown

Those Who Know Your Name Trust In You

Good stuff to believe in for this year.

Trust in Him! It will be well worth it!

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you. (NLT) -Psalm 9:10

When you walk with God, He will provide at just the right moment. When you take things into your own hands and push God out of your plans you prevent Him from having the opportunity to provide for you. In what areas have you stopped looking to God for direction?

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Quote Of The Day - Don't Spend Your Time Chasing

Amen! And may God Bless each and every one of us.

Quote of the Day

-Joyce Meyer

“Don’t spend your time chasing blessings. Chase God, and the blessings will chase you.” 

-Joyce Meyer, Knowing God Intimately: Being as Close to Him as You Want to Be

Paul's Epistle To The Galations

As the new year is upon us, may we learn to share the burdens of others without judgement.

I can't help but think if we leave out the our judgement of others what might happen in the lives of those we think better of....maybe, just maybe a move of God of epic proportion reaching to the utter most parts of the world.

God Bless.

Paul's epistle to the Galatians verse 10 speaks to how we should bear and share burdens, do good to all.We all know people who are in need we ourselves are also in need at different times in our lives. Fulfilling a need, is an opportunity to do good to as many people as we are able to and when we can. Needs are everywhere, look along the street you live, the community, the church you attend, the office where you work, on the bus you take, on the route you drive to work. Do good with every opportunity you get!

-Author Unknown