Saturday... He is pleased with you...

Saturday... He is pleased with you and me. He really is.

Revelation 4:11 (NLT) says, "You are worthy, O Lord our God..." Now we know He is worthy. He is God! "You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power." Yes, yes yes!

The verse continues, "For you created all things..." And that means you and me. He took great care in His creation of us and He doesn't make junk. "For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased."

Now step back and think about that. He created you and He did what pleased Him. He didn't have to create you. He wasn't told that He had to create you. No, He did it because it pleased Him to do it.

Oh, I know we have messed up His creation but He still would have created you. He also did everything in His power to enhance you, to redeem you, to lead you, to guide you because He created you.

Oh, God, may we really know at the beginning of this new year how much we matter to you. You have given us another year to live, to explore, to fulfill Your purpose in creating us. May we hook in to Your power and Your might and Your glory. May this year be the year that we strive to live out the potential that You see in us, Your creation. May we give ourselves over to You in a new way.

The Amplified Bible says, "For You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being." Oh God, may we really see that, and may we really live that through you glory, Your honor, and Your power. May it be so! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is!

Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is! Look at this, Proverbs 5:21-23 (CEV) says, "The Lord sees everything, and he watches us closely. Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds. They get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control." That is true of so many. Now look at this, Luke 15:1-7 says, "Tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus. So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, 'This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them.' Then Jesus told them this story: If any of you has 100 sheep, and one of them gets lost, what will you do? Won't you leave the 99 in the field and go look for the lost sheep until you find it? And when you find it, you will put it on your shoulder and carry it home. Then you will call in your friends and neighbors and say, 'Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep.' Jesus said, 'In the same way there is mo...

Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do

Psalm 8:3-4 (NLT), "When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers - the moon and the stars you set in place - what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?" Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do. No, not the fact that I can go out my front door and look out at night at the marvels of the sky. I can do that and it is amazing and it takes my breath away each time I see it. Yes, that is a fact but the reality of who did that and the wisdom and the faith that I have to believe that and to marvel that the one who did that cares about me makes such a difference in how I live my life. Yes, God really does. That is so wonderful for us to believe. And that is why faith and wisdom are so important. Now whatever belief you have at how that marvel happened must also be believed through faith. And the sad thing to me is that more and more people have been taught that there is no God and therefore he did not have a h...

Monday... Three ifs and two thens. They go together!

Monday... Three ifs and two thens. They go together! They really do. And this is what caught my attention this morning as I was reading Proverbs 2. Verse 1 (NRSVUE) says, "My child, if you accept my words and treasure my commands within you." Verse 3 (NIV), "Indeed i f you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, Verse 4, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, Verse 5, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." And verses 9-11, " Then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you." There will always be some effort we must do, some ifs for the thens to be realized in our lives. So many of us want to understand without the ifs. But the thens are so worth, so very worth the effort. Verses 5-6 in the Ampli...

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