Community Devotions

March 7, 2018

He Knows My Name

SCRIPTURE

From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. DEUTERONOMY 4:29

OBSERVATION

From verses 15 To 31 we read that there is a warning against Idolatry and how easy it is for anyone including myself as a business owner to be swayed into the life style of the world and become camouflaged Christian like chameleon thinking that parts of this world is OK, when actually at every turn it’s a dead end. However, Praise The Lord, that in verse 29 The Lord continues to grant His Children an “option out” to decline these choices and be reminded that He clearly shows me that He wants me to seek Him with all my heart, and He promises that when I do, I will find Him.

APPLICATION

This morning, I reflect on my daily work activities of overseeing people, businesses and multiple operations and being a true light to know that The Lord knows my name and desires me as one of His children to continue to seek Him through daily devotions that I may sit with Him to learn more about His heart and character.

PRAYER

Lord, Thank you for this “Snap Shot” devotion on how important it is to just to hang-out with you daily. Continue to mentor me through your Spirit that I’m not swayed by this world, but transformed to who you desire of me in becoming even when I’m not sure. Here I am Lord . . . Send Me. Amen!

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November 19, 2016

in Love

Walking in my Belovedness

Scripture

And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16-17)

Observation

Before Jesus demonstrated his piety by fasting forty days and forty nights in complete reliance and obedience to the Father, the Father was pleased and loved the Son. Before Jesus began his public ministry, preached his first sermon, recruited the first disciples or healed a sick person—he was a beloved Son, fully pleasing to the father. This is the love of God. A love that is unconditional, not based on performance or obedience. A love that loved first, without expecting anything in return. A love that is steadfast, constant when we do bad or do good.

Application

I stand firm and walk in God’s love for me this morning. The unconditional love that God has for me cannot be earned by my obedience or diminished by my disobedience. His love is for me is constant—He is not more pleased with me when I obey or less pleased when I sin. I also need God’s unconditional love in loving and leading my family. Too many times my mood is dependent on whether my kids behaved or not. I am communicating a love to them that is conditional on their behavior. Jesus I need you so much.

Prayer

Thank you so much for the constancy of your love for me. I walk in and live out in your belovedness for me. I love you. Maranatha!

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