His Purposes
Romans 9:11-12 “…a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.)…” (emphasis added).
People can argue from now till tomorrow that this person is good or bad, but if God has chosen the person, God has chosen the person. Read the rest of this entry
Divine Election
Romans 9:11-12 “…God spoke these words before the sons had done anything good or bad, which proves that God calls people not on the basis of their good or bad works, but according to his divine purpose.” (TPT).
Yesterday, we said that God’s divine election or selection can be a challenge to certain people, and I will explain. So, God chose a man, Abraham, and said to him, I will have mercy on you and make you into a great nation. Read the rest of this entry
God’s Mercy
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Eternal, “plans for peace, not evil, to give you a future and hope—never forget that.” (The Voice)
Like I shared with you some days ago, the burden on my heart is the fact that, as Christians generally, we tend to move on too quickly. Read the rest of this entry
Replica
Joshua 1:8 “Let the words from the book of the law be always on your lips. Meditate on them day and night so that you may be careful to live by all that is written in it. If you do, as you make your way through this world, you will prosper and always find success.” (The Voice)
God wants your life to be lived out as planned in His book. When your life is lived out as planned in God’s book, the word that best describes your life is Successful. When your life is lived out as God has planned, Read the rest of this entry
Deep & Narrow
Job 23:14 “So he will do to me whatever he has planned… He will carry out exactly what He has planned for me… He controls my destiny.” (NLT & VOICE)
God’s Word to us is new chapter, and so shall it be in the Name of Jesus. You will go deeper. You will understand it. Your understanding will be unshakable. Read the rest of this entry
Deep vs. Shallow
Matthew 7:24-25 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.”
We will kick off today’s devotional with our final thought from yesterday. The shelf life of God’s Word must be sustained in our lives. I got the term shelf life from the grocery store. Read the rest of this entry
Sustain It
Psalm 84:7 “They go from strength to strength [increasing in victorious power]; each of them appears before God in Zion.” (AMPC)
While ruminating and meditating on all that God has been teaching us in the past few days. The burden on my heart is the fact that, as Christians generally, we tend to move on too quickly. Read the rest of this entry
Open Up!
Luke 15:11-13 “…A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. … younger son …moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.”
In Luke 15:11-32 (please read), Jesus tells us the story of the prodigal son. This boy asks for his inheritance while his father is still alive and then lavishes everything on wild living. Read the rest of this entry
Favour vs. Mercy
Exodus 33:17-19 “The Lord replied to Moses, “…for I look favourably on you, and I know you by name.” Moses responded, “Then show me your glorious presence.” The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh, before you…”
In Exodus 33:12-19 (please read), if you do not pay attention, you may miss this part, and it is because we miss it easily. Moses said to God, “If I have found favour (grace) in Your eyes, then show me Your face (let me see You).” Read the rest of this entry
