Daily Bible Reading - Monday Feb. 9th
Reading in Exodus they are still preparing the temple, it still amazes me how Exodus and Matthew are pretty much in line with each other, although in different times. In reading Matthew today it really hit me how much Jesus was going through and what all He had to do to get ready for His own death. In reading where He went to pray and he asked His Father if there was any way the cup could pass from him let it pass but He only wanted His Fathers will. We all know it was the Fathers will for this to play out. It’s hard to imagine what Jesus must have been feeling right about this time, He knew was He must do and what was going to take place, yet he did not hesitate one bit. All the suffering, heart ache and pain He is about to go through is for us, all for us.
I love how Proverbs started out today, Common Sense and Success belong to me. If we could all just learn to use the common sense that’s been given to us we’d sure be better off, or at least me, I have found in this journey of WLS that 98% of the time it is all common sense. Things that I eat and am not supposed to eat, the exercise and all is mostly common sense. When I went into this I thought I was going to have trouble remembering what to eat when, what not to eat ect. I think if we all use our common sense more we’d be better off, at least I would. At the end of today’s reading in Proverbs He goes on to say how we were born before the world was even thought of, isn’t that awesome how we, all of us, were formed even before He created anything else? He created everything just for us, for you and me He created the heavens and the earth and all that go with it, wow, how awesome is that? That just goes to show us how much love the Lord has for us, how much He cares about us and wants only the best for us. What an awesome God.
Today’s Reading
Exodus 29:1-30:10
Matthew 26:14-46
Psalm 31:19-24
Proverbs 8:14-26
Daily Devotional
Psalm 30:5
"…His favor is for a lifetime…"
One definition of the word "favor" is an advantage for success. When you put God first, when you obey His commands, you open the door for His favor–you have the advantage for success! Even if someone may have wronged you and it looks like they have the upper hand, even if it looks like things are never going to change, you need to keep reminding yourself, "I have an advantage. God is in control of my destiny. He’s fighting my battles for me. He is my Vindicator. And it's just a matter of time before things change in my favor."
I love the Scripture in Hebrews that says, "Don't cast away your confidence." One translation says, "…for payday is coming." In the difficult times, you have to remind yourself that payday is on its way! God is a faithful God. If you'll keep doing the right thing, honoring Him, expecting His favor, God has promised He will pay you back. He will restore everything in your life that the enemy has stolen so you can live the abundant life He has promised to you.
Today's thought: Walking in His favor is our daily goal.
I Corinthians 15:57 - But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
