Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Psalm 90:2

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. —

So often we look up and time has passed us by. The things we promised ourselves we'd accomplish and the deeds we told others we'd do get left undone. Before we know it, days have become weeks, and weeks months, and months years. We find ourselves unable to do what we once assumed we could do any time we want.

We must ask the Spirit of God to help us see and seize the opportunities the LORD places in our path.

Waiting for God’s help?

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.

 When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,

 Nor shall the flame scorch you.” – Isaiah 43:2

God does not open paths for us in advance of our coming. He does not promise help before help is needed. He does not remove obstacles out of our way before we reach them.

Yet when we are on the edge of our need, God's hand is stretched out.

Micah 6:8

He [God] has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. —

God's desires for us are not hard to discern. He wants to bless us with salvation. The incredible gift of his Son is powerful testimony to this truth. Yet salvation from sin and death is not something he wants to happen in our lives just once.

He wants our lives to daily reflect his salvation and to share it with others. When we act justly, pursue mercy in our relationships, and honor him with our worship from a humble heart then God's salvation becomes real in our lives and impacts others with his grace.
In the language of Jesus, we work for God's kingdom to come and will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

[Message No: 5990]

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