With What?
Micah 6:8 “He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?” (NRSV)
Today, I pray that God will give you understanding and give you peace in your heart in the Name of Jesus. I pray that God will give you calmness of soul, that your soul will not be troubled because you understand the heart of the matter. Read the rest of this entry
Heart Of It
Ecclesiastes 12:13 “That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.” (emphasis added)
If you live your life zoomed into the heart of the matter, which is, fear God and obey Him, you will be at peace and at rest. The depression and anxiety associated with beating around the bush will be far from you. Read the rest of this entry
Familiarity
Ecclesiastes 1:8 “All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.” (ESV, emphasis added).
We will kick off today’s devotional with our final thought from yesterday, which flows from our anchor scripture. You cannot see finish (pidgin term for over-familiarity that leads to a loss of respect). Read the rest of this entry
Zoom In
1 Corinthians 9:26 “So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I’m not just shadow-boxing or playing around.” (LB)
Today, as we look at the Word of God, God will open our eyes to see as we ought to see, and we will hear as we ought to hear in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Read the rest of this entry
P.R.E. – Dawn Strategy
Matthew 14:22-23 “…Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side… And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.” (NKJV, emphasis added)
You need an evening strategy so that by the fourth watch, you will be walking on water, the storms will be under your feet, you will have prevailed with God, walked out of Egypt, and prevailed over every form of Red Sea situation in your life. Read the rest of this entry
Spoiler Alert!
Joshua 10:12-13 “…Joshua prayed to the Lord in front of all the people of Israel. He said, “Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.” So, the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies…”
I know that folks talk a lot about commanding the day, and the scripture Job 38:12-13 is what is used as the scriptural backing. Read the rest of this entry
Fourth Watch
Matthew 14:25 “Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.” (NKJV, emphasis added)
Jesus obviously had an evening strategy. You need an evening strategy so that by the fourth watch, you will be walking on water. Read the rest of this entry
Look Again
1 Corinthians 10:13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (KJV)
God always makes a way of escape, always. You can look around, and it seems as though you are surrounded, and there is no way out. Read the rest of this entry
Covered
Matthew 14:22 “Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.” (NKJV, emphasis added).
The New Living Translation says, “Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake…” (emphasis added). Read the rest of this entry
Implications
Matthew 14:28-29 “And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.” (NKJV, emphasis added)
A lot is happening here, and I pray that God’s Word will come alive to you in the Name of Jesus. I asked myself, is it only Peter that was in that boat? Read the rest of this entry
