UPLIFTING DEVOTIONS

Am I willing to learn?

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend… And Moses said unto the LORD …”YOU have said, I know you by name… Now therefore I pray YOU, if I have found grace in YOUR sight, show me now YOUR way, that I may know YOU, that I may find grace in YOUR sight…And the LORD said, MY presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33: 11-14

O FATHER, in JESUS name, I want to ask you for the same thing—“Show me YOUR way, that I may know YOU.” It seems like I am floundering like a fish out of water—not knowing which way to go, and drifting farther away from YOU.

From my FATHER’S heart:

MY child, it need not be like that, for you can speak to ME as a Friend, and ask ME for MY guidance and for MY wisdom in every area of your life. I alone can give you rest, and when you think of MY presence going with you, doesn’t that give you peace and comfort? If you are willing to continually make it a priority getting to know ME better, you will learn things about ME that you never knew before. It is the same in your life, whether it be spiritual, business, marriage, family, etc.; the more you study and learn, the more you will get to know what you need to do, to fix those areas of your life. Remember though, you can have all the knowledge you want but if you don’t put into practice what you have learned, it will be of no benefit to you!

My prayer: O LORD, thanks for being my Friend and my Teacher. Help me daily to be a gracious student learning and putting into practise all that I have learned so that it is not just head knowledge!

Am I willing to learn?

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend… And Moses said unto the LORD …”YOU have said, I know you by name… Now therefore I pray YOU, if I have found grace in YOUR sight, show me now YOUR way, that I may know YOU, that I may find grace in YOUR sight…And the LORD said, MY presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33: 11-14

O FATHER, in JESUS name, I want to ask you for the same thing—“Show me YOUR way, that I may know YOU.” It seems like I am floundering like a fish out of water—not knowing which way to go, and drifting farther away from YOU.

From my FATHER’S heart:

MY child, it need not be like that, for you can speak to ME as a Friend, and ask ME for MY guidance and for MY wisdom in every area of your life. I alone can give you rest, and when you think of MY presence going with you, doesn’t that give you peace and comfort? If you are willing to continually make it a priority getting to know ME better, you will learn things about ME that you never knew before. It is the same in your life, whether it be spiritual, business, marriage, family, etc.; the more you study and learn, the more you will get to know what you need to do, to fix those areas of your life. Remember though, you can have all the knowledge you want but if you don’t put into practice what you have learned, it will be of no benefit to you!

My prayer: O LORD, thanks for being my Friend and my Teacher. Help me daily to be a gracious student learning and putting into practise all that I have learned so that it is not just head knowledge!

A Determined Commitment!

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof…but yield yourselves onto GOD… Romans 6: 12, 13

Gracious FATHER, since I have let things go and not really cared about anything, my life has turned upside down. Priorities got set to the side, because at the time they did not seem important. I did whatever I felt like doing without caring about the consequences, but now those decisions I made are catching up with me!

From my FATHER’S heart:

MY dearest child, you needed that wakeup call! That is why the HOLY SPIRIT brought those verses to your attention last night. “Stop letting sin have mastery over your life.” In your day to day living you need to stop giving in when confronted with sin. You can make all the excuses you want, but I see what is really in your heart, for nothing is hid from ME! You know what is right and what is wrong, for the answers are in MY Word, the Bible! So why not make that commitment today to do what is right? Remember, them that honour ME, I will honour!

My prayer: O LORD, please help me to get back on track, so that I don’t give in to whatever Satan sets in front of me. Let me stop and think of the choices I am making and what the cost of it will be in my life. Let me not stray from YOUR ways, in order to satisfy my selfish wants! Help me to have that determined commitment in my life to serve you!

With GOD we shall gain the victory!

Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. With GOD we shall gain the victory, and HE will trample down our enemies. Psalm 108: 12, 13

O FATHER, will I never learn that turning to man will not help me?

From my FATHER'S heart:

MY dearest child, the HOLY SPIRIT led you to these verses today for a reason. You have fell back into the same trap of thinking that you can do it on your own or with the help of man, not just in your personal life but in your business life as well. No matter how many people promise to give you help it will not work because your help needs to come from ME.

Can I do things that men cannot do? Absolutely! Can I pick up the unfinished business where you left off because of despair and discouragement? Absolutely! When you feel there is no hope, can man give it or can I? People have given you advice, but has it worked? Have you ever wondered why it isn't working? It is because you need ME to win the victory over the things that are causing shipwreck in your life. I alone can give you the aid to overcome your enemies whether they be temptations, procrastination, sin or whatever. Why not change your attitude and your ways and come to ME for help. Let ME be the ONE you turn to! Make ME your top priority and let ME crush these enemies of yours so that you will realize that your help is coming from the LORD!

My prayer: O LORD, I must confess that no matter how hard I try to make things work it doesn't last. So today please help me to change my ways and turn to YOU for the help that YOU alone can give.

How long has it been since you talked with the LORD?

How long has it been since you talked with the Lord
And told HIM your heart's hidden secrets?
How long since you prayed, how long since you stayed
On your knees till the light shone through;
How long has it been since your mind felt at ease
How long since your heart knew no burden
Can you call HIM your friend how long has it been, since you knew that HE cared for you!

How long has it been since you knelt by your bed and prayed to the Lord up in heaven
How long since you knew that HE’d answer you—
And would keep you the long night through;
How long has it been since you woke with the dawn and felt this day is worth the living?
Can you call HIM your friend, how long has it been—
Since you knew that HE cared for you!

Music was written by Mosie Lister
Lyrics were written by Jack Field

Jim Reeves recorded “How long has it been,” three months before he died in a plane crash in July 1964.