God’s Word Says….

Job 22:21-22 (NCV)

²¹ “Obey God and be at peace with him; this is the way to happiness. ²² Accept teaching from his mouth, and keep his words in your heart. ²³ If you return to the Almighty, you will be blessed again.

My Thoughts…..

In these verses, one of Jobs friends who came to comfort Job, listened to Job’s ramblings and feeling sorry for himself, then responded as if Job didn’t know the Lord, and perhaps that was the reason for all these bad things happening to him. Similarly, our friends and onlookers will jump to their own conclusions as to why certain things are happening to us. We’ve heard it before: it’s because of the evil they allowed in their lives in their younger day, or it’s because of the sin of their parents, or they have even more punishment to look forward to in response to all the evil things they have done in their lives, etc. Friends, the point is, that God can correct and test us at any time He sees fit to do it. Who are we to question the creator and sustainer of this universe? I heard someone say recently, that God will have to turn up the heat even more on a certain individual in order to get their attention focused on Him. Job was a true man of God, but God allowed Satan to test Job in order to quiet Satan down and to once again show him who is in control. Job had proven himself over and over again, but in using Job in this way, I believe God also knew that the extra testing would only strengthen Job’s faith and draw him closer to God.

Challenge……

Instead of judging others as to what may have caused God to lift His hand of protection and love from them, think about praying for the individual and encouraging the individual. Remember, judging and gossiping are not two of the gifts of the Spirit! Use your gifts to do as I suggested above. I believe you will be blessed and better prepared to handle similar situations in your life, should they occur, plus it will help the individual overcome the many evil thoughts that may come to mind while undergoing these things. Jesus was tempted and tried, won’t we? I believe we can bank on it. Like a long distance runner that strengthens their chance of winning by exercising daily, we must daily strengthen our relationship with God through meditating on God’s Word; prayer and keeping ourselves better aligned with the Savior that we are to imitate every day. When we build this strength, we will be able to handle the tough times, because we will depend on God – just like we did in the best times.

Prayer……

Lord Jesus, in Your precious name, I ask that You would bless us with Your power, strength and wisdom to handle the challenging times in our lives much like You did, and in the humbleness and boldness that Job did. When we see friends going through these types of scenarios, please help us to pray, and then follow the commands You may lay upon our hearts. My desire is to please You in all that I say or do, and that’s a tall order in these challenging and sinful times in which I live, but mighty Savior I know that You can do ALL things, so I ask this in Your precious Name and for Your glory. Knowing how easily I could find myself in similar situations as Job encountered, may I always be understanding and empathize with a Brother who may have a Job experience, or a Sister who just feels like throwing in the towel because of scenarios much like Job’s. I am reminded that You, being in control of this world and my circumstances, really means not only in all the good times, but also in those that may seem unpleasant to me. Having some health issues recently has really opened my eyes to recognize how insignificant my problems are, when compared to the enormous challenges that friends are encountering every day because of their ill health. Lord Jesus, again I ask that You always work on me and prepare me to be more like You every day in every area of my life, and may my friends meditating on this devotional today have similar personal desires, and Your subsequent responses to them, so that Your army might be best prepared to handle this world with its many challenges to our faith. Please grant this for Your glory and in accordance with Your holy will, for it is in Your name that I ask, AMEN!

Action…..

In response to God leading You through this devotional today, please get with a Bible teaching Pastor you may know and allow him to guide you. Otherwise feel free to reply to my post online, or you may email me directly at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. I will gladly add you to my prayer list, and/or respond to your request(s) ASAP.

God’s Word Says….

Acts 22:12-16 (NCV)

¹² “There a man named Ananias came to me. He was a religious man; he obeyed the law of Moses, and all the Jews who lived there respected him. ¹³ He stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, see again!’ Immediately I was able to see him. ¹⁴ He said, ‘The God of our ancestors chose you long ago to know his plan, to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from him. ¹⁵ You will be his witness to all people, telling them about what you have seen and heard. ¹⁶ Now, why wait any longer? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, trusting in him to save you.’

My Thoughts…..

Paul is relaying the conditions that changed. Basically this is his ‘Testimony of his Changed Life’. Saul (Paul’s birth name), a persecutor of Christians, was stricken by God and challenged about his spiritual condition. He immediately knew it was God and he surrendered his life to God. This act came with Saul being blinded. God’s next step to confirm this act of conversion to Saul, was to place him in the presence of a messenger of His, Ananias, and that’s where these verses pick up. Notice that God gave the power and authority to His messenger through whom He would perform the act of healing Saul’s sight, and to also give Saul further instructions. Notice that God used a human messenger through whom to work these miracles before Saul, for He knows how challenging it is for the unbeliever, or new convert, to handle the miraculous works of God. He particularly did this for Saul’s sake, I believe.

Challenge……

Friend, if you are not careful you may let this story go right over your head, for you might say that you know of no one that is persecuting Christians. However, let me draw to your attention that Saul’s sin was blatant, but anytime you are living your life in opposition to God’s Holy Word and His commands, then you too are sinning, and like Saul, you too are very much in need of my Savior. Should you wait to be stricken with blindness? Definitely not, for God will get the attention of each of us in different ways. To a family member of mine, it was through the death of a young nephew that he realized he was in no condition to meet God should his life have concluded suddenly life that of his nephew. To a friend, it was in the middle of a war that he surrendered to the ministry. To me, it was through an acquaintance who was praying for me, and at the right opportunity prompted me to the altar to accept Christ. Notice that God will get your attention, regardless of your condition. To the sinner, it is not natural for you to even think of God, or stumble across a devotion like this where I am sharing the love of Christ. If this is happening to you, please acknowledge God’s Holy Spirit who is at work already in your life. You may be surprised to know the family and/or friends who are praying for you to join the family of God, through accepting Him as your Lord and Savior. The Bible says that if you hear and/or recognize His work and/or feel His presence, perhaps prompting You, do not turn away, but instead invite Him to take up residence in your heart and your life. Ask for forgiveness of your sin, and His guidance, wisdom and strength to start a new life with Him in control. Friend, take my word, HE IS ABLE, and He will listen to the honest cry of His children. Trust Him today, won’t you? Need to talk about it? Please contact me by email, using the link in the ‘Action’ portion of this devotional, or speak one-on-one with the pastor or lay leader of a local Bible believing church. This life is only temporary. You can secure your future in Christ by accepting Him today friend!

Prayer……

Lord Jesus, how wonderful, marvelous and loving You are. To willingly go to the cross for the sin of those that hated You, yet in Your risen form You sit at the right hand of the Father petitioning for these same folk, and You intervene in the lives of these folk to encourage them to accept Your free gift of eternal life. I cannot fathom that kind of love. Dear Jesus, I’m afraid that many of my family and friends are having difficulty understanding that kind of love and therefore not accepting Your free gift. You got the attention of, and saved, the one who appeared to be the chief of sinners in his day, and You chose Him to lead the church spoken of in most of the New Testament. Praise God, this gives me confidence that You can also melt the hardest heart, and especially the hearts of the ones I love or hold dear to me today. I mention these to You by name frequently, so I am asking today that You would once again tender their hearts and allow them to hear Your voice. I pray the same for anyone who may come across, or meditate on this devotional, please perform similar miracles to the one You did with Saul. Please get their attention. Only the Savior of the universe, Jesus my Lord, has power to do this, so it is in Your all powerful name that I ask this, AMEN!

Action…..

In response to God leading You through this devotional today, please get with a Bible teaching Pastor you may know and allow him to guide you. Otherwise feel free to reply to my post online, or you may email me directly at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. I will gladly add you to my prayer list, and/or respond to your request(s) ASAP.

God’s Word Says….

Acts 22:7-11 (NCV)

⁷ I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ ⁸ I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The voice said, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth whom you are persecuting.’ ⁹ Those who were with me did not understand the voice, but they saw the light. ¹⁰ I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord answered, ‘Get up and go to Damascus. There you will be told about all the things I have planned for you to do.’

 My Thoughts…..

There are several miraculous things about this experience shared by Paul:

• It was Personal – Paul didn’t share a story with the group arresting him about a friend of his, or a story he had read in ancient transcripts, he shared his story;
• Recognized it was God speaking – Paul’s first response to the voice he heard was “Who are you, Lord?” When God gets our attention, we know that it is divine, holy and very personal;
• It was transformational – Paul, a persecutor of Christians and a destroyer of churches, immediately recognized it was God, and instead of cursing God, as he had been doing, he asked for further instructions!
• It was shared without regard to the place or occasion – Paul didn’t wait until he was in the synagogue, or among fellow believers, or until it was church time. In fact, this seemed like a very odd time to share his testimony, but Paul shared his story anyway!

I believe that the whole purpose of Paul sharing his story was that his captors’ eyes would not only be opened to the fact that he was a fellow Roman citizen, but also that they might hear, understand and come to know the God that touched, and ministered through, Paul. He was a true evangelist, both in the pulpit and out of it.

Challenge……

Like Paul, we have a ‘story’ that we should share with folk. Often in conversations we step up to the plate and tell a story about an incident in our lives that we believe is far greater than anything said so far by anyone else. Imagine the quiet that would fill the room if, in the middle of discussions about sports, or hunting or family, we jump in and share our story about our conversion? This is basically what happened here! Among all the confusion and excitement of calming the crowds and making an arrest, Paul asked for a moment to share his story. Wow! Friends, God can use us for His glory in any circumstance that He chooses, if we let Him. But it will only be impactful if we share our story for His ultimate glory and not ours. So why don’t we do that more often friend? We need to do this as often as we can, because we have no promise of a future moment with that individual or group that we are meeting with. Don’t be shy or afraid, God will never lead you into a situation that He will not help you through! Allow Him to do His great work through you!

Prayer……

Lord Jesus, in Your precious and holy name, I come humbly before You to first say thank You for getting my attention back in 1976 and leading me to accept You as Lord of my life. Thankfully, You have since lead me through many situations and given me ample opportunities to share Your saving power with many people. Please forgive me for lost opportunities, and give me wisdom, humility, boldness and power to share my story with many more folk in all walks of life, so that others might see the glow of Your presence in and through me, and subsequently want to also accept You as Lord. Father God, it is only through Your continued grace that the wicked and lost of this earth can come to know a holy and righteous God, so I ask that You touch lives that I interface with today so that in something that I might say or do, You might impact their lives for Your ultimate glory. I ask all this in the name above all name, King of all kings, Your one and only Son, JESUS. AMEN!

Action…..

In response to God leading You through this devotional today, please get with a Bible teaching Pastor you may know and allow him to guide you. Otherwise feel free to reply to my post online, or you may email me directly at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. I will gladly add you to my prayer list, and/or respond to your request(s) ASAP.

God’s Word Says….

Acts 21:20-22 (NCV)

²⁰ Brother, you can see that many thousands of our people have become believers. And they think it is very important to obey the law of Moses. ²¹ They have heard about your teaching, that you tell our people who live among the nations to leave the law of Moses. They have heard that you tell them not to circumcise their children and not to obey customs. ²² What should we do?

My Thoughts…..

It seems like James and the elders were getting distressed over the fact that the converts under their ministry in Jerusalem were still bent on following the law of Moses, so they were trying to force Paul into clearing this up for them. How often do we try to get the preacher/pastor/evangelist to try and get the people straight, or at least thinking our way today? Of course it still happens! A lesson I’ve heard taught over recent months is that we have a responsibility to teach and preach the Word. It is powerful enough to save the world and more than sufficient to teach us the ways and heart of God. When people accept Jesus as Savior, and when they learn from God’s Word what is expected of them as a child of God, and as an imitator of His Son Jesus, then we will see folk turn away from sin, leave old worldly practices aside and straighten out any misconceptions about the will and way of God. We don’t need our pastor to be a puppet, let him preach the Word. We don’t need our Sunday School teachers to tickle our ears with interpretations of the Word that really pleases us. What we need is that the Word of God be taught and preached in a manner pleasing to God. The best of us can still learn from the living Word of God that is very applicable to our lives today. The worst of us can receive new life and refreshing new hope in knowing from God’s Word, that Jesus loves even them and offers a better way and a joyous hope that we can be with the Lord eternally – yes even after we pass away from this life.

Challenge……

Friends, God’s Word declares that if we humble ourselves and pray, and seek God’s face, THEN He will hear from heaven and heal our land. This means all of us that follow the underlined commands. From evidence in our prayer meetings, there is no wonder our land is still in much need of healing. A great preacher once said that our prayer meetings are the barometer of our churches – indicating it’s strength, ministry, reaching and its effectiveness in the community and for God. So is your church thriving, or in deep trouble? Are you a contributor to the problem, or towards the solution? We don’t need to tell the pastor or preacher what to do, we need to get our lives straight, and stay in the Word – the power source for fighting all evil in this world and in our lives. Please consider making a new commitment to seeing the Word of God taught and preached without restraint, whether you do this personally, or in sincere prayer for those that do this so well in your churches. This will quiet the voices of the devil, the opposition to peace and good will that God desires among His people. Commit to placing yourself on the right team, friend!

Prayer……

Lord Jesus, in Your precious and Holy name, I ask that You continue to work miraculously in my life, so that I may shone evil, gossip, and the desire to do anything but pray for my pastor, elders, deacons, teachers, leaders and believers of my church. Bless them beyond measure today Jesus, and use them and myself in powerful witnessing opportunities for You. May we be so full of You that no unkind word be spoken or evil thoughts of any kind be evident in our lives. As unsaved loved ones and friends look on us today, may they see the face of Jesus, and may our actions be indicative of Your love, Your mercy and Your grace. For it is only possible, and it is only in the precious name of Jesus that I ask all this, AMEN!

Action…..

In response to God leading You through this devotional today, please get with a Bible teaching Pastor you may know and allow him to guide you. Otherwise feel free to reply to my post online, or you may email me directly at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. I will gladly add you to my prayer list, and/or respond to your request(s) ASAP.

God’s Word Says….

Acts 21:10-13 (NCV)

¹⁰ After we had been there for some time, a prophet named Agabus arrived from Judea. ¹¹ He came to us and borrowed Paul’s belt and used it to tie his own hands and feet. He said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘This is how evil people in Jerusalem will tie up the man who wears this belt. Then they will give him to the older leaders.’ ”

¹² When we all heard this, we and the people there begged Paul not to go to Jerusalem. ¹³ But he said, “Why are you crying and making me so sad? I am not only ready to be tied up in Jerusalem, I am ready to die for the Lord Jesus!”

My Thoughts…..

When convinced by God to go somewhere, or to be involved in a certain ministry, who or what can stop us or change our minds? Satan will make many attempts to distract us and cause us to break promises to our God. Paul shows us that in spite of all the warnings being given to him, yet he is determined to follow through on his charge from God to minister in Jerusalem. I believe that Paul would rather obey and be beaten by man, than to disobey and disappoint God through his weakness and Satan’s influence on him. What a great lesson this teaches us! I have a personal experience where, after much time in prayer and talking with God, I made a decision to make a critical, life-changing, physical move in my life. Although this brought disappointment to my family left behind, yet I, and my family soon saw where this was actually an act of God, as it resulted in the possibility of two family members receiving proper medical help that, we are confident, saved their lives. Warnings to friends making such a move is fine, if directed by God for you to share that warning, however if someone is following God’s call on their lives, we are obligated to pray for the individuals and their actions in obedience to God.

Challenge……

Friends, let’s try to be careful not to compete with God and His call on the lives of our family and friends. It is super important that we support them and pray for them. When God makes a move in a person’s life, it is not to bring glory to us, although we may be led to glorifying God for His great work through our family and friends, but instead it is to bring glory to Himself. And in doing this, perhaps lost persons will be saved, or Christians might be discipled and drawn closer to the Lord. Ours is not to question, but to obey the God of this universe, the Savior of the world! May we always be a part of the work of the Lord, and not on the opposite team trying to disrupt His powerful work in saving lost mankind.

Prayer……

In the powerful name of Jesus, I humbly ask that You kindly continue to show patience with us dear Lord. We are such control freaks, and we are way too confident in our belief that we know what we should be doing and also what our family and friends should be doing. Please forgive us, for I acknowledge that we have no control over this very moment, much less any future minutes that we may be blessed to spend here on planet earth. Please guide us into all Truth, Your precious Word, so that we may become so sensitized to Your will for our lives and know our role in decisions being made in response to Your call on the lives of those we know. I am convinced that our role is to pray for, and support the decisions made by our loved ones operating in obedience to Your commands. I am also convinced that we have the same responsibility for those that are not obedient to You, for only You are capable of changing them and convincing them of their condition and need for a Savior. Please help us to always take our appropriate role and let You be the God that You are. Thank You for loving us even when we try to take control where we have no business interfering, please continue to always gently nudge us back to a life of total surrender and obedience to You. I ask all this in the precious name of Jesus, my Lord, AMEN!

Action…..

In response to God leading You through this devotional today, please get with a Bible teaching Pastor you may know and allow him to guide you. Otherwise feel free to reply to my post online, or you may email me directly at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. I will gladly add you to my prayer list, and/or respond to your request(s) ASAP.

God’s Word Says….

Acts 21:4 (NCV)

⁴ We found some followers in Tyre and stayed with them for seven days. Through the Holy Spirit they warned Paul not to go to Jerusalem.

My Thoughts…..

“We’ve come a long way, baby” is the first thought that hit me as God caught my attention on this verse this morning. Imagine with me for a moment that we were on a trip from south Florida to north Georgia, and instead of sitting down and mapping out the best restaurants, or the motels that we prefer staying at, that we actually mapped out family and friends who lived within close proximity to our route! Especially Christian friends that we met at some point in our lives while visiting their church! Imagine the closeness that would reignite in our relationships! Paul and his entourage was forced to stop into the port at Tyre because they were traveling on a ship that had cargo for that port. They didn’t stay on the ship, nor did they look for a local establishment, but instead they searched for and found believers in that city that they could stay with. Now I know, you don’t want to be the local Holiday Inn bothered by folk always stopping in to stay with you, but friends we really need to do a better job of spending time with one another and enriching our family and friend relationships. Based on the verses that follows, I get the distinct impression that the lives of Paul and his team, as well as the families they stayed with, were enriched by this short stay. In fact, God even worked through one of the host members to share concern with Paul about his next visit to Jerusalem. Imagine that in today’s environment. You stop over for the night with a cousin, and the next morning they advise you to go west through Alabama instead of going straight north to north Georgia, as God shared with them there is trouble ahead for you! What on earth would our reaction be to that?

Challenge……

We have become so independent and want to do things on our own without any bother to anyone. Unfortunately, this has crossed the line in two ways:

1. We have become distanced from our family and friends;
2. We have distanced ourselves from God, because we refuse to allow Him to speak to us directly, or through other believers.

Friends, we must do a better job of “Leaning on the everlasting arms” of God, and “Trusting Him what‘er betide”, because “Trusting Jesus, that is all” – our only hope. Let’s draw nearer to God and to each other as we struggle along this cruel pathway of life.

Prayer……

Dear God, please continue to work on us and make us humble, obedient servants of Yours. We absolutely cannot do this thing called ‘life’ all by ourselves. We especially need You, Your wisdom and Your direction, but we also need our family and friends, for we are support for each other. Please help us to look for ways to spend time with family, and not the opposite. Please help us to look for ways to show servant-hood to others. Please speak to us on behalf of our loved ones so that our relationships would become more cemented, and ultimately centered on You. Please help us to never think that we can do this ‘life’ thing alone. I don’t believe that You intended it to be that way, instead I believe that You want us to reflect Your love towards others, and that can only come through us getting involved in their lives. Please help us to daily walk and talk more like You, because we want others to see You as they interact with us. Lord, this can only be done with Your power and in Your name, so I ask it in the almighty name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, AMEN!

Action…..

In response to God leading You through this devotional today, please get with a Bible teaching Pastor you may know and allow him to guide you. Otherwise feel free to reply to my post online, or you may email me directly at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. I will gladly add you to my prayer list, and/or respond to your request(s) ASAP.

God’s Word Says….

Acts 20:31-33 (NCV)

³¹ So be careful! Always remember that for three years, day and night, I never stopped warning each of you, and I often cried over you. ³² “Now I am putting you in the care of God and the message about his grace. It is able to give you strength, and it will give you the blessings God has for all his holy people.

My Thoughts…..

I am reminded of program implementations at my workplace. When we purchase a new program, we are given an implementation team to work with us to insure that everything works flawlessly on the actual day of implementation. This often involves long tiring days by this team to insure success. A few days after implementation and the program is working flawlessly, we are then turned over to the regular support team so the implementation team could give their full attention to the next customer who is ready for the program. Paul had spent about three years ministering with this church at Ephesus, and we know that his work was heartfelt and sincere because he shared how he often prayed and ministered both day and night through hours of tears, concern and love for the people. Friends, I believe that many of our pastors today have this same genuine concern for our spiritual wellbeing. I hear words from my pastor often that tells me that his heart is burdened for the flock God has given him charge of. No doubt our pastors that decide, like Paul, to move on to another church or area of ministry, must really have a heart-to-heart session with God and ask for His ongoing tender loving care over the flock being left behind. From previous moves to different locations, I know how hard it is to leave dear friends behind, hoping that their success will continue even without you in their lives.

Challenge……

Friends, this passage was not placed in the Bible just for pastors, although I feel it is very applicable to them. But how is your concern level for the salvation of family members, friends or other church members? When last have you gone to bed praying for them, awaken the next morning with a burden to pray for them again, or shared with them about the love of Jesus and His desire to see them surrender their lives to Him? Do they see enough evidence (gifts of the Spirit) in your life that they would respect hearing your concern for their salvation? Are you ever burdened to the point of tears? How serious are you, really, about the salvation of those in your realm of influence? This chapter shows us that Paul labored without pay from the church, but with such passion that he was often brought to tears and endless hours praying and/or ministering to the people. I believe that God can use more folk like that today – you and I!

Prayer……

Dear Lord, in Your powerful name, I want to ask that You work on the hearts of Christians – my friends and I, that we may be more concerned/burdened for the souls of those that we know and love. Our family and friends are dying all around us and we are missing opportunities to show them the way to salvation. I thank You Lord for saving my soul, please help me now to use this enriched life to minister to my family, friends, coworkers and acquaintances, so that they too might accept You as Lord and therefore ready themselves for our hallelujah meeting in the air with You one day. Oh, what a day that will be! Lord, we Your soldiers are living under the radar, and friends are not seeing enough evidence in our lives for them to want any part of what we may boast of at times. Please forgive us, but do strengthen us with the boldness and heart of Paul, so that we will not rest until we see results in the lives of those that we are praying to accept You as Lord. I humbly ask all this in your matchless and wonderful name, the name above all names, JESUS. AMEN!

Action…..

In response to God leading You through this devotional today, please get with a Bible teaching Pastor you may know and allow him to guide you. Otherwise feel free to reply to my post online, or you may email me directly at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. I will gladly add you to my prayer list, and/or respond to your request(s) ASAP.

God’s Word Says….

Acts 20:26-27 (NCV)

²⁶ So today I tell you that if any of you should be lost, I am not responsible, ²⁷ because I have told you everything God wants you to know.

My Thoughts…..

I don’t know about you, but I have had situations where I beat up on myself pretty good for not sharing more of the gospel than I did with certain individuals. I often wish that I might be bold enough to share God’s love for each person with them in such a bold, yet humble and vivid way that they might be truly impacted and see the need of my Savior. In reflection, did I say as much as God wanted me to say to that lost person? I believe that because I prayed God’s will on my visit, that perhaps I did say all that He wanted me to share. But reflecting back on the fact that my visit was the last opportunity to truly witness to the individual, I can’t help but have regrets. Paul has set a good example for us in the Scriptures, for he was bold, forthright and unapologetic. He knew that he would probably be arrested and imprisoned, but he knew more so that he had the gospel of Jesus Christ to declare to the lost and dying of the communities that he visited. The latter always took precedence in his life. Can we say the same? In these two verses Paul declares that he had a clear conscience and that there were no regrets. In fact, he place any regrets on the hearts and minds of his listeners, for they would be held even more accountable after hearing the Word of God but yet rejecting it and not allowing God to have His way in their lives.

Challenge……

God will place someone in our path today that needs to surrender their life to Him and know Him intimately. Paul has reminded us in this passage that he was able to leave his ministry area without regrets. In fact he was so sure that he had shared everything that the folk needed for salvation that he basically told them that their fate is now totally in their hands. Hopefully we can rest our heads tonight with no regrets, knowing that we have been totally obedient to God, and that we showed total love to those that we came in contact with today by sharing with them the only way to live eternally with Jesus in heaven. Will this be easy? Only if we do like Paul and acknowledge that this type work must be done without any thought of danger or worldly distraction, and that God will accomplish His will through the work that we do in His name and for His sake.

Prayer……

Lord Jesus, I believe that only what’s done in Your name, under Your direction and for Your glory, will be of value in eternity. I also acknowledge that there is no power in this human body that can impact the life of an individual enough that they would want to change their whole lifestyle and their allegiance to a life dedicated to, and patterned after, You. Therefore, I pray that my life will be so prayed up and dedicated to You that I would overflow with Your joy and be filled with Your Holy Spirit so that a lost person might actually see You in all Your glory and flawlessness, and not the weakness and ineffectiveness of mere man. Please use me even today, so that You may impact a lost person through me. I also pray that my friends who meditate on this devotional today may also hear from You and realign their lives to be useful by You.

Action…..

In response to God leading You through this devotional today, please get with a Bible teaching Pastor you may know and allow him to guide you. Otherwise feel free to reply to my post online, or you may email me directly at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com. I will gladly add you to my prayer list, and/or respond to your request(s) ASAP.