God’s Word Says….

Acts 26:17-20 (MSG)

“…. ‘I’m sending you off to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I’m sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.” What could I do, King Agrippa? I couldn’t just walk away from a vision like that! I became an obedient believer on the spot. I started preaching this life-change—this radical turn to God and everything it meant in everyday life

My Thoughts…..

Paul was captured for openly proclaiming Jesus as the messiah, and in these chosen verses he continues with his self-defense, and especially his understanding of why he believes he was arrested. His life before Christ was awful. Filled with hatred for Christ, His church and His believers. We too are, or were filled with sin and openly rejected Christ and hated to see a believer getting too close to us, because old Satan kept reminding us that they would only try and share the mystery of the cross with us. When God enters our lives through our invitation, and with our permission, there are many changes that He draws our attention to. Please don’t brush this story off because you feel like Paul was so much worse that you ever could have possibly been. Your sin and Paul’s sin looked the same to God, for both lives were following a path of destruction and opposition to what God desires in His teachings in the Word of God (the Bible). Friends, for us to compare our lives to that of Jesus, and the ideals taught in His Word, I hope that you will agree that without Christ, our lives could easily have been considered ‘awful’ also. Please remember that our plumb line is Jesus, not our friends, and not even another Christian. He is the only perfect one, and He is the only One that ever sacrificed His life for us, so that we may look forward to life eternally with Him and His Father (God).

Challenge……

Hopefully most of my readers attended church sometime over the weekend. Reflecting on this story of Paul and his court case, it made me wonder what might have happened in our respective towns this weekend if, as we exited from church the authorities were waiting to arrest us? What might possibly be the charges? If we stood before the best judge in our town court, would we possibly use our commitment to Christ as an excuse for anything we may have done in our community? Are we prepared to say in a public setting what we feel that God has called us to do in and through our servanthood and commitment to Him? Paul boldly spoke up, caring less if this may have created even more problems for him before the king. Although it appears that our leadership, and especially our courts, are very open to Christian principles, and perhaps even hearing of why Christians feel they are so special, I believe many of us would be very challenged to explain our personal conversion before a judge. In fact, I would even question if our legal system would possibly find enough evidence to arrest any of us for being a Christian! Would we use the effects of God in our lives as an explanation of anything we have been found guilty of? We have nothing to be ashamed of friend! If God resides in, and has true ownership of, our lives, then I can guarantee you that your life has been impacted. Don’t bottle it up, tell the world who Jesus is and what He has done in your life!

Prayer……

Dear Lord Jesus, please forgive us for hiding Your amazing forgiveness, love and provision from our lost world. Please use this devotional to touch the hearts of Your people once again, to remind us of all that You have done, and the transformation that occurred when we allowed You to rule and reign in our lives. The daily impact of having You rule our lives is an ongoing blessing. Please humble us to open the parts of our lives that we still hold dear. Please help us to surrender all of ourselves to all of You so that You may truly work through us to reach the unsaved of this world. Please give us boldness to freely tell our story and to give You credit for all that You have been to us, and all that You are involved in everyday of our lives. It’s You I live for Jesus. Please take charge and use this instrument for Your glory. For it is only in the name of Jesus, my Lord 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….

Job 33:14-19 (NCV)

¹⁴ God does speak—sometimes one way and sometimes another – even though people may not understand it. ¹⁵ He speaks in a dream or a vision of the night when people are in a deep sleep, lying on their beds. ¹⁶ He speaks in their ears and frightens them with warnings ¹⁷ to turn them away from doing wrong and to keep them from being proud. ¹⁸ God does this to save people from death, to keep them from dying. ¹⁹ People may be corrected while in bed in great pain; they may have continual pain in their very bones.

My Thoughts…..

I believe that many of us are like Job where we feel like God must have left the scene, as everything is going wrong that could possibly go wrong, in spite of our plea to God through sincere prayer and meditation. Further, I believe that many of us are like the young Elihu, who was respectfully speaking to his elder Job at this crucial time in his life, where we might feel like we are too young to speak to that older saint of God and offer support, encouragement or especially godly advice. But friend, I was reminded here that God is no respecter of persons, and that He can choose whatever age person He desires to faithfully carry His message. I believe that He also showed me that when I pray expecting a word from Him, it will not be my choice of persons who might bring the answer from God. If I plead with God about something, then I had better be prepared spiritually to receive a response from God through whatever means He chooses. Elihu also brought a good message to Job and to us by giving examples of how God speaks to His various kids in need.

Challenge……

Isn’t it sad that it takes God pounding on us through circumstances for us to believe and accept His response? In the New Testament we are reminded that it often takes faith like a child to believe, and that a small ounce of faith could move a mountain! It is unfortunate that we instinctively turn to God in our time of need, but find it challenging to receive His response and believe in faith? Two questions for my friends and I: 1). Let us talk with God about our level of faith, and ask Him that we might just as easily receive His response and believe, as we would in asking Him for a need; and 2). We must be obedient like Elihu and allow God to speak through us to whomever He desires. Whether older or younger than we are. Remember, it is God that wills and it is He that is speaking through us, so there is nothing to fear!

Prayer……

Dear Lord, You have shown me two things in this chapter of Job. First, that I must be careful to receive Your response through Your messenger of choice, not mine. Please help me to concentrate and dedicate myself fully to You and to humble myself to other saints that You might choose to use to bring You glory. Who am I to question? I am but a particle of dirt in this land compared to You. Please help me to always recognize your power and acknowledge Your strength, wisdom and direction. Secondly, I thank You for showing me through Elihu that I too can be used for Your glory, if You so choose. My responsibility is to be obedient to Your voice and carryout the instructions that You might lead me to, regardless of the stature or social status of the individual You might lead me to. Please touch Your warriors, my friends and I that might meditate on this devotional today, so that we may do Your will in ways that You may dictate, and to whomever You might lead us to. These things I ask in Your awesome and powerful name dear 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 25:16-19 (MSG)

Governor Festus continued in verse 16:

“I told them that wasn’t the way we Romans did things. Just because a man is accused, we don’t throw him out to the dogs. We make sure the accused has a chance to face his accusers and defend himself of the charges. So when they came down here I got right on the case. I took my place in the courtroom and put the man on the stand”. The accusers came at him from all sides, but their accusations turned out to be nothing more than arguments about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who the prisoner claimed was alive.

My Thoughts…..

I believe that God included this passage of scripture so that we may see at least two important things:

1. Like Paul, we should know what we believe, why we believe it and then be willing to stand our ground for what we believe, even if it means having to defend it before the highest authority, or before the majority rule; and
2. Seldom can we take note of an earthly figure head, but Festus was not willing to listen to what his supporters, or the majority, or the town leaders had to say to him about Paul. He wanted a sound footing to base his decision on. In other words he wanted to make his own decision, based on the facts, not based on what the leaders wanted and on their strong influence in order to get what they personally wanted.

Challenge……

Unfortunately when our boat is rocked a little, or when our belief system is challenged, or our leadership is questioned, most of us will normally jump to quickly defending ourselves. Regrettably, we often do this by pulling our opposition down. This might also involve using information at hand against the opponent in order to prove them wrong or incompetent. Governor Festus quickly saw that this was the case with the Jewish leaders who presented Paul. As leaders in our churches, we too must be prepared to separate what is truth, compared to what is exaggeration or twisted facts to suit the opponent’s desire. Thank God that He is our ultimate Judge! Also, notice Paul, then place yourself in his shoes. Some may have caved in to prevent further discussion or to prevent more folk getting involved. Let’s aim to follow Paul’s example – he knew what he believed, he was convinced of what he believed, and he was willing to defend what he believed before the highest authorities. He didn’t mind being made a spectacle before the King or those attending the high court, because he was convinced of his beliefs. Are you that confident of your belief in Christ, that you would defend it before even our highest courts? Many of us need to get off the fence, but we can’t do that until we are 100% sure of what we believe! May I encourage you to devote time towards your relationship with Jesus? In knowing Him in a very personal and intimate way, you will desire more time in the Word and you will want to talk with Him (pray) on a regular basis. When this happens, you too will know Him well enough to defend Him, and defend your love and faith in Him. Let me encourage you to make this a priority friend!

Prayer……

Lord Jesus, unfortunately we have become such a weak and misunderstood people that we are easily led to change our belief to that of the crowd in which we find ourselves. This has caused multiple church denominations and multiple splits in churches. In fact, this has caused the world to look at our churches and want no part of us, so our world is dying and going to hell without being introduced to You. I pray that my heart will be changed to claim You and Your great love with such passion that, that I can easily defend myself and the Savior who purchased my sin with His life on Calvary’s cross. I pray that the residents of my town will find such a sweet aroma of Jesus in my church that they might be attracted to You like a magnet, and that they too will want to experience Your love, because of seeing such love in everything we do and say. I humbly plead with You to grant me peace in the decisions I make. May they be filled from the saturation of prayer, Your subsequent approval, power and guidance, so that I might represent you well, and may You receive honor and glory for any praise derived from my actions. Please give readers who meditate on this devotional a similar desire so that You church may indeed be the church of our respective areas. I ask all this in Your precious and most holy name that is worthy of all my praise, 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….

Job 31:13-15 (MSG)

^13–15 “Have I ever been unfair to my employees when they brought a complaint to me? What, then, will I do when God confronts me? When God examines my books, what can I say? Didn’t the same God who made me, make them? Aren’t we all made of the same stuff, equals before God?

My Thoughts…..

Job analyzed all areas of his life to determine what might be out of sync with God’s demands that might be at the root of all his punishment. He carefully examined his dealings to see if he had treated them like an equal human being – like he would want to be treated. Still in today’s society we find where employees might be classified as just a tool to get the job done, not necessarily as a fellow brother or sister. I feel like we should think very much like Job, in that he reflected on the fact that his employees were born humanly just as he was. They were no less human that he was. If he treated them unfairly or unjustly, what might he expect from God when he stands before Him?

Challenge……

To the supervisors or managers that might meditate on this today, I would ask: If God will judge you, based on the way that you treat your employees, what might you expect on Judgment Day? To general employees, I would ask: are you being treated in a manner that resembles the way that you treat your children or your family? Our God is a just God, and I am convinced from His Word that He will not be patient with unjust kids. Are you OK with facing God today, knowing that He will challenge you on the way that you have treated others, including your employees? When we talk about living the Christian life, it means living our lives in a manner obedient and pleasing to God. Do you truly live up to God’s commands on this? This is a case where you must live the Christian life while also being pleasing to your boss. I am here to tell you that it is possible. God will give you wisdom and boldness to live your life like He wants. Please don’t try doing it your way, then asking God to bless it. Although you may have difficulty being honest with yourself, God knows right down to the desires of your heart and the whispers of your mind. Do yourself a favor and live justly before God in all walks of life – even to your very employment.

Prayer……

Lord, I thank You for being a just and holy God. Yes, I thank You for correcting me and giving me a godly conscience so that I may quickly recognize when I’m not aligned with Your will – yes, right down to my worldly employment. Please forgive me for the times I have been less than perfect – less than 100% perfectly aligned with Your will. Father, please continue to be patient with me, but I ask also that You continue to open my eyes to Your Word, as You have done this morning, so that I might receive direction and guidance from You. Lord, I am concerned that many ‘Christians’ might be fooled into a false sense of security because they have followed a preacher’s plan, or through peer pressure have made a decision to carry the label ‘Christian’. Please continue to touch my life, and the lives of all that might meditate on this devotional, that together we might be reminded of the importance of our relationship with You, the most important responsibility this side of heaven. Relationship will only happen when we spend time with You and when we follow Your commands, whether we want to or not. Please help us to develop such a love for You that we will want to be Your humble servants (employees) and that we will treat all those over whom we have authority, in the same fashion that we are being loved and treated by You. This world needs this kind of love, and we need to be this kind of people. Please accomplish Your will through us, for I ask this in Your most precious and holy name, 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….

Job 31:2-4 (MSG)

So what can I expect from God? What do I deserve from God Almighty above? Isn’t calamity reserved for the wicked? Isn’t disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong? Isn’t God looking, observing how I live? Doesn’t he mark every step I take?

My Thoughts…..

As I read this passage today, I was reminded of a sermon I once heard that has long since remained in my heart and mind. It was titled “Why do Bad Things happen to Good People”. No doubt we have felt that way before ourselves, for we see the good-hearted Christian person, who has served God and his church faithfully, dying of cancer, while at the same time we see a person living in open sin flourishing in wealth and no health issues, and we tend to ask God “why?”, don’t we? Friends, we see a good example of this in this present stage of Job’s life, and like Job, we may tend to ask God, “why?”

Challenge……

I believe that Job is showing us in his response, that in our acknowledgment of what appears to be punishment by God, we are to open our eyes and seek God’s face all the more, as we are actually witnessing His hand of discipline and we may need help in asking Him to show us in a clearer form exactly what it is that needs our attention. In this chapter Job goes down the list of things that he feels God might be opening his eyes to. No doubt as we see these things happening and we have an honest conversation with self, we can immediately seek God’s face in humility and ask for His forgiveness and subsequent help to overcome that thing that is getting our attention. That thing that is not aligned with God’s written Word and His desire for our lives. I believe that in this wicked world, we seldom find purity in its God-given, honest and true form. In other words, there is often incentives, or ulterior motives in our actions, and not always a sincerity to obedience of God’s will and His Word. Job was going through a litmus test of things that he wanted to check his purity against with God. I challenge you to join me in laying our list of things before God today and seek His approval on everything we do and/or say, that our intentions might be pure, and aligned with His perfect will.

Prayer……

Lord Jesus, I am reminded of that song “Create in me a clean Heart, Oh Lord”, because in and of our own weak selves we cannot see beyond the sin that grips us and holds us hostage every day. Like Job, I want to be honest and guiltless before You oh God, because while here on this earth it becomes an almost impossible task. Please shower Your wonderful blessings on me and Your powerful touch on my life so that I might easily fight the evil around me, the sin that is so prevalent everywhere I turn. It is so difficult to represent You in a world where there is so much opposition to You, but I know that You are all powerful over everything, and that through Your strength and power, I can do all things. As I learn from You each day, may my life and my character exemplify Your love and Your character in every way. Many of my friends are also Your holy children Lord, so I ask that You provoke them into a closer walk with You also, and that You bless them with power from above to live a similar life to the one I requested. May Your army become stronger today as a result of spending time with You, is my humble prayer that I ask in Your name alone, 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 24:24-25 (GNT)

24 After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he talked about faith in Christ Jesus. ²⁵But as Paul went on discussing about goodness, self-control, and the coming Day of Judgment, Felix was afraid and said, “You may leave now. I will call you again when I get the chance.”

 

My Thoughts…..

When travelling to another state or country by plane or train, there is often the chance of delays, for one reason or another. If the fault is attributed to the airline, then they will often provide vouchers to the stranded passengers for food, and sometimes even for hotel, if the delay will prevent travelling the same day. Can you begin to imagine the costs paid by carriers for these delays? Now, meditate with me on what happened in your respective church services over the weekend. Hopefully the message of the Gospel was presented, and attendees were given the opportunity to surrender their lives to Jesus as their Lord and Savior. No doubt your church, like mine, saw folk leave without accepting the invitation of the pastor, and the Holy Spirit that tugged on their hearts of sin. They delayed their decision to act at that time for various reasons. The big question is, what might this delay have cost them? Perhaps they said like Felix did, “I will deal with this another time”. Will there be ‘another time’?

 

Challenge……

Friends, we must leave the last question without an answer, because we have no control over whether we will have another opportunity. Thankfully, I made it all the way home safely yesterday. Did everyone else? Perhaps they did, or perhaps they didn’t. God’s Word has very clear advice for us when it tells us that “now is the accepted time”, the only moment promised to us. Remember, at our borders all those arriving with proper authentication (passports and appropriate visas) are allowed in, others are rejected and expatriated back to their home country. This will be no different at the entrance to Heaven’s portals, only those who have personally accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior (that’s their passport and visa) will be accepted into God’s eternal home, others will be returned to their desired home with Satan and his band of demons. Please don’t delay, it could cost you eternal life with the Master of this universe. The creator, Savior and King, who loved you enough to die in order that you might receive forgiveness of your sin, when you ask Him. Your delay could cost you big time. Don’t even wait for the next service time, contact a pastor or Christian leader of a local church, or contact me so that I may help you, but PLEASE, don’t delay make a decision today.

 

Prayer……

Lord Jesus, many of us just attended church yesterday and here you are beating up on us again today through this illustration with Felix delaying his decision to hear more from Paul and then follow through in accepting You as Lord. Thank You for loving us enough to do this. Many fathers would just dismiss this as a bad choice by their children, and sometimes they may even disassociate themselves from their kids because of their bad decisions. I praise You for not giving up on me. Today I humbly plead that You melt the hearts of those that meditate on this devotional with me, so that given another opportunity, they may come to their senses and make this vital decision. As indicated above, I am so afraid of, and anxious about my friends not making a very costly mistake in delaying their decision. May today be the day of salvation for all who might meditate on this with me, is my humble and earnest prayer, and it is in Your most 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 24:15-16 (NCV)
15 I have the same hope in God that they have—the hope that all people, good and bad, will surely be raised from the dead. 16 This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and people.

My Thoughts…..
There are several things worth noting in the passage surrounding these verses highlighted today:
Paul was being presented before the governor (Felix) on charges that he was inciting the people and causing an uproar in the temple and the town. The easiest and safest thing for Paul to have done, was to either keep quiet to avoid further incrimination, or to blast out against his opposers. Instead, Paul chose to use this public forum to further speak the Word of God and so that these hearers, who under normal circumstances may not have visited the temple, would know of the hope that lies within him! Wow, commendable!
Paul had no regrets. If Felix demanded his death, like Tertullus wanted, Paul knew that his conscience would be clear and that he could stand before Jesus without guilt and embarrassment.

Challenge……
How is it with us, friend? Are we consistent with our testimony? Our witness? Our teaching? Our preaching? Can we truly share the Word in an open setting without the worry of fingers being pointed back at our actions on the same subject? Can we stand before God, the One who knows and sees all things, and face Him with without embarrassment that we lived the life He demanded in His Word, and that we honestly shared the Word openly and without guilt ourselves? I know we are not perfect, especially as long as we live here on planet earth, but the question today is “Do we live our lives according to the blessed hope that we possess?” I believe that opposition to what Paul was claiming would have been lies by his openents/accusers. Would we be as confident about the same scenario friend?

Prayer……
Lord Jesus, I pray that I would live my life in total honesty to You, and before all my family and friends. I pray that what they see is exactly what You know to be the case also. Please help me to avoid pretense. Like Paul, may I live, and may I present myself before You with no regrets or embarassment. Please also touch the heart of my friends that might meditate on this devotional so that they too may present themselves before You without regret. May we be the image and voice of You dear Lord to this evil and lost world in which we live. Father, all this is only possible through Your intervention, grace and power, so I ask this in Your awesome name and for Your glory, 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.

In the whole chapter of Job 28, Job gives examples of where people might search for wisdom. However, beginning in verse 23 he gets to the point of where most people are today. For most of us have exhausted our efforts in finding wisdom, before we look to the creator of everything that exists, the One who gives undiluted wisdom, God almighty. Friends, we can save so much time, and avoid so many heartbreaks, if only we would look to the Creator for ALL things in life. Let’s acknowledge Him as Lord over everything in our lives, for He created us and has given us everything we need for life and everyday living. We owe it ALL to God. Wisdom is something we all should desire, so let us go to the root of wisdom and ask for it in its purest form. Why waste your time looking in such areas as described by Job in the first part of this chapter? Ask for it straight from its source! Praise God that I know Him personally and can ask anything of Him. Do you, friend?

Job 28:23–28 (NCV)
Only God understands the way to wisdom, and he alone knows where it lives, because he looks to the farthest parts of the earth and sees everything under the sky. When God gave power to the wind and measured the water, when he made rules for the rain and set a path for a thunderstorm to follow, then he looked at wisdom and decided its worth; he set wisdom up and tested it. Then he said to humans, ‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom; to stay away from evil is understanding.’ ”

Feel free to contact me at NuggetsFromGodsWord@outlook.com if you would like for me to pray for you, or if I might introduce you to the God of whom I referenced above. It would be my joy!

God’s Word Says….

Job 27:2-6 (NCV)

² “As surely as God lives, who has taken away my rights, the Almighty, who has made me unhappy, ³ as long as I am alive and God’s breath of life is in my nose, ⁴ my lips will not speak evil, and my tongue will not tell a lie. ⁵ I will never agree you are right; until I die, I will never stop saying I am innocent. ⁶ I will insist that I am right; I will not back down. My conscience will never bother me.

My Thoughts…..

If only we would have the determination of Job! After all he had been through, and even after being upset with God for allowing so much to happen to him, yet in verses 4-6 he proclaimed that he would never turn his back on God. He was so sure of himself that he said, hey, my conscience will never bother me – not even before God who knows all things. What a bold statement! Can we begin to imagine that type of loyalty, and how that type of determination and persistence could have a major impact on our churches? Imagine the members who might say that no matter what may come our way, our minds are made up and we will not falter? Wow, if our churches were made up of only 10% of men with that type determination, I can hardly imagine the impact the ministry of that church would have on our community. It is so unfortunate that anytime we hear reference to a church, we hear about the beautiful building, or the great pastor (orator), or the food ministry or possibly its effective Bible teaching, but how often do we hear someone actually refer to the ‘church’ itself? In other words, the ‘church’ is its members and attendees, so how often do we hear “oh do you mean that church located at ???? where so many of its members are filled with God’s Holy Spirit and its ministry is so impactful that you feel God working on you as you enter the church doors?” Unfortunately we tend to hear more of the opposite – “you mean that church with all those hypocrites?”

Challenge……

While I would never want us to undergo the temptations and trials that Job went through, I sure wish that we had the bold determination to live as God’s child right until the end of our lives, regardless of life’s circumstances! How is it with you friend? Can you identify with Job? Would you commit to live your life determined to represent God in all walks of life and through every circumstance of life before Christians and those who have no knowledge of God? I believe that we will see our world change when they see a changed church – people that really represent God at all times and in every circumstance of life. You alone can do this, and you can only change yourself. Don’t worry about the Brother next to you, although pray for him. Leave that Sister alone with her sinful actions, get yourself in order and let your life for Christ impact her. Get yourself in order, and pray consistently and persistently for others.

Prayer……

Lord, I plead with you to help me be so determined in my walk that I would have the kind of clear conscience that Job spoke about in verse 6! Lord, I believe this could have a serious impact on our churches, if only we could be the type of persistent Christian that Job was. Please deal in my heart as I may tend to waiver from that, and please work on the hearts and lives of those that claim You as their Lord. May we commit to serve You, in spite of our circumstances. For I ask all this in Your precious and holy name, Lord 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.