Tuesday Reading: Revelation 4 9-11
Key Verse: Revelation 4 11
11 O Lord, You are worthy to receive glory and honour and power, because You created all things, and for Your will they are and were created.
Key Verse: Revelation 4 11
11 O Lord, You are worthy to receive glory and honour and power, because You created all things, and for Your will they are and were created.
Devotion:
When was the last time that you were really thankful for something going the right way? When did you last have something happen, look back and think, wow, I am really glad that it turned out this way after all? We all try to control our own lives and think that we do a pretty good job most of the time, but we always seem to make mistakes and loose faith in what we can do because of those mistakes. We may look back on our accomplishments and think that we have done ok, but there will always be times when we think we could have done better.
When was the last time that you were really thankful for something going the right way? When did you last have something happen, look back and think, wow, I am really glad that it turned out this way after all? We all try to control our own lives and think that we do a pretty good job most of the time, but we always seem to make mistakes and loose faith in what we can do because of those mistakes. We may look back on our accomplishments and think that we have done ok, but there will always be times when we think we could have done better.
It is at those times that we think that we could have done with fore-sight because looking back we can see the pitfalls that we did not see before. If only we could have had someone guiding us through our lives who knew exactly what was going to happen! But we have! Christ has promised us that He will be with us and that He will be willing to guide us and to keep us if we are willing to trust in Him. With that trust will come all manner of things that we would not have otherwise thought through.
Can you imagine the joy that we will have knowing that we have been able to make it through to the end; but not only that because we will be living out our eternal lives in joy and happiness! Can you imagine the sorrow that we will face if we make it through to the end but we find that what we face is the rest of our eternal lives living in sorrow? We all do have the choice as to which way we see our lives working out. We all do have the choice as to whether we want to honour and obey our Living, Eternal, Loving and Caring, Awesome God! Once we do bring God back into our lives we will find that not only do we have joy and peace whilst we live on earth, but we have the secure knowledge that we will have even more joy and peace living eternally by His side!
Points to Ponder:
How often do you think about the long term rather than the short term?
How often do you think about the long term rather than the short term?
How often do you let God be your guide?