Daily Devotional Day & Night

HAPPY TUESDAY!



I pray all is well with everyone, and you're enjoying another beautiful terrific Tuesday. The weather is cold and rainy, but the fact that we're a day closer to a four-day weekend makes it beautiful. I'm thankful that my Grandmother is here to celebrate another holiday with the family, please continue to keep her in your prayers. This weekend's turducken was a big hit! I must say myself, I am really pleased about the way it came out, I pray the next one comes out just as well, or better. We had so much food at the Church, but the one thing we were missing was the stuffing, so I think I'll go ahead and make some tomorrow, to ensure that we have enough. This time of year is a Chef's dream, because it's a challenge to bring something fresh and new, without shocking people. When you think of Thanksgiving, you think of the traditional meal, and we could still do that, but put a little twist on it. Since I work so late tomorrow night, I won't be able to go all out like I want, but maybe I will on Christmas or New Years. I know some of you will be traveling today or tomorrow, I pray for your safe journey, and that you enjoy this precious time with your friends and family. Have a wonderful day, and be blessed!



Today's scriptures are about our position in the Kingdom of God. Jesus is the tie that binds believers as family. Some of us get caught up in the earthly meaning of family, when we're all brothers and sisters in Christ. We have favor through the blood of the Lamb, and God exalts us when we do His will. As earthly parents, we have an obligation to provide for, and take care of our children. They didn't ask to be born, they are sent to us by God and it's our duty raise them to be loving, caring, and respectful adults. Good parents take interest in their children’s lives, and lead by example. They work and toil ensure their child have everything they need, and have great relationships with them staying open to communication. As a parent, you're forced to make tough decisions for your the sake of your child(ren). There are some things we take joy in, and others we regret doing, but have to be done. It's written: Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6) We have to be multifaceted to our kids; we have to be parent, friend, teacher, lawyer, doctor, therapist, and preacher. We're their lifelines, and without our guidance they wouldn't know which ways to go in life. Stop and think about this for a moment, if God is our Heavenly Father, and has designed earthly parents to be this way, then how much greater is He to us? He has given His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, so we could have life. Jesus died and was resurrected, and now sits on a throne at the right hand of God. Jesus is our lifeline, and just as blood bonds parents to their children, Jesus' blood bonds us to God. He calls us brother and sister, and most importantly He calls us friends. When it comes to working in the Kingdom of God, there are no persons more important than the other. He bleed the same blood everyone, no matter what your status is in life. God loves all of us, but call those of us who keeps His commandments friends. It's written: “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments..." (Deuteronomy 7:9) Jesus said: And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31) Really, how hard is it to keep these commandments? Keep in mind that love is an action, it's not a warm fuzzy feeling, or pleasant thoughts, but it's something that is shown through our actions. Jesus showed His love for us, through His death on the cross. God shows His love for us daily, with our many wonderful blessings. So how do you show your love to Him? Think about children, and how they give back to us. It's not by gifts or works but by their total dependence on, love and respect for us. It's about their gratitude, and the way their faces lights up when they see us. It's the little things that show that we care. Jesus is our brother, and it's only because of Him that we have a strong, unbreakable relationship with God. He appreciates when we share His teachings, acknowledge His presence, and Praise Him every day of our life. In the Kingdom, we're children of God, and brethren to Jesus Christ, and that's a privilege that is open to all, but held by few. The only step that needs to be taken to enter the kingdom of God is to acknowledge that Jesus is the Christ, confess and repent for your sins, and ask Him to come into your heart. The love is God is something that's ever present, yet seldom reciprocated, and there's only one way to change that. My favorite verses today are: If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. Whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected; hereby know we that we are in him. (1 John 1:6, 2:5)



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