Daily Devotional Day & Night

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

Today's scriptures are about the depth of our God, where there is no comparison. There are many different belief systems in this world, but none can quite compare with the one true God. Our God created the heaven and earth, and everything in it. He's so magnificent, that we can't quite grasp the enormity of Him. He said: I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. (Rev. 22:13) Can you imagine? The most important thing that we should know about Him is that He is our Heavenly Father, and He loves each of us so much that every hair on our head is numbered. When we love Him, we never have to worry about anything on this earth. There is no one or nothing mightier than Him. His Word is the one and only truth, which has and will stand the test of time.

There are several different religions in this world, some of which there is no record. According to the website “Religious Tolerance” there's at least: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Atheists, Sikhism, Judaism, Spiritism, Baha'i Faith, Confucianism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Shinto, Taoism, Chinese folk religion, and Wicca. To be honest with you, I've never heard of most of these religions. It's such a big subject, and because we were created with a "herd" mentality, we all need something to believe in. All of these religions evolved because one person didn't want to see things the way God presented it, so they branched off into their own beliefs. Most of the time, it was to conform around what works for them.

God's Word, also known as the Holy Bible, is the handbook to life. It gives us the truth, divinely written by God, through chosen human beings. There are people who have dissected this book, and only choose to believe the parts that work for them. That's a very dangerous road to follow, but I can understand how you might argue that some of it isn't true. The most common argument is that this book was written by man, and translated so many times that some truths may have been omitted and/or changed from what was originally written. I guess that can be a fair argument, but that's when you must think about who God is. If He created the entire universe, couldn't He have divinely written, and translated the Holy Bible? Not only did He write it, through some awesome people in history, but He also has linked it back to the original scrolls. There are true Biblical Historians that has done the research, and persevered His Word, for hundreds of years, by His power. God still writes through people, to give new translations to His Word, as the times change. He uses people like me, and others on a grander scale, whom He anointed with the gift to write. He's the one true GOD! He can move heaven and earth to prove Himself to those He loves, but we must have Faith in Him, because of what He has given us. Remember, “…faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1)

God makes sure that we have everything we need to be redeemed, to make it to the Kingdom of Heaven, but it's up to us to reach out to Him. He's one God, but a trinity of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. He plays three different roles in our life, which offers us Salvation, protection, love, guidance, and so much more. We can have a personal relationship with Him, and He's equally attentive to each believer, because He's a part of us. Whenever we call He answers, whatever we need He provides, and all we have to do is love Him with all our heart. I don't know any other god, idol, or religion that promises that. Nothing can compare to the love of the God! I love Him because He's shown up in my life, and performed miracle after miracle. I hate to sound like a cliché, but He's truly made ways out of no way for me. He speaks to me, and He comforts me in times that no one else could. I know God is real, because He’s with me each day.

If this message has you interested in knowing more about God, there are many resources available, and the Internet was created to help expand our knowledge. You can read the bible in different languages and dialects online. You can also seek Godly counsel, and/or speak to a Pastor at your local church, to receive more information. Dr. Charles Stanley has study the word of God so extensively, that He has his doctorate in Theology. He was anointed to created another translation of the bible, called the "Life Principle Bible". I love His teachings, because He’s a man who’s knowledgeable, as well as wise. He has lots of resources on his website as well www.intouch.org. I urge you, if you haven't confessed Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then please start by taking the God Quiz today. Hopefully, if you've been wavering, or aren’t clear on what to believe, this message has helped you in some way. Once you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, you'll be anointed with the Holy Spirit, who will show you the truth and the light. Just know that there's nothing that can be compared to the one true God! My favorite verses today are: Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:9-10)



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Daily Devotional Day & Night

HAPPY MONDAY!

Today's scriptures are about learning the secrets of God. Did you know that you couldn’t truly know God unless you're in the Spirit? We learn in the Old Testament of the Bible, God revealed Himself to certain people, who where chosen to complete great tasks. However, even then, when asked Who He was, His only answer was "I AM that I AM" (Exo. 3:14). Although every human being is a child of God, and He's never loved any of us any differently, that close bond to Him couldn't be made, because of sin. He walked with Moses when He freed the slaves, and He was right next to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego when they walked through the fiery furnace. He had a personal relationship with Job, Jeremiah, and Noah, and also led them through specific tasks that He needed them to complete. God offers that same closeness and one on one bonding to us. Because of Salvation through Jesus, we've been baptized in the Spirit of God. He's revealed Himself through His son Jesus Christ, and by Jesus we’re shown the compassion, love, and forgiveness of God. We can go to God and ask for His wisdom and expect for it to be given, because He will reveal Himself as we seek Him. With Jesus we can hear, see, and speak to our Father in Heaven, when we keep His commandments, which includes loving Him with all of our heart. Jesus said it best: “You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. These things I command you, that you love one another." (John 15:14-17) Jesus made it so that we can have a "relationship" with God, and not just be here to serve Him. Of course we all have a greater job to do for the Kingdom, but we cannot adequately share the love of God with others, if we haven't truly experienced it for ourselves. God originally created Adam for fellowship, but along the way, when sin was introduced, the separation began. Jesus has since mended that, paying the penalty for sin, hence bringing us to this great and awesome revelation of Who God really is. There are so many questions about who God is, and I know for a fact that there isn't any believer who's never doubted God. Whenever we doubt that God will answer our prayers, or allow fear to run our lives, we've lost Faith in Him. The only way that happens is because we're not spending adequate time to get to know Him. He has always been gracious and kind, but we have allowed sin to hinder our relationship with Him. Even the Prophet Isaiah said: Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him. (Isaiah 30:18) Our Father in Heaven is the same God Isaiah and was referring Jesus. God is deeper than anything we could ever imagine, and your Daily Devotionals or Sunday morning Church service only scratches the surface, because you have to seek God for yourself. The Holy Spirit has a personal message for all of us. If you don't know Jesus as Lord and Savior, please go to God right now and ask for Salvation through Jesus Christ, once you've confessed your sins. If you ever need prayer please let me know. My favorite verse today is: God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. (2 Corinthians 2:10)

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