Service Measure Aug.15

 

            The true God Jehovah did not promise every act of service would be pleasant but would be more like a planted seed that does not necessarily experience pleasure when the unseen energy expands its growth. After a struggle of time and growth, any pleasure happens as a fruit result. You may need to behave and grow like the seed planted. Life doings may take time to grow and show the life God intends. Even after you produce any personal fruit, you are not to hoard the fruit. You must not stash the results but share completely all that remains yours to give.

            Prayer: Lord Jesus. Remind us to be generous with everything we have, including our inborn character, any emotion, or opportunity.  

 

Lasting Foundation Aug.14

 

            Jesus is He who was sent from above, what we call heaven. Look at his words and look at his life work, and you will see no confusion, no contradiction. All things come together in Him. You can fully trust he will do what is best for you, although you may not see it now. He is Jesus, the one born on earth, the name above every name. He gave us the Eternal’s name: Yahweh Abba Father, the everlasting foundation of all.

            Prayer: Lord, help us be aware, you continue with us as we search scripture for your reality.

 

Personal Existence Aug.13

 

            Being made in heavenly Father’s image, your human personality vibrates as the highest order of any physical being or any heavenly being, like angels on earth. Jesus is also human with you, but He is much more than personality. He put in motion his eternal universal way. He IS that Way, a way of serving, giving, everlasting togetherness.

            Prayer: Lord, help me recognize you show the true Path for any life situation.

Mystery Aug.12

 

            Mystery does not mean God grudgingly or reluctantly withholds knowledge or understanding from us. Mystery simply means sometimes more knowledge exists than we can understand at present. You may not know how gravity works, but we accept it every day. Don’t try to take the bite out of scripture you may not understand. Instead, embrace the mystery by faith. Just have faith in the right person. Just realize you may not know now, leave the unanswered questions to heavenly Father and move on. You can know later. For now, God’s Grace is sufficient.

            Prayer: Thank you, Lord, that you created mystery as a way to increase our trust. Help us have faith to let the unknown change our trust into the challenge for growing faith.

 

Falsehood Aug.11

 

            Although the disguised lies of commercials [this product will help you live longer because it feeds your body system], these temptations to buy look good; if those promises were really the right paths for you, they would feed you. But when you follow their covered deceit, they bleed you.

            Prayer: Lord, help me remember that no matter how attractive false truths may appear, they still hide your actual truth.

Your Pace Aug.10

 

            Because you follow Jesus and look to scripture, you live not only in worldly time, but already in God’s eternal significance. You may choose His peace and a restful attitude in all the activities of any given day. You may not always see or understand His divine operations. But His way leads to peace that makes any better become the best! Choose the resting pace of peace.

            Prayer: Lord, help me take a deep breath, relax and remember you are still in charge of all my activities, especially with others.

Other-Centered Aug.9

 

            The Sermon on the Mount [Mt.5-6] directions need to overtake any sermon of the consumer-shopping motivation. Too much getting and collecting becomes self-centered. You only need to keep and use what is necessary and especially give toward what enhances God’s Kingdom. Adopt a full-time gift lifestyle. Discontinue collecting, avoid the hoarding tendency that falsifies longer living, work out ways to give things away and not expect any return. Freedom gives more than it takes!

            Prayer: Lord, remind me to behave today in any way that will keep me other-centered rather than self-motivated.