This morning my mind was a little distracted and my heart is yearning. Why? My family needs some clear direction. I want the Lord to speak to us as clearly as He spoke to Noah. He told Noah exactly what He wanted him to do. Noah knew the dimensions of the ark as well as everything that was to be put inside the ark. Of course, it was Noah's responsibility to be faithful to God's instruction, but how wonderful it must have been to know exactly what God desired of him. My prayer this morning is that God will speak clearly to our family so that we will know the direction that He desires for us to go. Just like Noah, I pray that God would draw the right things/ people/ opportunities to us so that we would better understand His will for us. Once we have the clear directions it will then be our responsibility to obey.
I am so grateful to have a Savior who loves us in spite of ourselves and only wants the best for us.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Trusting God~ Noah
Good morning sweet friends. I just love sitting down to have my time with Jesus and knowing that there are amazing women walking alongside me in this journey. I am so excited about this year!
I was drawn to the story of Noah this morning. But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Genesis 6:8. How I pray this for my own Noah! How I pray this for all of my children and myself too. :) As I read the instructions that God gave to Noah, I pictured how dazed Noah might have been to hear all of this. I can relate. I know that as God called us to change our life drastically and head to the mission field, there were many days that I felt dazed! Who am I kidding, there are still many days that I feel dazed! In verse 20 the Bible tells us that every kind of creature would "come to you"(Noah). Noah did not have to go out and drag those animals to the ark. They CAME to Noah. Awesome. While Noah was busy being obedient and building that arc, God was busy taking care of the details. What a great reminder for me. It is my job to be obedient to the instructions that God has given me in my heart. It is His job to take care of the details.
My prayer today is that we will all listen and be obedient to the call God has for our lives and that we would trust the details to Him.
I was drawn to the story of Noah this morning. But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Genesis 6:8. How I pray this for my own Noah! How I pray this for all of my children and myself too. :) As I read the instructions that God gave to Noah, I pictured how dazed Noah might have been to hear all of this. I can relate. I know that as God called us to change our life drastically and head to the mission field, there were many days that I felt dazed! Who am I kidding, there are still many days that I feel dazed! In verse 20 the Bible tells us that every kind of creature would "come to you"(Noah). Noah did not have to go out and drag those animals to the ark. They CAME to Noah. Awesome. While Noah was busy being obedient and building that arc, God was busy taking care of the details. What a great reminder for me. It is my job to be obedient to the instructions that God has given me in my heart. It is His job to take care of the details.
My prayer today is that we will all listen and be obedient to the call God has for our lives and that we would trust the details to Him.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Better late than not at all...
My parents are visiting and we are having a wonderful time, but my routine is all out of whack! So, instead of having my devotional time this morning, I am reading just before bed.
Like many of you, I love Genesis and especially the first few chapters. I love how the Bible specifies that God created fruits, animals and birds "according to their kind" and commanded them to reproduce "according to their kind." I do not believe that monkeys morph into humans!
I also love that God does not change - and the punishment for sin has not changed. God warned Adam that eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil would result in death. Sin still results in death.
I can't wait to read more of the story tomorrow morning!
Janna
Like many of you, I love Genesis and especially the first few chapters. I love how the Bible specifies that God created fruits, animals and birds "according to their kind" and commanded them to reproduce "according to their kind." I do not believe that monkeys morph into humans!
I also love that God does not change - and the punishment for sin has not changed. God warned Adam that eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil would result in death. Sin still results in death.
I can't wait to read more of the story tomorrow morning!
Janna
for Stacy and anyone else who might need it :)
January 2: Genesis 4:1-5:32; I Chronicles 1:1-4; Genesis 6:1-22
January 3: Genesis 7: 1-9:29
January 4: Genesis 10: 1-5; I Chronicles 1:5-7; Genesis 10:6-20; I Chronicles 1:8-16; Genesis 10:21-11:26; I Chronicles 1:17-27
January 5: Job 1:1-3:26
January 6: Job 4:1-7:21
January 7: Job 8:1-10:22
January 8: Job 11:1-14:22
January 9: Job 15:1-18:21
Just let me know if you need more. :) Much love.
January 3: Genesis 7: 1-9:29
January 4: Genesis 10: 1-5; I Chronicles 1:5-7; Genesis 10:6-20; I Chronicles 1:8-16; Genesis 10:21-11:26; I Chronicles 1:17-27
January 5: Job 1:1-3:26
January 6: Job 4:1-7:21
January 7: Job 8:1-10:22
January 8: Job 11:1-14:22
January 9: Job 15:1-18:21
Just let me know if you need more. :) Much love.
As I was reading our first passage I thought to myself, 'Wow, this is going to take me a while. I'm a slow reader and there's so much to learn. God's word is so deep and amazing and gives understanding to the simple (i.e.- me).' Usually I would have stopped like after the first chapter and been done for the day, thinking I'd have enough to chew on just from that.
But how good it felt to read those 3 chapters! To see God make things good and how good they were for 2 chapters and then to see how we got the world we live in today.
Here's a few of the things that struck me, please correct me if I'm wrong- Genesis doesn't tell us when/how God made the angels/spirit beings/spirit realm and all that stuff, it just tells us about the physical realm we live in. The earth itself was created before (or on) the first day and I think it was made totally of water (verse 2). Man's assignment was to work the ground, not just chill on this neat planet God made ;0)
Nothing profound, but let me tell you how blessed my heart is after reading today. Happy New Year everyone!
But how good it felt to read those 3 chapters! To see God make things good and how good they were for 2 chapters and then to see how we got the world we live in today.
Here's a few of the things that struck me, please correct me if I'm wrong- Genesis doesn't tell us when/how God made the angels/spirit beings/spirit realm and all that stuff, it just tells us about the physical realm we live in. The earth itself was created before (or on) the first day and I think it was made totally of water (verse 2). Man's assignment was to work the ground, not just chill on this neat planet God made ;0)
Nothing profound, but let me tell you how blessed my heart is after reading today. Happy New Year everyone!
from excitement, to love, to humilation all on the first day!!!
I get so excited reading Genesis Chapter 1! God SPOKE and it WAS! I see so much excitement in His actions. I don’t think He mumbled and grumbled, I think God was like a child creating a picture, constantly saying “Look what I’ve done!” I think there was a glimmer in His eye. This was His masterpiece. The creation of all that is wasn’t an “accident” or the collision of 2 particles that created an explosion. The creation of all that is was planned and exacted by Almighty God!
The excitement of Chapter 1 is balanced by the care and nurture of Chapter 2. God excitedly spoke everything into existence, then with an equal amount of care, He knelt down, picked out the perfect clay, and formed man, then put HIS breath into this very special creation. God then created a woman out of the same clay and used part of the man so we would always be “bone of my bone”. He had a special relationship planned out for man and woman. God didn’t speak me into existence, He carefully and meticulously formed me! That is too awesome to even comprehend!
How sad and humiliating to read Chapter 3. God’s perfect creation – His MASTERPIECE – permanently marred! I can imagine the disappointment in God’s voice, knowing that every time I sin, He feels the same way. Oh how I rejoice that the story doesn’t end here and that I have a Savior to restore me!
The excitement of Chapter 1 is balanced by the care and nurture of Chapter 2. God excitedly spoke everything into existence, then with an equal amount of care, He knelt down, picked out the perfect clay, and formed man, then put HIS breath into this very special creation. God then created a woman out of the same clay and used part of the man so we would always be “bone of my bone”. He had a special relationship planned out for man and woman. God didn’t speak me into existence, He carefully and meticulously formed me! That is too awesome to even comprehend!
How sad and humiliating to read Chapter 3. God’s perfect creation – His MASTERPIECE – permanently marred! I can imagine the disappointment in God’s voice, knowing that every time I sin, He feels the same way. Oh how I rejoice that the story doesn’t end here and that I have a Savior to restore me!
from Leigh.....
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God woke me up early this morning so that I could start on this journey with Him. I am so excited and blessed to see what God intends to teach me this year. Today I learned the following lesson: I must listen only to God because He obviously knows what's best for me. When I start to follow my own desires (much like Adam and Eve did) I will fall into sin and a path that God did not intend for me. When I do sin, I must confess it and repent so that I can begin to prosper and live according to God's will for me.
Hello 2010! I can't wait to see what's in store for all of us.
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