Your
Word Is A Lamp To Guide My Feet
And
A Light For My Path …
Your
Word Is My Source Of Hope.
Scripture
Psalm
119
105 Your
word is a lamp to guide my feet
and a light for my path.
and a light for my path.
Observation
I
am surprised at how many people, who call themselves Christ
followers, spend hardly any time in God's Word on a daily basis.
When
I ask young adults at our church if they take time to read God's Word
every day many of them will reply by saying that they have an app
that sends a Bible verse to their phone every day.
Now,
in my opinion, (and remember opinions are like belly buttons –
everybody's got one!), and I certainly don't want to hurt anybody's
feelings, but I don't think having a verse pop up each day on my
phone or on your phone constitutes us being in God's Word.
I
know several people that made the commitment to read the Bible
through in 2018 and they have been successful. I am very proud of
them!
By
the way, you and I need to make a commitment to the Lord to be in His
Word every day for us to have success!
A
New Year's resolution to read God's Word every day this next year
will probably be as successful as any other New Year's resolution
that will make.
So
let's make our commitments to the Lord and let's let someone else
make New Year's resolutions!
Application
I
will read God's Word every day and not miss - because God's Word is a
lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. And the Bible is my
source of Hope!
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, give any person reading this blog today a desire to be in
Your Word every day! Help them make the commitment to You to read
Your Word every day this coming new year. And help them to be
successful! Thank You for not leaving us here on Earth without a way
to know You. You have given me a manual for how to do life and it is
called my Bible! Help me to follow what You say to me each day as I
read Your Word. Don't let me be lazy. Don't let me neglect being in
Your Word.
Daily
Bible Reading: Psalm 117; Psalm 119:81-176; 2 John 1; 3 John 1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I
just saw this blog that I wrote on this day in 2014 – maybe it will
speak to you!
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My
Life
Constantly Hangs
In The Balance,
Constantly Hangs
In The Balance,
… but
I will not stop obeying your instructions.
Scripture
Psalm
119
109
My life constantly hangs in the balance,
but I will not stop obeying your instructions.
but I will not stop obeying your instructions.
Observation
Hardly
a moment goes by that I don’t realize that I am on borrowed time.
Since my heart attack three years ago my body constantly reminds me
that my life hangs in the balance.
And
that is not a bad thing either!
You
see we are both on borrowed time. Seeing the end of 2015 is no
guarantee for any of us. We might not make it to the end of 2014 come
to think of it.
The
idea of dying doesn’t bother me. Does it bother you? Are you scared
of dying?
By
God’s grace and mercy I have personally experienced death and God’s
people praying me back to life. I know that I am not afraid to die.
What
does bother me is how I live each day! I am not proud of myself at
how I am doing.
When
it comes to handling pain and feeling tired and worn out on a daily
basis I am a big wimp.
So
if you and I are tempted to feel sorry for ourselves on the day after
Christmas lets take a minute and think about other folks we know and
lets pray for them. Some of them are dealing with far more serious
things than we are! Kathy always reminds me (so glad that she does)
that there are lots of people suffering a lot more than I am.
You
and I are blessed. We are very blessed.
I
am going to live forever in a brand new body that is never going to
wear out!
God
has allowed me to stay here on planet earth a little bit longer to do
His will.
Application
I
will pray Psalm 119:114,116-117.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father,
You
are my refuge and my shield;
your word is my source of hope.
your word is my source of hope.
LORD,
sustain me as you promised, that I may live!
Do not let my hope be crushed.
Do not let my hope be crushed.
Sustain
me, and I will be rescued;
then I will meditate continually on your decrees. Psalm 119:114,116-117
then I will meditate continually on your decrees. Psalm 119:114,116-117
Daily
Bible Reading Psalm 117; Psalm 119:81-176; 2 John 1; 3 John 1
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