To Hide vs. Being Lost

07/28/05

It would have been better for them not to know the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed onto them.
2 peter 2:20-22

To hide is worse than beins lost; hiding means disobedience whereas being lost is an unawareness of the truth.

Choosing to hide is deliberately walking off the path that God has laid before me. I know the right path because I know the truth.

Lord, today is a day of change! Help me to come out of hiding Lord, I want to know and experience Your righteousness. Thank You for yet another chance. In Jesus' name. Amen.

In Control & Alert

07/26/05

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8

The enemy lurks around, waiting for someone to slip up. I need to be alert and disciplined.

I need to take control of my actions and stay alert to opportunities that Satan may be waiting around a corner.

Lord, I will not be devoured. You have given me the power of self-control. Help me to stay in righteousness. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Letting Go

07/25/05

"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past."
Isaiah 43:18

Don't hold onto things you cannot change.

Instead of focusing on painful things in the past, use them to turn things into a success in the present. I need to stop getting angry at the past and learn from it.

Lord, help me to move on. Help me to forget and not dwell. I can't do it without You - and I don't want to. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Loving God

07/18/05

...a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.
Isaiah 33:6

Blessing and peace is not limited by our faith and reverence of God, but these things acquire the true treasures of the Lord.

I must get out of this complacency and reverence God as He deserves. By loving my family and friends, as well as my enemies; I in turn love God.

Thank You, Lord, for this revelation. I pray I would stay driven by this and allow You to fulfill the promises You've made. In Jesus' name. Amen.