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Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God. —I Chronicles 22:19             How devoted am I?  Am I truly seeking the Lord?  Am I devoted more to other things?  Am I seeking more for other things?  Just where is my focus?  Look at the devotion of the early church and the results of that devotion— “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day…

HE REVEALS HIMSELF TO THE NATIONS THROUGH US Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.  Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.  Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.  Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. —I Chronicles 15:8-11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!” —I Chronicles 16:31 There is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. —I Chronicles 17:20 May God…

BE IN HIS PRESENCE AND TRUST HIM And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord Almighty was with him. —I Chronicles 11:9 If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the Lord our God… —I Chronicles 13 If you do this and God so commands… —Exodus 18:23 If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it], The Lord will not hear [me]… —Psalm 66:18             We have no power of our own. All our power and successes come from the Lord as we depend on Him. “If it seems good to you…

SONGS OF JOY The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy. —Psalm 65:8             His Creation is a marvel as we consider the tiniest flowers to the massive waterfalls, to the glory of our sun to the greatness of the universe.  Yes, His creation is a wonder.  Morning dawns, evening fades and it is a reminder to me that the— “Bloody red sky Of night and morn Tis a witness His body torn And was for me Planned cross forlorn That I could be Once again born” —tw             And this fills my heart with such…

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OH, TO BE WITH JESUS! And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah: “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’ —Zechariah 7:8-10  These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts; do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord. —Zechariah 8:16-17 I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. —Psalm…

AM I… Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?” —Haggai 1:3-4 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. —Haggai 1:7 “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house. —Haggai 1:9 You are my strength, I watch for you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can…

SHINE! Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. —Daniel 12:3 “As for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.” —Daniel 12:13             Oh, brothers and sisters, fellow followers of Jesus and disciples of His, let us be wise and lead many to the righteousness of Christ.  Yes, may we be “like the brightness of the heavens” and “like the stars for ever and ever.”             A few decades ago, I was out for…

GOD IS THE REVEALER OF ALL THINGS To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. —Daniel 1:17             All knowledge comes from God, not just in the case of these four young men, but this is true of all knowledge to all men.  It is God who gives “knowledge and understanding of all kinds…”  Look what He did in Daniel’s life— “During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.  He changes times and seasons;…

OUR LORD CAN EASILY “TURN THE TABLE” That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. —Esther 6:1-2             Our Lord is not limited at all to accomplish what He desires.  He can and does work through any individual He desires and through any situation He desires.  This is clearly seen in Esther as our Lord works through individuals and situations to accomplish what…