August 27, 2022 … Following God’s Will …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 239 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Lydia Walker singing … I Have Decided To Follow Jesus … poignantly singing the old hymn about a Christian’s decision to surrender all and follow Jesus - NO MATTER WHAT! 

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Highlight Passage: … James 4:15 [NLT] …  

15 What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”  

… James exhorts fellow Christians to do all we can, as Christians, to seek and follow God’s will for our lives.     

Highlight Passage (Context): … James 4:13-17 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… James helps fellow Christians to see the importance of seeking, finding, and following God’s will.                                                                                                                                                   

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Reference Passage: … Deuteronomy 28:1-2 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… God promises His chosen people, thru Moses, to bless those who faithfully follow His will.  

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Solomon, shows that the Lord will lead those who trust and faithfully follow His will.

Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 29:11 [NLT] …  

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.  

… God, thru Jeremiah, shows shows His people that He has plans for those who’re faithful in following Him. 

Reference Passage: … John 14:15 [NLT] …  

15 “If you love me, obey my commandments. 

… Jesus declares that those who love Him will obey His will and follow His ways.         

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 11:1 [NLT] …  

1 And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

… Paul was confident that any who followed him would be following Christ.  

                                                                                

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Glenn Packiam… AT THIS LINK … writes about a time in 2000 when Blockbuster, the leading video-rental business at the time had the opportunity to buy a smaller competitor, Netflix who was launching a video streaming business.  However, Blockbuster decided to follow their own successful paradigm of business at the time and balked at buying Netflix.  BIG MISTAKE!!! 

Often, our plans, as Christians, can go awry when we decide to follow our own ways and will rather than seeking out and following God’s will for our lives.  That reality is what is conveyed in the linked song and the Scriptures above.  And I’m praying that yours truly - and all of those reading here with me - will be doing our utmost to discern God’s will for our lives and follow His ways, rather than merely surrender to follow our own feelings and instincts.   

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for showing me THE way to go by follow You, Lord.    

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, …  to do all we can to seek Your will today, Lord; and then faithfully follow You again tomorrow.    … Amen

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