October 25, 2022 … Trusting God’s “GPS” …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 298 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Alan Jackson singing … Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus … poignantly singing of trusting and following God’s will and His ways in life.  

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Highlight Passage: … Matthew 2:12   [ESV] …  

12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. <

… After God led the Magi to The Christ, they followed God’s lead to avoid King Herod.                                             

Highlight Passage (Context): …  Matthew 2:1-2, 7-12 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Magi follow God’s star.                                                                                                        

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Reference Passage: … Deuteronomy 6:4-6  [ESV] … USE THIS LINK …  

… God, thru Moses, charges God’s faithful followers to commit and follow God’s ways with ALL (our) hearts, minds, and strength. 

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

… God, thru Solomon, charges believers to trust and follow God’s lead in life.     

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

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, charges believers to follow God’s plans for their (our) lives.   

Reference Passage: …  John 14:26 [ESV] …  

26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.  

… Jesus promises His Disciples (and us) that He will give God’s born-again followers the Holy Spirit to lead and guide them (and us) thru life. 

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

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

… Paul had confidence that fellow Christians could follow him because he faithfully followed Christ.      

                                                                                

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Patricia Rayon … AT THIS LINK …  relates a personal story of her husband deciding to trust their GPS to take a detour route which led them around a construction project on the highway, saving them a lot of time and frustration.               

Trusting our modern GPS devices, when they are programmed properly, can save us a lot of time/trouble, can’t they?  But following God’s “GPS,” ie., His perfect and holy word, will never lead us astray.  And hence God’s word, in the Scriptures above and thru all of His word (i.e., our Bible), will never lead us astray in life, when we choose to follow it.  

So, … today’s ODB entry challenges us to trust God’s “GPS” and follow His word to lead us thru life … no matter where we may go.                                     

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your perfect “GPS” to follow in my life today and tomorrow.        

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to follow Your word, Lord, as our GPS today and tomorrow.      .… Amen

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