Thursday, May 09, 2024

May 9, 2024 … The Deserts Will Bloom …

May 9, 2024 …  The Deserts Will Bloom          


Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics with Micah Tyler singing I  See Grace … Powerfully singing of how we Christians will, thru God’s grace, find eternal restoration from God’s promises provided by the Lord’s shed blood on the cross. 


Satellite view of Ethiopian "Church Forests" 

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Highlight Passage: … Isaiah 35:2 [NLT] … 

2 Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy!  The deserts will become 

as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon.There the Lord will display His glory, the splendor of our God.         

  God’s promise of restoring all glory to God’s people thru the Messiah.                                                        

Highlight Passage (in context): … Isaiah 35:1-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK 

… God’s promises, thru Isaiah, for the Lord to restore and provide all the needs of His people … FOREVER … thru His Messiah                                                                   

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

… God, thru Solomon, shows that He will show the way, … His way, …  when we trust and follow God’s will and His ways. 


Reference Passage: … Isaiah 41:10 [NLT] …  

10  Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.  

… God’s promise, thru Isaiah, of always being there for believers … ALWAYS!! 


Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 19:11 [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’s promise, thru Jeremiah, of providing eternal good for His promised people. 


Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28 [NLT] … 

28  And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.. 

… The Apostle Paul assures born-again Christians that God will work together all things for God for those who faithfully follow the Lord and His ways.               


Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:19 [NLT] …  

19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.  

… The Apostle Paul also assures born-again Christians that God will ALWAYS provide the needs of those who love and faithfully follow the Lord.  


My Devotional JournalToday’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Winn Collier -  AT THIS LINK  -  wrote about the satellite view of the so called “Church Forrests” in Ethiopian (see photo), which is illustrative of God providing  man’s needs, even in the midst of being in the deserts of this world.  To read more about these oases in Ethiopia, USE THIS LINK   to read the Wikipedia description.     


And if my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures provided, I’m praying we all recognize and believe that God will ultimately and eternally provide EVERYTHING we need as faithful followers of God’s will and His ways for us as stewards of God’s provision.  How’re we doing, my friend?  Personally I think we could do better in being God’s chosen stewards of His creation!!                                                                        

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …for providing all I need.    

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me today, … to do all we can as we try to be good stewards of Your creation, Lord.     … Amen


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1 comment:

Kjetil said...

Amen!
Kjetil