Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 314
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... </b> Please take the time to take in a song and lyrics from Kari Jobe singing … I Am Not Alone … poignantly singing of how we, as true disciples of Christ, are never alone … NEVER!
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Highlight Passage: … 1Kings 19:18 [NLT] …
18 Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!”
… Jesus teaches his inner core of Disciples that they must be connected and abide in Him to be real disciples of His.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … 1Kings 19:1-18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God helps Elijah see that He - AND God’s people - are never alone; . that He is always there for those who believe and seek to follow God’s will and His ways.
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Reference Passage: … Joshua 1:9 [NLT] …
9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
… God promises a despondent Joshua - and to us - to ALWAYS be with him (and us).
Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… We who follow Christ must trust Him … ALWAYS … and never lean on our own feelings.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 11:28-30 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
… Jesus invites the weary and despondent to allow Him to give us His strength when we feel weak or lost.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 28:20b [NLT] …
<i> 20… And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”</i>
… Jesus promises to be with His disciples … ALWAYS!
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Patricia Raybon, AT THIS LINK … tells of joining an online teleconference; … and, as others joined the conference, she felt very alone; … that is, until she noted her Pastor and a longtime church friend joined the conference. Being TOGETHER with like-minded and trusted friends always makes us feel encouraged and lifted up in the midst of unfamiliar circumstances, doesn’t it?
And then the ODB author used the story of Elijah (see highlight passage), when God showed the Prophet that the Lord was always there with Elijah in the midst of his escape from the evil forces in the wilderness. And it was like that for Joshua too, wasn’t it, … just after Moses died and Joshua was charged to take God’s people into the Promised Land. Then God promised Joshua (see Joshua 1:9) to be with Him and His people EVERYWHERE they went.
And that’s what Jesus promises us, doesn’t He? (See Matthew scriptures above) The question is do we believe Him!! And then, … do we live with the strength of trust in our Lord, (see Prov 3:5-6) Who is ALWAYS there to give us His strength when we feel lost or afraid. I’m praying that is what we all feel today in these COVID times of despair.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for lifting me up out of my own personal funk today with Your eternal promises.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to trust in Your promises, Lord, as we move forward today … to follow You in these scary times in our world. … Amen
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Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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