Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 330
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a song and lyrics from the group Elevation Worship singing … Mighty Warrior … powerfully singing of how we. as God’s frozen chosen warriors, must do battle in His Name and for His glory.
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Highlight Passage: … Judges 6:12 [NLT] …
12 The angel of the Lord appeared to [Gideon] and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!”
… God’s angel declares a reluctant Gideon to be Lord’s “mighty hero (i.e., warrior).”
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Judges 6:11-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… An angel of the Lord appears to Gideon and declares him to be a “mighty warrior” for the Lord.
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Reference Passage: … Psalm 144:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
… David recognizes and declares that His Lord is his power in battle.
Reference Passage: … John 16:33 [NLT] …
33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
… Jesus promises His disciples (and us) that we can - AND WILL - find peace in a world of turmoil by seeking our peace by following Him.
Reference Passage: … Ephesians 6:10-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Paul, calls Christians to stand and do battle for the Lord everyday.
Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul shows fellow Christians how to overcome the troubles of this world … i.e., to bring our cares to God in prayer with a thankful heart.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Alyson Kinda, AT THIS LINK … relates a story about a young Dutch lady, Diet Eman, during WW2, who became active in the resistance in Holland (see photo) by helping many Jews to be shielded from the Germans.
And today’s ODB also cites a number of reluctant warriors for God in the Bible, like Moses at the burning bush, or Gideon (see highlights passage), who didn’t think themselves worthy to be God’s “warrior,” but ultimately were led into battle for God and became the warriors God called them to be.
A little over two decades ago, God called yours truly to do battle against the evil power of internet P0RN which were leading many Christians into a prison of addiction. And at the time, I felt like I had been called to empty an ocean of evil with a teacup. But in the intervening 20+ years, God has use this humble servant to help many addicted Christians to do battle and experience a walk of victory for and with Christ.
Where might God be calling you to be His WARRIOR and do battle in His Name today?
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …for the power of Your grace to empower me to be Your warrior today and even more tomorrow.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to stand forth and be Your warrior today. … 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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