Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 91
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from the group 4Him singing the old hymn … Be Thou My Vision … poignantly singing of how we, as Christian disciples, should ALWAYS seek to lead others on the Lord’s path by following the patch Jesus leads for us to follow.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Romans 15:2 [NLT] …
2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.
… Paull exhorts fellow Christians to show others God’s way by showing them to ways follow the Lord in life.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Romans 15:1-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul shows fellow Christians that God’s way is to help others follow His way.
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Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Trusting God to show us His way to go in life.
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 shows His chosen ones, thru Jeremiah, that He has a way for them to follow.
Reference Passage: … John 14:26 [NLT] …
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 send His Spirit - the Holy Spirit - to teach and show His disciples God’s way to go in life.
Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 11:1 [NLT] …
1 And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
… Paul, sharing with fellow Christians that they could follow his way in life because he was following God’s way by following Christ.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, James Banks … AT THIS LINK … tells of how craftsmen who repaired grandfather clocks would often leave “witness marks” in the clock as they repaired them so that craftsmen coming after them would find it easier to repair the clock.
It’s somewhat like we were trained as Boy Scouts, walking on a trek thru a densely wooded area, to leave our own “witness marks,” (see photo) in the event that others may need to come behind us in an emergency rescue should we get lost or in danger. And the Scriptures above show us that Jesus wants us to follow His way in life; and He has sent His Spirit to lead us (see John 14:26; and as Paul showed fellow Christians in 1Cor. 11:1 that fellow Christians could confidently follow God’s way to lead others by leaving our own “witness marks” on our way following the Lord in life.
My fellow disciple of Christ, that’s what we need to be doing for fellow Christians, isn’t it? God has given us His “witness marks” by giving us His word to avoid the path of sin in our lives (see Ps 119:9-11). And our Lord has promised a way of Hope if we follow His will and His ways (see Jeremiah 29:11). The question is … “Are we willing to follow God’s ways and to lead others along His path in life?”
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for marking my way to go in life with Your word.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to do all we can to follow Your clear path for our lives thru Your word and by calling us to lead others to follow You. Amen
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