Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 363
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Alan Jackson singing … Just As I Am … poignantly and powerfully singing of how God calls any/all who have faith in Christ to come and follow Him.
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Highlight Passage: … Matthew 10:1 [NLT] …
1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.
… Jesus calls His disciples to go forth in His Name and gives them the authority of HIs grace to share the Gospel with others.
Highlight Passage (Context): … Matthew 10:1, 5-10, 16-20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus calls His 12 disciples to go out, as they are, to share the gospel with others, warning them (and us) of the challenges they (we) will face.
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Reference Passage: … Psalm 34:18 [NLT] …
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
… In dedicating the materials collected for Solomon to build a Temple to God, King David declares his commitment to God that they have worked together with honesty and integrity to serve and honor the LORD.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 11:28-30 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus invites any/all, would would believe in His Lordship, to yoke our weaknesses to His power so that He can provide them (US) with His power.
Reference Passage: … John 6:37 [NLT] …
37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.
… Jesus declares that any/all who come to Him, by the calling of His father, will not be case out.
Reference Passage: … Romans 10:9-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God’s promise, thru Paul, that ANYONE who believes and declares Jesus as Lord and Savior will be saved from their (our) sin.
Reference Passage: … James 2:8-9 [NLT] …
8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
… God’s teaching, thru James, that Christians must treat all as Christ would treat us … EQUALLY.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Patricia Rayon … AT THIS LINK … tells of a woman, Charlotte Elliott, who was to give an address to a group but felt very unworthy. However, she remembered God’s word (see Scripture above), which bolstered her in confidence to sit down an pen the poetic words to the classic hymn, with the words …“Just as I am, without one plea, / But that Thy blood was shed for me, / And that Thou bidst me come to Thee, / O Lamb of God, I come, I come.” , … which readers can hear with the link provided above.
Perhaps some - if not all - of my readers have felt God’s calling to a task where you felt unworthy. I sure have. But over the years, as a Christian, searching to follow my Lord’s calling, I’ve come to realize what is shared above from God’s word - and even from Jesus, Himself, … that when God calls us to any task in life, He will provide His empowering and enabling grace to carry out that task for His glory.
So, if we feel the Lord calling us today, … as the Nike logo calls out, … Let’s “JUST DO IT!”
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your empowering grace when You call me to any task in life.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to be willing to come faithfully when You call us, Lord. Amen
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1 comment:
Amen!-
Kjetil
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