Welcome! The purpose of this blog is to encourage followers of Jesus Christ to have daily time in which they intimately connect with the Lord Jesus. It includes an aspect of praise to God, some of how I sense the Lord speaking to me, and then a topic for prayer. My hope is that this blog will help you in three ways;

1. A balanced spiritual diet of Scripture reading - Using the lectionary readings for the day, this will give you a balance of passages from the Psalms, the Old Testament, the New Testament Epistles and the Gospels.Don't feel obliged to read all the passages ... unless you have the time and the inclination!

2. An example of Spiritual Journaling - I have committed to write this daily post, not for teaching purposes but as my daily spiritual journal, sharing what I hear from the Lord and how I experience Him with me each day.

3. An online discipler – One of the reasons that so many Christians do not have daily devotion is because they do not have a discipler. A discipler can help them build up this basic element of discipleship when they first become Christians. The best way for you is to have a discipler to walk with you for a certain period of time so that daily devotion become a good habit. Or, you may have a group of 2 or 3 people to encourage and be accountable to each other so that you won’t stop your daily devotion. I offer myself as your online disciple to walk with you daily to enrich your spiritual journey, trusting that you will in time, offer yourself to others.

So let us start this journey with Jesus our Lord . . . click here for today's readings

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Do you see yourself as the "Blessed of the Lord"?

Praise: God, My Refuge, My Fortress. "I praise you, Lord, for you are 'my Mighty Rock, my Refuge'" (Psalm 62:7)

Scripture: The people that Isaac lived amongst looked upon his life and could say, "We see plainly that the Lord has been with you ... You are now the blessed of the Lord." (Gen 26:28-29) I found myself thinking about how much that might be true of me and how often (or not) that is heard from people around me. It also reminded me of some verses from Zechariah, "In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'" (Zech. 8:23)

Firstly, we need to be close enough to people, following Christ is an 'open' way and understanding that all of life is sacred - wherever and with whomever I find myself. Christ is always with me, because He is within me by His Spirit, and as I cooperate with the Spirit and allow the characteristics of the Kingdom be evident in my life, then I am truly blessed (see Matt 5:3-10). I am blessed as a son, through Christ, and it is that new identity and the hope that comes with it as a co-heir with Christ, that brings forth fruit in my life. Love, joy, peace, etc become the blessing not just for me but through my life to the people around me and ultimately the nations of the world. Do I realize just how much purpose my life has?

Prayer: Pray that God's favor would surround us like a shield. Pray that we would bind mercy, kindness and truth about us and write them on our hearts so that we may find favor, good understanding and high esteem in the sight of both God and people. Give thanks that God will bless the righteous.
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