Father help us all surrender our hearts wholeheartedly to you.
Thank you for your grace do this
In Jesus Name, Amen
TODAY’S VERSE
“They tell the seers, ‘Stop seeing visions!’ They tell the prophets, ‘Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. Tell us lies. Forget all this gloom. Get off your narrow path. Stop telling us about your Holy One of Israel.’” Isaiah 30:10-11 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Have you ever been at the place where the last thing you want to hear is a word from God? You know, nothing like a “twinge of conscience” to ruin a “good time.” Who needs a sermon that meddles in our affairs? That is what the children of Israel felt like. They wanted to abolish visions and prophetic words from God. Instead they wanted the prophets to tell them nice lies. They didn’t want gloom and doom. They didn’t want to live in the narrow way. Sadly, we can become this way. It starts slowly, like a frog in boiling water. If we knew the attitude we were cultivating was going to reach the boiling point we would never allow it to grow, but apathy never starts out that strong. It is subtle. It is an insidious process. We become too busy for Spiritual discipline. We begin to fill our mind with television and internet and other distractions. Work and other affairs begin to distance us from church and fellowship with other Christians. Our conscience slowly loses it’s conviction. We find it easier and easier to ignore that “still small voice.”
Where are you? Do you feel far from God? Who moved? God is always there, His love for you in unconditional. Turn to Him today while there is time. Before your heart gets hardened, tell God how sorry you are. Repent, come back to God and you will find Him there. He is ready to forgive you and restore you to a real and relevant fellowship with Himself.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, You know how far I have wandered from You. Forgive me. I desire today to renew my fellowship with You. Restore my heart. I want to hear Your voice. I desire to do Your will. Hear me dear Lord, guide and direct me I pray, in Jesus’ name.
AMEN
TODAY’S AFFIRMATION & MEDITATION
God renews my heart
Quiet yourself and do an internal inventory. How close do you feel to God? How much of your life have you opened up to Him? How clear is your conscience before Him. Sense His nearness. Feel the love He has for you. Hear Him call your name. Come to Him now in repentance. Dedicate yourself to Him afresh. Rise up with joy and forgiveness as you affirm, “God renews my heart!”
No comments:
Post a Comment