Prayer – Lord, You’ve made a lot of promises…beginning
with Adam and Eve. I see the three most important promises as those You made to
Abraham, creating Your chosen people; the promise that You will “adopt” those who
believe; and that You loved us—mankind—enough to sacrifice Your own Son for our
sins. Wonderful covenants—promises that we know You will keep throughout
eternity. Thank you for the plan, the promises, and for Your obedience, Jesus.
Without You, we are nothing—dust blowing in the wind or clay waiting to be
formed into a precious object.
Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your
country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will
show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name
great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I
will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall
be blessed." Genesis 12:1-3 NKJV
Camel Crossing - Judean Desert
Go to a land I will show you.
The Promised Land - Israel.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that
we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us
to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure
of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us
accepted in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:3-6 NKJV
For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the
world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-17 NKJV
Meditate on God’s promises.
What are the three most important promises you've made in your life?
Consider God’s promises to Abraham, to those who choose to love God, and to mankind. The Promised Land and Eternal Life—in the ultimate Promised Land, Heaven. God chose to create mankind and to bless us all with His love and grace—unmerited favor. He gives us the opportunity to choose Him as our God, our Lord and our Savior.
Choice is a powerful option in life. Just think of all the
choices you make every day from the minute you open your eyes in the morning,
until you go to sleep in the evening…or whatever your schedule is. Choice. The pattern
of our lives is set into motion with each little choice. When do you choose to
read God’s word each day…or do you choose to do that? How will you know God if
you don’t read or study His words? I assume because you are even reading this
that you have some desire to know and serve our Lord. He loves us all so
much—beyond our expectations or imaginations. Love is essential to life.
Without love babies die; people commit suicide either intentionally or by just
eating too much, becoming obese and harming their bodies; or individual wither
away emotionally and spiritually. Books have been written…and are being
written…about love—the need for it and lack of it. The greatest sourcebook on
love is the Bible. God chose to give mankind, not only His Son, Jesus, but His
words through prophets, teachers, kings, priests, doctors, shepherds,
fishermen, tax collectors, and ordinary men. We are given an opportunity to
understand what God wants for us…His creation…and give us guidance on how God
wants us to live in safety with others. Ways to eat and ways to have good
relationships with other people.
We can’t see God since He is a spiritual being, but we are
His hands and feet to others. We can serve Him by serving others. Jesus was
asked about what the greatest commandment is and He replied:
'You shall love the
LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.' Matthew 22:37-39 NKJV
Love God, love yourself…and love those around you. Three
promises you can make to God and yourself.
Do you exercise at least five days a week? Choose today to make
a promise…a covenant…with God to read His word daily. Exercise your spiritual being…just
as you exercise your physical being.
Verse of Salvation ~ For God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John
3:16-17 NKJV
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