Devot. Living Without Fear, Seeing God's Miracles

Hi Folks,

I hope you have had a peaceful weekend.

I have 2 devots. for you today and both of them are topics that I have had on my mind.  You can pick whichever one fits where you are this week. 

Devot. #1: Living with an Unshakable Hope 

I was thinking on the word "Fear" in light of our recent news and how this word can be applied to our lives in a few ways. 

Fear can keep us from living life as God intended us to live, not living to please ourselves, or living in habitual sin of course, but Scripture says that Jesus came that we might have life and life more abundantly (John 10:10-12).   

God wishes us to live life to the fullest, letting Him use us for His glory; making an eternal difference in our world; pointing others to Him by our life, actions and words; using the talents He has given us to be a blessing to others and glory Him. 

Fear can keep us from all that.   It can keep us from telling others about Him, handing someone a Gospel tract that would share how they go to Heaven from the Bible.  It can keep us from using our talents, like painting, gardening, singing to bless others.

Fear can also keep us from living-period.  I was telling my mom over the weekend that it doesn't seem safe to go anywhere.  Fear could keep us from going about daily life, wishing to hole up in our homes where it seems safer.

One of my favorite quotes is from a christian film entitled, "Last Flight Out" filmed in 2004.   One of the missionaries in the film frequently quoted, "There is no better place to be than in the center of God's will, unless it is in His presence."

Hebrews 9:27 says that "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"  

2 Corinthians 5:8 says, "We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord."    

Psalm 91:11-12 states, "For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall [a]bear you up, Lest you [b]dash your foot against a stone."  

All these verses together sum up three points:   

~God has a date on His calendar when each of us will end our time here on earth.   

~For those who have trusted Jesus as their person Savior and only way to get to Heaven, to be absent on this earth means to be present with Him in Heaven.  

~In the meantime, folks who have trusted Jesus have been given angels to watch over them in all they do.   

How can we fear when we know this?   We won't go Home to be with Him until it's our time, and in the meantime, we must live for Him.  

I pray the first devot. below will encourage your heart at this time in light of recent news.   The 2nd devot. is on all the miracles that happen around us, all the things that God does, but do we notice?  You may not think that the 2 devots. tie in to each other, but I think if you read them, you will see that they do:). Lord bless and keep you and yours this week!

(Devot. taken from https://www.dayspring.com/articles)

Devot. Living with an Unshakable Hope:

https://www.dayspring.com/articles/category/encouragement/living-with-an-unshakable-hope

Devot. Miracles All Around: https://www.dayspring.com/daily-devotion/date/2018-05-30?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DaySpring%20Daily%20Devotion%202018-05-30&utm_term=DaySpring%20Daily%20Devotion