Those of you
familiar with my writings in the past, I start out each year with the 37 Days
of Prayer. This program comes from Pastor
Randy Harvey, of The Crossing Church in the Woodlands, Texas. Each year Pastor Randy starts us off with 37
Days (10% of the year) in fasting, quiet time and focused prayer. For the next 34 Days I will be posting his
devotional and my journal entries and I encourage all of you to follow
suit. Read through Pastor Randy’s
devotional and then capture your thoughts in a journal, on a notepad or on your
digital device. This will help center
your mind, thoughts and heart for the year ahead. You can also follow along (or jump ahead if
you’d like by going directly to https://www.thecrossing.cc/37-days
). I hope you will find this invigorating and challenging to help strengthen
your walk with Jesus Christ in 2018.
This weeks devotion from Pastor Randy:
This weeks devotion from Pastor Randy:
Our Inheritance Awaits
Joshua and Caleb, members of the scouting party, ripped their clothes and addressed the assembled people of Israel: “The land we walked through and scouted out is a very good land—very good indeed. If God is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land that flows, as they say, with milk and honey. And he’ll give it to us. Just don’t rebel against God! And don’t be afraid of those people. Why, we’ll have them for lunch! They have no protection and God is on our side. Don’t be afraid of them!” Numbers 14:12
We also stand at the shores of our inheritance from the Lord—2018, the coming year with all its potential and possibilities. God’s promises await us. His provision is right here in front of us. It’s ours for the taking. However, He left giants on the land of inheritance to assure that only a people of faith in Him would possess it. As surely as you and I move toward the promises of God this year, giants will rise to attempt to keep us from our inheritance. Fear will surely leap in our hearts momentarily and voices—convincing voices—will speak to discourage us from believing our God.
Be strong and very courageous! The God who promised is faithful! He will give us the land and release His inheritance to us.
Israel never fully took all the land originally provided by the Lord. We too have outstanding promises we have not received. Let’s go get our inheritance! A promise remains and it’s ours for the taking.
“Let’s go up and take the land—now.”
“We can do it!”
This week, we will stir our courage and faith in God’s promises as we pray His Word over ourselves and our inheritance in 2018!
January 3rd Prayer
“Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.” - Psalm 37:4-5
Father God, I delight myself in You today! I find my joy, hope, encouragement, and faith in You. Today, I release the desires of my heart and ask You to give me Your desires. You are gracious to give me Your desires so that my prayer and focus is in sync with You. And, thank You! The burden is not on me to accomplish all the things You have placed in my heart. Your Word says You will do it. I believe that You will do it . . . in Jesus’ name!
My
thoughts:
We’ve
all been there a time or two. That place
where the challenge ahead seems daunting and impossible to overcome. Where there is no visible solution to our
problem, and every step we take seems to push us farther away from our
objective or create additional complexities that prevent us from tasting the
sweetness of victory. It’s funny, those
of us who claim to believe in the all powerful Creator of the Universe, Lord of
Lords and King of Kings, look to our own knowledge to try and solve life’s
challenges. We are willing to accept, by
faith and hope, that He will save our souls, but not willing to accept that He
actually will help us achieve success and accomplish the desires of our heart.
Perhaps it’s because many times the desires of our heart are not aligned with His desires for your life, and therefore we realize that we are on our own in those situations. If we reach out to Him in thoughtful prayer and humility, seeking the desires He has for our life, He promises to give them to us and to help us accomplish them. Do you truly believe that your plan for your life is greater than His? You believe that in your limited wisdom from your life experiences, you can plot out a better path than the Omnipotent, Omniscient Creator of the Universe?
Seek His wisdom, His counsel and His desires and He will give you the purpose and plan that is best designed for you. Then trust that He loves you, and will accomplish great things through you.
Perhaps it’s because many times the desires of our heart are not aligned with His desires for your life, and therefore we realize that we are on our own in those situations. If we reach out to Him in thoughtful prayer and humility, seeking the desires He has for our life, He promises to give them to us and to help us accomplish them. Do you truly believe that your plan for your life is greater than His? You believe that in your limited wisdom from your life experiences, you can plot out a better path than the Omnipotent, Omniscient Creator of the Universe?
Seek His wisdom, His counsel and His desires and He will give you the purpose and plan that is best designed for you. Then trust that He loves you, and will accomplish great things through you.
Be Blessed,
Rich
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