Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
—Isaiah 43:18-19
I truly believe this moment can be life-changing for you—that it will help you step out onto the path of your true life. The life that has been waiting for you since the beginning of time—and the one you may have been missing due to fear and intimidation. Satan is the master of intimidation, but once you realize that he is the one behind all your hesitation, you can take authority over him by simply placing confidence in Jesus Christ and stepping out boldly to be all you can be. God told Joshua, “Fear not, for I am with you.” He is sending you that same message today: FEAR NOT! God is with you, and He will never leave you or forsake you.
Abraham was told, “God is with you in everything you do” (see Genesis 21:22). That sounds like large living to me. Are you ready for a larger life, one that leaves you feeling satisfied and fulfilled? I believe you are, and I want to do everything I can to help you on your journey.
Lord, I make my bold confession that I am thrilled to have You with me today and forever. Today is another step in my journey. Help me to live large. Amen.
PS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivesRYcIPsQ
Don’t Miss the Point
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.”
Luke 6:3–5
The Pharisees knew the law inside and out. They memorized much of the writing of Moses, and in addition, they were experts in the volumes of commentary and teaching on the law that had been written by various rabbis and scholars over the years. Yet for all their knowledge, they missed the point of what God had in mind with His commands. The keeping of the Sabbath is a great illustration of this. For the Pharisees, enforcing not just God’s law but their additions to it had become the end rather than the means to something greater.
They kept the Sabbath, but they lost the value the day was meant to have. In The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Alfred Edersheim wrote, “The Sabbath law was not one merely of rest, but of rest for worship. The service of the Lord was the object of the Sabbath.” God is not interested in just our outward conformity to His Word. He is looking for the heart to be in joyful and willing compliance with the command so that we can reap the blessings of obedience. Jesus pointed out the error of the Pharisees when it came to the Sabbath day: “And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:” (Mark 2:27). The goal of God’s laws is not that we are devoted to them, but that we are devoted to Him above all else.
Luke 6:3–5
The Pharisees knew the law inside and out. They memorized much of the writing of Moses, and in addition, they were experts in the volumes of commentary and teaching on the law that had been written by various rabbis and scholars over the years. Yet for all their knowledge, they missed the point of what God had in mind with His commands. The keeping of the Sabbath is a great illustration of this. For the Pharisees, enforcing not just God’s law but their additions to it had become the end rather than the means to something greater.
They kept the Sabbath, but they lost the value the day was meant to have. In The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Alfred Edersheim wrote, “The Sabbath law was not one merely of rest, but of rest for worship. The service of the Lord was the object of the Sabbath.” God is not interested in just our outward conformity to His Word. He is looking for the heart to be in joyful and willing compliance with the command so that we can reap the blessings of obedience. Jesus pointed out the error of the Pharisees when it came to the Sabbath day: “And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:” (Mark 2:27). The goal of God’s laws is not that we are devoted to them, but that we are devoted to Him above all else.
Today’s Growth Principle:
Since all of God’s commands are given for our good, we should joyfully obey whatever He says.
Living Large
by Joyce Meyer - posted January 30, 2016Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
—Isaiah 43:18-19
I truly believe this moment can be life-changing for you—that it will help you step out onto the path of your true life. The life that has been waiting for you since the beginning of time—and the one you may have been missing due to fear and intimidation. Satan is the master of intimidation, but once you realize that he is the one behind all your hesitation, you can take authority over him by simply placing confidence in Jesus Christ and stepping out boldly to be all you can be. God told Joshua, “Fear not, for I am with you.” He is sending you that same message today: FEAR NOT! God is with you, and He will never leave you or forsake you.
Abraham was told, “God is with you in everything you do” (see Genesis 21:22). That sounds like large living to me. Are you ready for a larger life, one that leaves you feeling satisfied and fulfilled? I believe you are, and I want to do everything I can to help you on your journey.
Lord, I make my bold confession that I am thrilled to have You with me today and forever. Today is another step in my journey. Help me to live large. Amen.
PS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivesRYcIPsQ
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