Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 2 Chronicles 19:23 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 181 I am the Truth: the One who came to set you free. As the Holy Spirit controls your mind and actions more fully, you become free in Me. You are increasingly released to become the one I created you to be. This is a work that I do in you as you yield to My Spirit. I can do My best handiwork when you sit in the stillness of My Presence, focusing your entire being on Me. Let My thoughts burst freely upon your consciousness, stimulating abundant Life. I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. As you follow Me, I lead you along paths of newness: ways you have never imagined. Don't worry about what is on the road up ahead. I want you to find your security in knowing Me, the One who died to set you free. Jesus Calling Devotional, Sarah Young Have a blessed day!
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Good morning, The Bible Reading: 1 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 18 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 180 Got some crazy news at work yesterday that will only make me more busy for a while. So I'm looking for some real PEACE in my spirit today. Thankful for the job; trusting God to make it all okay. So... in light of that the following was a nice word for this morning. Jesus Calling - June 29th, 2023 As you get out of bed in the morning, be aware of My Presence with you. You may not be thinking clearly yet, but I am. Your early morning thoughts tend to be anxious ones until you get connected with Me. Invite Me into your thoughts by whispering My Name. Suddenly your day brightens and feels more user-friendly. You cannot dread a day that is vibrant with My Presence. You gain confidence through knowing that I am with you - that you face nothing alone. Anxiety stems from asking the wrong question: "If such and such happens, can I handle it?" The true question is not whether you can cope with whatever happens, but whether you and I together can handle anything that occurs. It is this you-and-I-together factor that gives you the confidence to face the day cheerfully. Jesus Calling Devotional, Sarah Young Psalm 5:3 (NLT) 3 Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 1 Kings 20-21 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 179 "Taste and see that I am good. This command contains an invitation to experience My living Presence. It also contains a promise. The more you experience Me, the more convinced you become of My goodness. This knowledge is essential to your faith-walk. When adversities strike, the human instinct is to doubt My goodness. My ways are mysterious, even to those who know Me intimately. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways and thoughts higher than your ways and thoughts. Do not try to fathom my ways. Instead, spend time enjoying Me and experiencing My goodness." Jesus Calling Devotional, Sarah Young Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT 8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD . “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. 9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. Have a blessed day! This song was written for such a time as this. :-}} Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 1 Kings 17 - 19 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 178 Yesterday we had a whopping 7 visitors to this site. Perhaps it would be different if I tried harder... I guess I just don't have a lot of direction for this anymore. Debating on closing this site and just establishing a blog on the other site dedicated to "Faith and Family". OR.... keeping this site going but trying harder on finding interested people. And, I wish I could say I was caught up on TBR but sadly, I am about a week behind. Will get caught up soon. But it is making it hard to have anything to say about the actual reading for today. Not sure when Season 4 of The Chosen will be released but I'm assuming come Fall/Winter. Also, with the merge of GMA and Pureflix, it might be easier for some great faith content to be available to more people which would be helpful in getting us back to the "Entertainment Good for the Soul" concept. Praying on the right answer... but in the meantime.... "Stay calmly conscious of Me today, no matter what. Remember that I go before you as well as with you into the day. Nothing takes Me by surprise. I will not allow circumstances to overwhelm you, so long as you look to Me. I will help you cope with whatever the moment presents. Collaborating with Me brings blessings that far outweigh all your troubles. Awareness of My Presence contains Joy that can endure all eventualities." Jesus Calling Devotional, Sarah Young Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 1 Kings 16, 2 Chronicles 17 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 177 Jesus Calling - June 26th, 2023Sarah Young, Jesus Calling Devotional Stay calmly conscious of Me today, no matter what. Remember that I go before you as well as with you into the day. Nothing takes Me by surprise. I will not allow circumstances to overwhelm you, so long as you look to Me. I will help you cope with whatever the moment presents. Collaborating with Me brings blessings that far outweigh all your troubles. Awareness of My Presence contains Joy that can endure all eventualities. RELATED SCRIPTURE: Psalm 23:1-4 (NLT) A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. 2 He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. 3 He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. 4 Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. If anyone was interested in checking out an online version of this work, I am providing a link. Jesus Calling Daily Devotional: Jesus Calling - June 26th, 2023 Have a blessed day. Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 1 Kings 15, 2 Chronicles 13-16 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 176 Jesus Calling, June 25 by Sarah Young OPEN YOUR HANDS and your heart to receive this day as a precious gift from Me. I begin each day with a sunrise, announcing My radiant Presence. By the time you rise from your bed, I have already prepared the way before you. I eagerly await your first conscious thought. I rejoice when you glance My way. Bring Me the gift of thanksgiving, which opens your heart to rich communion with Me. Because I am God, from whom all blessings flow, thankfulness is the best way to draw near Me. Sing praise songs to Me; tell of My wondrous works. Remember that I take great delight in you; I rejoice over you with singing. This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. —PSALM 118: 24 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. —PSALM 95: 1– 2 The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. —ZEPHANIAH 3: 17 Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 2 Chronicles 10 - 12 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 175 Jesus Calling: June 24th Hold My Hand--and trust. So long as you are conscious of My Presence with you, all is well. It is virtually impossible to stumble while walking in the Light with Me. I designed you to enjoy Me above all else. You find the deepest fulfillment of your heart in Me alone. Fearful, anxious thoughts melt away in the Light of My Presence. When you turn away from Me, you are vulnerable to the darkness that is always at work in the world. Don't be surprised by how easily you sin when you forget to cling to My hand. In the world, dependency is seen as immaturity. But in My kingdom, dependence on Me is a prime measure of maturity. Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 1 Kings 12 - 14 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 174 Jesus Calling: June 23rd"Let My Love stream through you, washing away fear and distrust. A trusting response includes Me in your thoughts as you consider strategies to deal with a situation. My continual Presence is a promise, guaranteeing that you never have to face anything alone. My children teeth on the truth that I am always with them, yet they stumble around in a stupor, unaware of My loving Presence all around them. How that grieves Me!
When you walk through a day in trusting dependence on Me, My aching heart is soothed. Gently bring your attention back to Me whenever it wanders away. I look for persistence--rather than perfection--in your walk with Me. Jesus Calling Devotional, Sarah Young Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: Proverbs 30 - 31 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 173 Jesus Calling - June 22nd, 2023 Thank Me for the very things that are troubling you. You are on the brink of rebelling, precariously close to shaking your fist in My Face. You're tempted to indulge in just a little complaining about My treatment of you. But once you step over that line, torrents of rage and self-pity can sweep you away. The best protection against this indulgence is thanksgiving. It is impossible to thank Me and curse Me at the same time. Thanking Me for trials will feel awkward and contrived at first. But if you persist, your thankful words, prayed in faith, will eventually make a difference in your heart. Thankfulness awakens you to My Presence, which overshadows all your problems. "Thank Me for the very things that are troubling you. You are on the brink of rebelling, precariously close to shaking your fist in My Face. You're tempted to indulge in just a little complaining about My treatment of you. But once you step over that line, torrents of rage and self-pity can sweep you away. The best protection against this indulgence is thanksgiving. It is impossible to thank Me and curse Me at the same time. Thanking Me for trials will feel awkward and contrived at first. But if you persist, your thankful words, prayed in faith, will eventually make a difference in your heart. Thankfulness awakens you to My Presence, which overshadows all your problems." Jesus Calling, Sarah Young Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 1 Kings 10-11, 2 Chronicles 9 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 172 Jesus Calling - June 21st, 2023 Wait patiently with Me while I bless you. Don't rush into My Presence with time-consciousness gnawing at your mind. I dwell in timelessness: I am, I was, I will always be. For you, time is a protection, you're a frail creature who can handle only twenty-four-hour segments of life. Time can also be a tyrant, ticking away relentlessly in your mind. Learn to master time, or it will be your master. Though you are time-bound creature, seek to meet Me in timelessness. As you focus on My Presence, the demands of time and tasks will diminish. I will bless you and keep you, making My Face shine upon you graciously, giving you Peace. Have a blessed day! Micah 7:7 (NLT) 7 As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: Ecclesiastes 7 - 12 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 171 Ecclesiastes 12
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”-- 2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain; 3 when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, when the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows grow dim; 4 when the doors to the street are closed and the sound of grinding fades; when people rise up at the sound of birds, but all their songs grow faint; 5 when people are afraid of heights and of dangers in the streets; when the almond tree blossoms and the grasshopper drags itself along and desire no longer is stirred. Then people go to their eternal home and mourners go about the streets. 6 Remember him—before the silver cord is severed, and the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the wheel broken at the well, 7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. 8 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.[a] “Everything is meaningless!” The Conclusion of the Matter 9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. 10 The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true. 11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.[b] 12 Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. 13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: Ecclesiastes 1 - 6 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 170 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, 6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. Doesn't this just make you want to listen to "The Byrds". This might be the first bit of scripture I'd ever memorized when I was young, and I didn't even know it at the time; not because I was reading the Bible. No, because I liked music and the song "Turn Turn Turn" was playing on the radio all the time, the lyrics literally consisting of these first eight lines of Ecclesiastes: 3. Forgive me the walk down memory lane.... this song is a memory trigger. :-}} Have a blessed day! Good morning, And a very Happy Father's Day to any Dad's who might drop by here! The Bible Recap Reading: Proverbs 27 - 29 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 169 "You are My beloved child. I chose you before the foundation of the world, to walk with Me along paths designed uniquely for you. Concentrate on keeping in step with Me, instead of trying to anticipate My plans for you. If you trust that My plans are to prosper you and not to harm you, you can relax and enjoy the present moment.
Your hope and your future are rooted in heaven, where eternal ecstasy awaits you. Nothing can rob you of your inheritance of unimaginable riches and well-being. Sometimes I grant you glimpses of your glorious future, to encourage you and spur you on. But your main focus should be staying close to Me. I set the pace in keeping with your needs and My purposes." Jesus Calling Devotional, Sarah Young Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: Proverbs 25 - 26 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 168 "Learn to laugh at yourself more freely. Don't take yourself or your circumstances so seriously. Relax and know that I am God with you. When you desire My will above all else, life becomes much less threatening. Stop trying to monitor My responsibilities--things that are beyond your control. Find freedom by accepting the boundaries of your domain. Laughter lightens your load and lifts your heart into heavenly places. Your laughter rises to heaven and blends with angelic melodies of praise. Just as parents delight in the laughter of their children, so I delight in hearing My children laugh. I rejoice when you trust Me enough to enjoy your life lightheartedly. Do not miss the Joy of My Presence by carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. Rather, take My yoke upon you and learn from Me. My yoke is comfortable and pleasant; My burden is light and easily borne." Jesus Calling Devotional, Sarah Young Proverbs 17:22 (NLT) 22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. Appropriate for today because I am listening to The Bible Recap being reminded that ... JESUS is where the JOY is! Have a blessed day! Good morning, The Bible Recap Reading: 1 Kings 9, 2 Chronicles 8 The Bible Recap Podcast: Day 167 "Stay on the high road with Me. Many voices clamor for your attention, trying to divert you to another path. But I have called you to walk ever so closely with Me, soaking in My Presence, living in My Peace. This is My unique design for you, planned before the world began. I have called each of My children to a different path, distinctly designed for that one. Do not let anyone convince you that his path is the only right way. And be careful not to extol your path as superior to another's way. What I require of you is to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Me--wherever I lead." Jesus Calling Devotional, Sarah Young Have a blessed day! |