Jonah Moments ~ Part 1

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Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. (Jonah 2:8)

What’s God been doing in your life?

Ever notice how quickly Monday comes!  I pray these times of reflection on Monday will remind you to stop and respond to God’s faithfulness in your life.  Take a look around you and take time to see how God has been faithful to you!  God continues to work in marvelous ways in our lives, even when we don’t understand the work that He is doing.  May this moment be a moment to celebrate the work of God!  The work that only He can do!  Please find time to praise Him for His continuous work in your life!  Drop me a note and let me know how God has been faithful to you.  I always enjoy hearing from you!

I’m excited to share with you what God has done in my life this last week.  Honestly, God’s been giving me a good dose of reality.  The above verse has convicted me in a profound way.  It was refreshed in my memory this last Sunday when my pastor was preaching his 3rd sermon in the Jonah series.  I wanted to memorize it and study it for the week to come.  I would love to give you the background and history of all that was going on in Jonah’s life at this time, but that would be a huge devotional.  If you want all of this information, then I urge you to listen to the sermon series Jonah.  You will not regret it!

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Victory in Jesus

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He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. (Proverbs 2:7-8)

VICTORY

Are you walking uprightly before the Lord?  If you are, God has promised that He is holding victory in the palm of His hand for you and He’ll never run out of it.  Live victoriously today!

A SHIELD

Are you walking blamelessly before the Lord?  If not, confess the things that are hidden in your heart.  God will forgive you and remember your sin no more.  In fact, here is a verse to remind you of just that!

“For as high as the heavens are above the earth,  so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.” (Psalm 103:11-13)

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Eternal Ink

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He answered, ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” (Luke 10:27)

ETERNAL INK

(The actual account of a dream)

by Craig F. Pitts

I dreamed I was in heaven
Where an angel kept God’s book.
He was writing so intently
I just had to take a look.

It was not, at first, his writing
That made me stop and think
But the fluid in the bottle
That was marked ETERNAL INK.

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On the Rock

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Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. (Matthew 7:24)

I grew up in Sunday School class and we would sing the song that went along with this passage of Scripture.  We sang, “You gotta build your house upon the rock… You have a firm foundation on a solid rock…  The storms may come and go, but the peace of God you will know…”   The song lyrics have changed a little bit, but the meaning is still the same.  Yes, children continue to sing this song and learn that a life built on the Rock is a life that stands firm forever.  So what kind of foundation is your home built on?  Do you have a life built on sand, eroding daily as the tide comes in?  Or is your life built on the Rock; standing firm for eternity?

A life built on the Rock is a life that puts the words of Christ into action.  Let’s see how solid our foundation is…

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Missing Puzzle Pieces ~ Pt. 2

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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)

I hope you were able to take a look at Joseph’s story.  Did you see how the puzzle pieces of his life didn’t exactly fit?  His life was an up and down roller coaster ride.  A ride that he didn’t sign up for.  Today, we will find the ride starts to ease a bit.  Everything begins to make sense in Joseph’s life.

In Genesis 41, we see that two years had passed since David had interpreted the dreams for the Cupbearer and Baker.  That would seem like a good length of time in prison, especially when your innocent.  How’s that puzzle looking now?  Well, we see that Pharaoh had a dream that troubled him.  In fact, he had two dreams.  These two dreams really disturbed him.  He sent for the wise men and magicians of Egypt to interpret them.  Unfortunately, no one in his company could interpret the dreams.  This was good news for Joseph, as the chief cupbearer remembered the day Joseph interpreted his dream.  He shared with Pharaoh how Joseph had correctly interpreted a dream for him, so Pharaoh sent for Joseph.

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