“A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it."
LUKE 8:5 NLT
Devoting ourselves to today's life-changing Bible verse
Today I read a verse, that by God's grace has just changed my life forever. (Tweet that!) In this Bible verse, I realized, perhaps for the first time, the details of who, when, where, how and what God wants me to do on the earth.
Who?- everyone.
The farmer is God working through me, to spread His Word like seeds into the ground of every heart without discrimination.
When?- all the time.
all the time, anytime, whether the person is hard, distracted, warm, receptive, or not.
Where?- everywhere.
scatter it- regardless of the situation at hand. Some seed will be well received, some will be trampled on in the path, but God wants it scattered everywhere anyhow.
How?- liberally.
share God's word everywhere, at all times, without discrimination, generously. Sow liberally.
What?- the Word
The word of God is Jesus Christ, whether in word or deed, I need to be manifesting the life of Jesus everywhere I go, being faithful to dwell so richly in His word, that it is His word that comes out of my mouth and actions all the time for all the world to see.
We were never called in Christ to be ninja Christians, but to be bright, bold, and clothed with Christ, like a lamp on a hill.
Today's Action of Faith
Today, every time we find ourselves wondering, should I share Jesus, don't think too hard. Just do it.
Share Jesus's love liberally today.
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Prayer of Devotion
The prayers of the righteous are His delight! Let's pray!
Heavenly Father, fill me with the generosity of heaven that is good to all, and shares life continually. In Jesus' name I ask, Amen. For other POWERFUL Prayers, visit Katkerr.com
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Have you made your wish list for Santa Clause yet?
Sometimes it’s hard to make that list, when somebody asks us for it. All of the sudden, the great Christmas wish list ideas we’d been collecting in our brains all year vanishes at just the moment we could have used it.
Have you ever sat down for a Bible reading and prayer time and felt drawn to writing down your wish list?
I would propose that the Spirit of God searches our hearts with us, to help us discover the things we truly like and want. The things we could, or couldn’t ask anybody else for on Christmas.
I would propose that some of those ideas that pop into our heads are even planted by Him, as things we could never have thought of on our own, but that He knew we would deeply enjoy.
One year, for my wedding anniversary, my husband asked me, “If you could go anywhere in place or time with me, where would you go?”
When he asked, I felt compelled to consider the idea with the Lord before answering, so I asked for a little time to think about it. While I asked the Lord what I should dream of.
“I” dreamed up an answer,
“I’d like to be at the tail end of a caravan of pilgrims, and run off alone with you to live in a cave and have nothing to do, nobody to deal with but enjoying your company all alone.”
What a crazy idea right?
When I shared this “vision” with my husband, he lit up and said,
“Ok!”
A few weeks later, to celebrate our anniversary, he took me on a secret surprise get away.
The same day he had asked me for my wish his work fellows had highly recommended to him this hotel theme room called, “The Cave.”
I had never heard of hotel theme rooms before and when Jeff took me to a hotel room labeled, “The Cave.” I was amazed and delighted! There were stalactites and stalagmites descending and ascending from the ceiling and floor of a room designed to look like a cave, which included it’s own bubbling hot spring in the middle of the room. I was delighted and amazed!
This was a great display to me of God’s hand in blessing His children in powerful creative ways. I was filled with wonder at how God had planted such an exotic idea in my head, only to make the dream come true with this ambition of Jeff’s heart to bless and surprise me for a romantic anniversary get away.
God is into our loving plans, dreams and visions!
Today's Action of Faith
As you create your Wishlist this year, I’d like to encourage you to make two lists patterned after this Bible verse:
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Create one wish list called: His Kingdom and His Righteousness
List under it’s heading every desire and dream of your heart that has to do with godliness, holiness, discipleship, souls being saved, ect…
Then create the second list titled: All These Other Things
List under this list all the crazy good wishes you might be able to dream up in God, like a get away in a cave with my spouse, or what ever else the Spirit of God may empower you to dream.
Use these two lists in your prayer time, the first list is a list for exercising faith, by making requests and confessions of faith, along with praise and thanks remembering His word;
“This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.”
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Heavenly Father, I confess you are SO much better than Santa Clause! I know Christmas isn't all about getting gifts, but is more about giving gifts, and remembering the gift of salvation You gave to the world through the life of Your son Jesus Christ. Help me today to seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness and to delight myself in You most of all. Please help me also to take courage in Your great love and power to dream of the other things You want to bless me with. In Jesus name I ask, Amen. For MORE POWERFUL Prayers, visit Katkerr.com Video Devotions
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