No One But You

Thursday, ‎March ‎2, ‎2023

Good morning, Lord

Verse of the Day: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul....—Psalm 23:1-3

Memory of the Month: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Today's reading: NUMBERS 23-25 MARK 7:14-37

No One On Earth But You

Easter is a short time away. I got an email that asked, "Would you like to get closer to Christ at Easter time?"

Is there a believer anywhere who would answer negatively? I don't think so. But here is another question for us all: "Do you want to draw closer to Jesus-period? (We are as close as we want to be...)

Why does it take a special occasion to get close to Jesus? Why does something special have to happen to get us to draw near to God?

Can we begin to consider that every waking moment is a gift? Every breath-every beat of our hearts-every conscious thought is a time when we can dwell on God's active work in our lives and in the world around us.

What we celebrate as Easter is, indeed, the remembering of the sacrifice of the life of Christ and His defeat of death that gave us all a chance to live forever and it should be celebrated.

It should be celebrated everyday in our hearts and lives.

But there is always a journey back home after the big celebrations. A journey that is sometimes full of peace and comfort-and yes, trials and hardship are always there. But Mary and Joseph had to turn around and go back and find the twelve year old Jesus in the middle of His 'Father's work'.

When you walk out of church, do you 'leave Jesus behind'? We must always know our hearts and minds are trained on Him. It is not automatic. Jesus is always about His Father's work and we must train ourselves to be the same.

We must be celebrating between the 'big days'. It is hard, yes, times get tough. But look for Jesus. He never leaves us but we forget to look.

Special Notice: The Holy Spirit-the divine personal presence of God is all yours right now-the power of the resurrection is in your life right now-grab it-grasp it-move in it-glory in it-sit at the feet of your Master.

Do not wait for a 'special day'...no one on this earth has what you have...you and God alone...together...right now.

...because He loves us...

Father in Heaven,

Forgive me for waiting-show me how to celebrate now-to honor You all the time-I want to present my body a living sacrifice-holy and acceptable to You!

Ever present and loving God!

In the name of Christ Jesus,

Amen