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NETPASSONS
7/26/2008 12:36AM
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Wow ! You have come along way !!!! Keep up the great work on yourself and for the Lord..
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LUV-BEING-NANA
7/25/2008 8:33AM
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You've come a long way baby!
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My Great Reward, by Mary Bryant
He is my great reward. People spend their whole lives in pursuit of things. These things are fleeting. They pursue the love of others. They look for financial security. The pursuit of most people is that of pleasure, but without the foundation of Christ, they are only chasing shadows.
Genesis 15:1, “After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision saying, “Do not be afraid Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
Ps. 43:4, “Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy;
Deuteronomy 10:9, “Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, just as the Lord your God promised him.”
I would rather have the Lord as my inheritance than inherit the riches of mankind. The riches of this world are fading away. They are only temporary, but the inheritance of the Lord is eternal.
1 Peter 1:4, “to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you”
2 Peter 1:4, “by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
Matthew 6:19,20, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
1 Kings 3:5-15, Solomon asked the Lord for a hearing heart. He wanted discernment. That was why he was also granted riches. We are not to put the pursuit of other things above the pursuit of Him.
Psalm 84:10-12, “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Matthew 6:25-33, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how thy grow; they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all in glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, o you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying “What shall we eat? What shall we drink? Or “What shall we wear?” For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
Luke 10:38-42, “Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “ Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is NEEDED, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
One thing is NEEDED: To sit at His feet. We must learn to receive from him. We need to learn to hear. So many of us ask the Lord to bless what we are doing. We need to first hear what the Lord is directing us to do.
Jesus never asks us to do something He didn’t do Himself. He was the perfect example.
John 8:28&29, “Then Jesus said to them, “When you life up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.
God spoke a word to me last week concerning worship. Worship means that we trust God to take care of us. Worry is not part of the equation. We must cast every care on Him in order to really worship. Worship and worry cannot mix. It is like water and oil. They are incompatible. Worship is an act of trust. He brings us to the revelation of His omnipotence. He reveals His love. We then know that it will all turn out for good, because God is good.
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*DMARIE*
7/26/2008 10:54PM
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Thank you so much for posting this, Mary. My husband has been out of work, and now we have more medical bills. I spend so much time worrying, and I need to stop.
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TRACYZABELLE
7/24/2008 11:45PM
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sometimes in our busy lives we forget to thank..... especially to thank God, for each day we are given. Thank you for reminding us how important faith is!
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KAYO17
7/24/2008 12:45PM
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Thank you for the WONDERFUL devotional - what a great reminder of what is truly important! It is so easy in this day and age...and being the sinful person that I am..to slowly lose focus off my Redeemer and onto temporal things. I am an exceedingly rich person- but not in the way the world thinks. My riches were not saved or earned but, rather, given to me SOLELY based on God's amazing gift of grace. "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich." 2 Corinthians 8:9 Who needs temporal riches when eternal riches are given to us freely? Amen? "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare." Isaiah 55:1-2 Report Inappropriate Comment |
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BEAUTIFULLYMADE
7/24/2008 8:45AM
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Hi Mary, Thank you for sharing that. I really needed to read this. Me and My husband has been worrying about what we are going to do once he gets out of the Army. We've been so wrapped up in worrying about things than just trusting God with it. We already know that our life is in His hands and things will happen according to his plan if we move out of the way and let Him work. This was a great reminder. Also, I didn't know that worship is an act of trust. I always looked at worship as adoration. Thank you for the perspective. Have a Blessed day! ~Bonnie Report Inappropriate Comment |
on your weight loss thus far.
Wow, that's fantastic! Another encouraging visual aid to help you press on towards your goal- congratulations on how far you've come!
