His Delight

Posted on January 31, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – Psalm 1 – His Delight – Growing As Disciples

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 (ESV)

My Word

Do you want to live a life that is blessed? Do you want to live a life that will prosper? Do you want to live a life that I can use? Who would say no to such questions? Who would not want to live a blessed and prosperous life? Who would not want to be used my you. I certainly want all these things. What must I do to live a blessed and prosperous life? How can I live a life that is ready for your use? You have asked good questions. Many will say that they want to live a blessed and prosperous life. Many will say that they want to live a life that I can use. Few will take the appropriate action. Few will be willing to do what is necessary. Few will implement and put into practice the promises from my word. What do you mean by that?

Do you see a promise here in my word? Yes, I see your word says, if I meditate on your word day and night my life will prosper. Are you willing to meditate on my word day and night? Will you set aside a daily time and place to meet with me in my word? Will you read my word? Will you study my word? Will you meditate on my word? Will you memorize my word? Will you pray my word? Will you put my word into practice in your life? Yes, I will. That is very good.

As you have been meditating on my word, you have done something else as well. Yes, that’s right. Tell me about it. I have not allowed myself to walk in the counsel of the wicked, stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. I have separated myself from what is not pleasing to you. Has that been difficult? I won’t say it has been easy. But meditating on your word day and night has been changing me. How so? You have been using your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. That’s right. It is now my delight to live my life with and for you. There is no place I would rather been than in your presence. There is nothing I would rather do than go and serve you. You are helping me to know and do your will. Now, I know for certain that you are blessing and prospering my life. You are allowing me to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, I am. That is very good.

Lord, I will not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in a seat with mockers. I will meditate on your word day and night. Use your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life as I love, follow and serve you. Amen

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Chosen What Is Better

Posted on January 28, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – Luke 10:38-42 – Chosen What Is Better – Growing As Disciples

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:38-42 (NIV)

Choices

How will you spend your time? What will grab your attention? What will be the focus of your life? What goals will you pursue? How will you know if your life has been well lived? When your life is over, what will you have hoped to have accomplished? What will be the legacy of your life? What will you hope others will say about how you lived your life? Wow, those are overwhelming questions. How am I supposed to answer all these questions? I’m not sure if I can wisely answer all these questions. That’s a good place to start. Are you saying that admitting I am overwhelmed and lacking wisdom is a good place to start? You got that right.

What will you do because you are overwhelmed and lacking wisdom? I know what I have done in the past. What’s that? I have worried and been upset about all the questions I can’t answer in life. I have raced around and worked myself to the bone in a futile effort to answer all my questions and solve all my problems. That is one choice. What do you think about making that choice now? That choice is a self-reliant, self-sufficient and prideful approach to life that leads nowhere good. I have stumbled through life, taken so many missteps and made tragic mistakes when I have relied on my own wisdom. That is not a choice that I want to continue to make. That’s good.

What choice do you want to make? I want wisdom from you. I want to sit at your feet. I want to listen to your guidance. I want to follow your instruction. I want to live and walk in an intimate relationship with you. I want to be able to know and do your will. I want to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans. I want to stop doing the trivial and urgent in favor of doing what is important and eternal. I want my life to store up treasure in heaven with you. I want to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. I want my life to leave a legacy of good works that will draw people to you. I don’t much care what others might say about me. Why is that? When my life is over all I want to hear is you saying, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.” I want to be able to know that I have gone and done what is pleasing in your sight. That is a good choice. You are choosing what is better. You will be living a well lived life. That is very good.

Lord, I have been upset about many things. My thoughts, words and deeds have been driven by worry. I have paid attention to the trivial and urgent over the important. No more. I will make living and walking intimately with you the highest priority of my life. Amen

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Given You An Example

Posted on January 27, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – John 13:12-17- Given You An Example- Growing As Disciples

When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. John 13:12-17 (ESV)

Serve Others

If you want to be like me you will go and do what I did. If I am your Lord and Teacher you will follow my example. If you want to your life you will desire to know and do my will. What did you do? What example did you give? How can I know and do your will? These are questions that I know you can answer. Tell me, what did I do? You humbled yourself by coming into this world as a man. You gave up all your rights and privileges that were rightfully yours. You loved your God will all your heart and mind and soul and strength. You were determined to know and do God’s will no matter what would be the cost to you. You loved your neighbor as yourself. You fully lived out the two greatest commandments. Because of your great love for God and others you gave of yourself graciously, generously and sacrificially to others. There is no place you wouldn’t go or nothing you wouldn’t do to humbly serve others. You allowed yourself to be put to death on cross so that my sins could be forgiven and my unrighteousness cleansed. You live and died for me. Yes, I did.

What do you want to do? I want to follow your example. I want to do your will. I want to go and do what you did. I will humble myself in service to you and to others. I will go where you guide me. I will do what you ask of me. I will graciously and generously and sacrificially serve others. There will be nothing I won’t do for you. There is no place I won’t go for you. Why are you willing to sacrificially serve me and others? I love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I love you because you first loved me. I want to know and do your will. I want to live my life with and for you. Just as you gave your life to me. So also, I will give my life to you. Use my life to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Show me where I can go and do your will today. Yes, I will.

Lord, thank you for giving me an example to follow. I want to go where you went. I want to do what you did. With a humble heart, I will go serve others. I want to do for others what you have so graciously and generously done for me. Use my life for your glory. Amen

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Taught In Him

Posted on January 26, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – Ephesians 4:20-24 – Taught In Him – Growing As Disciples

You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:20-24 (NIV)

Made New

On the day you left your life of sin and turned it over to me, I made you brand new. On the cross, I paid for your sins and cleansed you of all your unrighteousness. I broke the chains that bound you. I freed you from the sin that had entangled you. I made you dead to sin and alive to me. You put off the dirty, stinky clothes of your old life to live a completely new life in me. Yes, I did. In an instant I knew that I was different. I couldn’t explain it then. But now I know that on that day, your Holy Spirit came to live and dwell inside of me. I was born again. I was adopted into your family. You made me to be your child. Yes, I did.

I do have a question. Go ahead and ask it. On the day that I turned my life over to you, I was changed. Many of my old sinful patterns and practices fell off me like old and dirty stinky clothes that I would never wear again. That’s true. Some of my old sinful patterns and practices did not fall off me like old and dirty stinky clothes. I hate to say this, but I even had strong and powerful desires to put back on some of those old and stinky dirty clothes from my old life. I’m sorry to say that sometimes I did give into strong and powerful desires, patterns and practices of old life. Since the day I started following you, I have had many battles with completely putting off my old life. Are you coming to your question? Yes, I am. Why have I had battles with my old life? Why did some of my old sinful desires, patterns and practices fall off me while others tried to hold on tightly to me? How can I put off my old life and put on the new life that I have in you? Those are good questions. What does my word say? I’m not sure what you are asking me. You have your old life. You have your new life. Is there anything in between that is meant to make you able to put off your old life and put on your new life? Let me look closely. That is a very good idea.

I now know what you are pointing out to me. What’s that? In between putting off my old life and putting on my new life is your word. You want to use your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. Your Holy Spirit will use your word like a sword to fight in me, with me, and for me. Your word will change all my thoughts, words, and deeds. Your word will make me able to know and do your will. Your word will make me able to stand against temptation and resist evil in the world. It is the Holy Spirit using your word that will make me able to put off the old and put on the new life I have in you. That’s right. Every day I will use my word to mold and shape your life. Every day, you will be made new as my word continues to work in your life. I will welcome your word into my life. I will let your word dwell in me richly. That will be very good.

Lord, use your word to change my heart and transform my mind and guide my life so that I will be able to put off the old dirty, stinky rags of my old corrupt life of sin. Help me to put on the completely new and clean and fresh life that you have called me to live. Amen

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Saw The Courage

Posted on January 25, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – Acts 4:13 – Saw The Courage – Growing As Disciples

When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13 (NIV)

Took Note

What is noteworthy about your life? What would you like to stand out about you? What would like others to think about you? What would you like to be remembered for when your life is all said and done? What would you like to be the legacy of your life? When people think about me, I would like them to think of you. I would like my life to be a bold witness for you. I would like my life to be like a light that draws others to you. I want people to know that you are living in and through my life. When my life is done, I would like it said that I knew you. I would like my life to leave a legacy based on my going and doing your will. I will have wanted to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans for my life. Nothing could be more noteworthy about my life than knowing and doing your will. That’s true.

How will your life become noteworthy? How will you come to know and do my will? How will you be able to accomplish my purposes and fulfill my plans for your life? How will you become my witness in the world? How will people be able to recognize that I am living in and through your life? None of these things will come by efforts. I could work myself to the bone and never ever be able to accomplish any of these things. Only you can accomplish these things in and through my life. As I come into your presence I will be changed. It is you who will change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. You will make me able to know and do your will. As I meet with you, I will become more like you. You will give me all that I need to serve you, as I continue to meet with you. You will make me bold. You will give me strength. You will make me courageous. You make me able to do only what you could do in and through me. Apart from you I can do nothing. With you, I can do everything that you will call me to do for you. It is you that will make me a bold and bright and courageous witness in the world, of that, I am certain. That’s right. That is very good. I will certainly do what you have asked of me. I will use your life to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. Draw near to me now. Yes Lord, I will.

Lord, there is no place I would rather be than in your presence. There is nothing I would rather do than meet with you. In your presence, you change my heart and transform my mind. Make me to be more like you. Help me to be your witness in the world. Amen

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Parable Of The Sower

Posted on January 24, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – Matthew 13:18-23 – Parable Of The Sower – Growing As Disciples

“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” Matthew 13:18-23 (NIV)

Good Soil

Do you want your heart and mind and life to be like good soil in which my word can be planted, take root, grow and bear an abundance of fruit? That’s quite a question. Why do you say that? I’m sure that the entire course of my life will be guided by how I answer that question. This is not one of those questions that can be answered by words alone. Whatever words I give as my answer had better be backed with action. What do you mean by that? If I say that I want my heart and mind and life to be like good soil in which your word can be planted, take root, grow and bear an abundance of fruit, then surely, I must make a commitment to meet with you in your word. Is this what you are saying to me? Is this what you want? Yes, I want to give that answer and back it up with a commitment to meet with you every day in your word. That’s good.

Why do you think making a commitment to meet daily with me in my word is so important? My heart and mind and life do not start out as soft, rich, fertile back dirt. Just the opposite is true. I need you to soften my hard heart. I need you to transform my worldly mind. I need to you to guide the course of my life. Without your word working in me every day, my life will never bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom. Apart from you I can do nothing that will last. The work of my life will be in vain. Beyond that, there are so many pitfalls in life. Without meeting with you daily in your word my life could easily be carried away by the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth. Day by day my heart and mind and life are being bombarded by the thoughts and opinions and values of this world. I don’t want to conform to this world. I want to be transformed by your word. I need your word working in my life every day. If I don’t meet with you daily in your word, I don’t think your word will ever take deep root in me. That would be such a travesty. That would be such a loss. No, the opportunity to meet with you daily in your word is not an obligation. The opportunity to meet with you daily in your word is a great gift. I want to sit at your feet. I want to hear everything you want to say to me. Do your work in me. Make my life like soft, rich, fertile black dirt in which your word can be planted, take root, grow and bear an abundance of fruit. That is the desire of my heart. That is very good.

Lord, make my heart like good soil that is ready to receive your word. Help me to not allow anything to hinder your word from taking root and growing in me. Help me to hear, understand and put your word into practice. Use your word to bear fruit in my life. Amen

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Take Up His Cross

Posted on January 23, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Study – Discipleship – Matthew 10:37-39 – Take Up His Cross – Growing As Disciples

“Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 10:37-39 (NIV)

Worthy

How could I ever be worthy of you? That doesn’t seem possible. Wouldn’t it be presumptuous to say that I am worthy of you? The truth is that I am a sinner. I have sinned against you in the past. I’m sure that I have sinned against you in the present. There is no doubt that I will sin against you in the future. I have sinned against you in my thoughts, words and deeds. You have confessed your sins to me. You will continue to confess your sins to me. You have asked for and received my forgiveness. You have been cleansed of all your unrighteousness. You are pure and clean and holy in my sight, not because of anything you have done. I have washed you by my blood that was shed for you on the cross. Your past, present and future sins are forgiven. I have made you worthy.

You have made me worthy, that is very good news. Yes, it is. You gave yourself fully and completely for me. You poured out your life for me. You held nothing back. It cost you everything to make me holy in your sight. Yes, it did. You demonstrated your love for me even when I was completely unworthy of your love. You loved me when I was completely unlovable. You pulled me off the dark and sinful path that I was on. You pulled my life out of the muck and mire. You rescued me from a life without you. You set me on a firm foundation. You made it possible for me to love, follow and serve you. Yes, I did.

I am so grateful and thankful for all that you have done for me. I now love you because you first loved me. You have allowed me to taste of your kindness, mercy and love. Now, I want to live my life with and for you. I want to know and do your will. I want to live a life that is pleasing in your sight. The desire of my heart is to live and walk in an intimate relationship with you. I want to hear your voice. I will listen to your instructions. I want to follow your guidance. I will leave behind the world and all its desires. I will take up my cross and follow you. I will go where you guide me. I will do all that you ask of me. That is very good.

Lord, I love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. It is my desire and joy to take up my cross to follow and serve you. My life is in your hands. Use me for your purposes to accomplish your plans. I will go where you guide me and do what you ask of me.

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Make Disciples

Posted on January 22, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – Matthew 28:18-20 – Make Disciples Of All Nations – Growing As Disciples

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV)

Go

Is that a scary word? What word? Go, is that a scary word? I guess it is, at least to me. Why is that? Go, means to leave the comfortable and familiar. Go, requires action. You can’t sit around in response to the word go. Stay, is a much easier and more comfortable word. I could stay anywhere and do nothing. Is comfort your goal? Is doing nothing your aim? Do you want your life to be barren? Do you want your life to be fruitless? No, certainly not. I want my life to bear rich fruit for your kingdom. I want my life to store up treasure in heaven with you. You use those words fruit and treasure quite a bit. Yes, I do. What is fruit? What would your life look like if it were fruitful? A fruitful life is one that goes and does your will. What is my will? It is your will that I go into the world to make disciples of all nations. You want me to teach others all that you have commanded. You want me to baptize people in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Yes, I do. People that give their lives to you and become your disciples are fruit. Disciples should be the fruit of my labor for you. That is your great commission. You have called me to go and make disciples. Am I right? Yes, you are right. What is treasure? What would your life look like if it had stored up an abundance of treasure? I can tell you one thing for certain. What’s that? It is pointless to store up treasure in this life. I came into this world with nothing. I will leave this world with nothing. That’s only partly true, isn’t it? That’s right. I can store up treasure in heaven with you. My life can send treasure on ahead of me to heaven. How so? Anything, I do for you in this life will be storing up treasure in heaven with you. The biggest treasure that can be stored up in heaven are the people that will become your disciples through the work you have given me to do in this life. One day, I hope to see a multitude of people in heaven who will say that I had a small part of them coming to you as their Savior and Lord. Nothing is more important than that. No fruit is sweeter or treasure richer than helping others come to know you as their Savior and Lord. So, you are making it your life mission to go and make disciples? Yes, I am. That is very good. I will be with you always to help you in this work. Bear fruit for my kingdom! Store up treasure in heaven with me! Yes Lord, I will.

Lord, I will go into the word to make disciples of all nations. I will teach others all that you have commanded. I will baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I know you will be with me in this work. Help me to bear rich fruit for your kingdom. Amen

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Teach Us To Pray

Posted on January 20, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Luke 11:1 – Teach Us To Pray – Growing As Disciples

Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1 (ESV)

Take A Seat

I have heard your prayer. You are asking me to teach you how to pray. Is that correct? Yes, that is correct, I want you to teach me how to pray. Where would you need to be if you want me to teach you to pray? I’m not sure what you mean. What would you need to be doing if you really want me to teach you to pray? I suppose I would need to be listening to you. I would need to not be doing something else. I would need to take a seat and enter your classroom of prayer. I would need to listen attentively to all that you wanted to teach me. Yes, that is true.

So how will you enter my classroom of prayer? When will you allow me to teach you how to pray? I will enter your classroom of prayer by making myself available to you. I will withdraw from the noise and busyness of life so that I can hear from you. Will that be easy? Will that come naturally? Will that take some effort? Will that need to become a priority? I know why you are asking me these questions. Why am I asking you these questions? If I don’t schedule a time and select a special place to meet with you in prayer, it will never happen. Life will get busy. I will become distracted. My good intentions will never result in action being taken. I will never learn how to pray on the fly. Life is too busy. Life is too noisy. I will not be able to hear your voice in the busyness or over the noise of life. No, you will not. Will you set a time and pick a special place to meet with me in prayer? Yes Lord, I will.

How often will you meet with me in prayer? How long will my class on prayer last? When will my class on prayer begin? Your class on prayer will begin right now. There is not a moment to waste. I want my instruction to begin immediately. That’s good. Your class on prayer, at least for me, will meet every day. Why is that? There is not a day that I don’t need to hear from you. That’s right. Your class on prayer will not end until the day I come to meet you face to face. Every day you will teach me how to pray. Every day you will give me prayers to pray. You will give me prayers to pray that will bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, I will.

Lord, that is the prayer of my heart. I want you to teach me how to pray. I will enter your classroom. I will take my seat and sit down so I can receive your instruction. Give me prayers to pray that will bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Amen

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My Witnesses

Posted on January 19, 2018 by growingasadisciple

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Discipleship – Acts 1:8 – My Witnesses – Growing As Disciples

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NIV)

Receive Power

Do you want to be a bold witness for me in the world? Do you want to be a tool in my hand? Do you want me to use your life to bear an abundance of fruit for my kingdom? Do you want your life to bring glory to my name? Yes, I want to be used by you. Yes, I want to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, I want you to use my life as a tool in your hand. How can all these things be possible? That is a good and very important question.

You know what does not work. Yes, I do. What does not work? Launching off under my own power does not work. I will never be able to bear fruit for your kingdom or bring glory to your name with my own efforts. I know that I need your power. I know that I can do nothing apart from you. I know that I need you to be working in and through my life if I am to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, that’s right. What else doesn’t work? It doesn’t work to sit around and expect you to empower me to do nothing. I don’t need your power to sit around and do nothing. No, you do not. I need your power to go out and be a bold witness for you in the world. Yes, you do.

You have talked about what doesn’t work. Let’s talk about what does work. It works to ask for your power to go and do what you have asked me to do for you. Yes, it does. It works to rely on your power rather than on my own power. Yes, it does. It works to wait in prayer until I have received your power. It works to step out in faith and trust, believing that your power will be working in and through my life as I serve you. Yes, it does. It works to give you thanks and praise for how you have, are, and will work in and through my life. It works to give you honor and glory for all that you have done, are doing and will do as I go out into the world to be your witness, everywhere both near and far. Yes, all these things work. Will you pray to me? Will you rely on me? Will you go out into the world to be a bold, powerful and fruitful witness for me? Yes Lord, I will.

Holy Spirit, give me your power so I can go and be a bold witness for Christ everywhere both near and far in the world. Help me to bear an abundance of fruit for the kingdom of God and bring glory to the Lord’s name. Use me as a powerful tool in your hand. Amen

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