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Gentle Whisper

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 136 – 1 Kings 19:11-12 – Gentle Whisper – Growing As Disciples

The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.  After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 1 Kings 19:11-12 (NIV)

Hear From Me

Do you want to hear from me? Yes, of course, I want to hear from you. Then I will ask you a couple questions. I’m listening. That’s good. What will make you able to hear from me? What will you unable to hear from me? I will start with your second question first. I will be unable to hear from you if I don’t believe that you will speak to me. I will be unable to hear from you if I am making no attempt to listen to you. I will be unable to hear from you if I never quiet myself before you. Why is that? This life is noisy. This life is busy. This life is distracting. This life is all consuming. If I don’t set aside a time and place to quiet myself before you, it will be very difficult for me to hear from you. That is true. There is something else that I have learned. What is that? Being able to hear and recognize your voice is something that grows over time. How so? The more I quiet myself before you and the more I listen to you, the more I will hear your gentle whispers speaking to me. That is also true. I know a couple other points are true, without a doubt. Tell me about them. If I am unwilling to obey you, I will be unlikely to hear from you. Why would you speak to me if I am unwilling to listen to you? Good point. Not obeying you is a sin, which brings me to the next point. If I have unconfessed sin in my life, I am unlikely to hear from you. Why is that? Unconfessed sin will more likely make me want to run from you rather than draw near to you. You are wise to know that to be true.

Let me hear what will make you able to hear from me? A burning desire to hear from you will make me able to hear from you. I will certainly find you if I seek you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I will certainly find you if I seek you with all that is within me. Yes, you will. A willingness to quiet myself before you will make me able to hear from you. A willingness to confess all my sins to you will make me able to hear from you. A commitment to set apart a daily time and place to meet with you will make me able to hear from you. Will you do all these things? Will you have this desire and this willingness in you? Yes, I will. That will be very good. Then you will hear from me. 

Heavenly Father, I know life is busy. I know that life is noisy. I know that I am hard of hearing. So, I will set aside a daily time and place to meet with you. I will quiet myself before you. I will listen carefully to you. I will hear your gentle whispers speaking to me. Amen

Key Question… How has your Heavenly Father guided the course of your life as you have listened to His quiet whispers?

Living It Out… Quiet yourself before your Heavenly Father so you can hear His gentle whispers speaking to you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that your Heavenly Father will speak to you in gentle whispers when you quiet yourself before Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group when you are quieting yourself before your Heavenly Father.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you listen carefully so you can hear your Heavenly Father speaking to you.

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Light Of The World

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 135 – John 8:12 – Light Of The World – Growing As Disciples

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 (NIV)

Light

Do you want to walk in the light? Yes, of course, I want to walk in the light. How can I walk in the light? You can only walk in the light with me. You live in a world filled with darkness. Daily your heart and mind and life are being bombarded by the darkness of this world. If you were not careful, if you paid no attention, one day you would come to think and speak and act like everyone else in this world. Your thoughts and words and actions would be no different than everyone else living in the darkness of this world. You would stumble around. You would misspend your life. You would end up doing what amounted to nothing of eternal value. Your life would be a waste. You would have born no fruit for my kingdom or brought no glory to my name. You would have missed your calling to be a light in the world, as you follow me. I certainly do not want that future. I don’t want that destiny to be true of me. Yes, I know.

So, that brings me to my next and more precise question. How can I walk in the light with you? That is a very good and important question. The answer to that question will change all your thoughts and words and actions. The answer to that question will give your life hope and meaning and purpose. The answer to that question will guard and guide your life away from darkness into the light. The answer to that question will guarantee that you will not misspend your life doing what is of no eternal value. The answer to that question will guarantee that you will bear an abundance of fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. I am ready for the answer to my question. Walk in the light with me. Live in an intimate relationship with me. Draw near to me in prayer. Draw near to me in worship. Draw near to me in my word. Draw near to be in the gathering of fellow believers. Draw near to me in service. Follow me to where I lead. Follow me in doing what I ask of you. Will you do all these things that are part of walking in the light with me? Yes Lord, I will. Then you will have the light of life. Then you will have me guiding you though the darkness into my light. Then you will also be a light for me in the world. Thank you, Lord. These things, I will do. That will be very good.  

Lord, you are the light of the world. Not only that, you are the light of my life. Thank you for giving my life hope and meaning and purpose and direction as I have followed you. Keep me on course as I follow you to where you lead me to do what you ask of me. Amen

Key Question… How is following the Lord kept you from stumbling around and wandering into the darkness of this world?

Living It Out… Follow the Lord so you can live and walk in the light with Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will give you light to guide your life as you follow Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord is giving you light to guide your life as you follow Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you follow the Lord so He can give you light.

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The Bread Of Life

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 134 – John 6:35-40 – The Bread Of Life – Growing As Disciples

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.  But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.  All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.  For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.  And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.  For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 6:35-40 (NIV)  

Hunger And Thirst

Your hunger and thirst drew you to me. Without me, you had no hope and purpose and meaning in life. Without me, you had a void within you that nothing from the world would ever be able to fill. Without me, you were living a bruised and battered and broken life. You were wandering from one meaningless endeavor to another. You were walking on a path of darkness that was leading away from me. You were hungry. You were thirsty. You were searching. Is this all true? Yes, all that you have said is true. Without you, I was lost, there is no doubt about that.

But I was unwilling to let you go. I was unwilling to let you live a life without me, both now and forever. I pursued you. I sought you out. I allowed your hunger and thirst to do its work within you. I gave you the awareness that something was drastically missing from your life. I fostered your search for something else, and something more. I placed a desire for more within you. You did not know it at the time, but you were searching for me. I allowed you to hunger and thirst for me. The void of emptiness that you were feeling was me not being in your life. The lostness you were feeling was you not living your life with and for me. Is all that I am saying true? Yes, all that you have said is true. Without you, I was empty inside, there is no doubt about that.

Will you continue to love and follow and serve me? Will you continue to live your life with and for me? Will you continue to walk with me through life? Yes Lord, it will be my joy and pleasure to love and follow and serve you. I will walk through life with you. I will live my life with and for you. You are my Savior and Lord. I will follow you to where you lead me. I will do whatever you ask of me. That will be very good. 

Lord, before I came to know and love and follow and serve you as my Savior and Lord, I thought I had many hungers and thirsts. What I did not know is that my hunger and thirst was for you. Thank you for filling my life with hope and meaning and purpose. Amen

Key Question… How did your Heavenly Father use your hungers and thirsts to draw you to Christ?

Living It Out… Believe in and follow Christ as your Savior and Lord so He can satisfy your hunger and thirst for Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that your hunger and thirst will be satisfied as you believe in and follow Christ as your Savior and Lord?

Get Ready To Share… May you come to believe in and follow Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you store good things in your heart so that they will be brought out of your life.

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Recognized By Its Fruit

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 133 – Matthew 12:33-37 – Recognized By Its Fruit – Growing As Disciples

“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.  You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.  The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.  But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.  For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:33-37 (NIV)

Fruit

What fruit is your life bearing? I’m not sure what you mean. Is your life bearing good or bad fruit? Can you be more specific? Yes, I can be more specific. Are your thoughts and words and actions, good and right and true? Are your thoughts and words and actions, helpful and healing? Are your thoughts and words and actions, uplifting and encouraging? Are your thoughts and words and actions building others up rather than tearing them down? Now, I understand what you are asking of me. Do you have an answer for me? To all your questions, I have one answer, I would have to say sometimes, maybe most the time, but not always. Occasionally, and maybe more frequently than that, something regrettable comes out of my mouth. I don’t know where these thoughtless and careless and regrettable words originate. I don’t know why these hurtful and harmful words come out of my mouth. I do. You do? Yes, I do. Whatever is in your heart, good or bad, will one day come spilling out of your life, in your thoughts and words and actions. So, does my heart need changing? Good question.  Yes, your heart needs changing. How will that happen? How can that be possible? Whatever you store in your heart will one day come out of your life, guaranteed, without a doubt, without any exceptions. What should I store in my heart? You tell me. I should store your word in my heart. Storing your word in my heart will change my heart. Storing your word in my heart will transform my mind. Storing your word in my heart will guide the course of my entire life. If your word is stored in me, it will always come spilling out of me. Your word will give me your thoughts to think, your words to speak and your actions to take. Your word will do its work in me so that I can bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, it will. Will you store my word in you? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, I want my life to bear good fruit for your kingdom and glory. I want good thoughts and words and actions to overflow my life. I will store your word in my heart. Use your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide the course of my entire life. Amen

Key Question… What good things, stored in your heart, are overflowing your thoughts, words and actions?

Living It Out… Store up good things in your heart so the fruit of good thoughts and words and actions will come out of your life.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the good you store in your heart will come out in your thoughts and words and actions.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord is helping you to store good things in your heart.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you store good things in your heart so that they will be brought out of your life.

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What God Has Prepared

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 132 – 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 – What God Has Prepared – Growing As Disciples

However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”–  but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.  1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (NIV)  

Prepared For You 

Do you know what I have prepared for you? Do you know what is coming next? Can you dream of or even imagine the life I have for you? No, I cannot, at least not with any degree of detail. What you have given to me, where you have led me and what you have done in and through me has largely been a complete surprise to me. Not everything I have done, am doing and will do in and through you is a complete surprise to you. There is much that I have, am, and will reveal to you. Tell me what you do know. You have been and will continue to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. This work in me began on the day I came to welcome you into my life as my Savior and Lord. On that day, your Holy Spirit came to live and dwell inside of me. On that day, little by little, and more and more, I began to be able to think your thoughts. speak your words and do your deeds. You have helped me to live a life that is good and right and pleasing to you. Say more about that. As I have lived my life with and for you, you have helped me to come to know and love and follow and serve you. As I have walked through life with you, our relationship has grown more intimate. How so? I can hear your voice speaking to me. I can see your hand guiding me. I am following you to where you lead me. I am doing whatever you ask of me. As I have walked through life with you, I have become more like you. Your life lives in me. Your light shines through me. As I have walked through life with you, it has become my passionate desire to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. This has been your work in me. This work, of yours, in me will continue day by day until I come to live forever in heaven with you. Now that day will be amazing. What you have prepared for me then and there is far beyond my comprehensive. That will certainly be beyond what I could have asked for, dreamed of, or even imagined. Nothing of beauty from this earth will compare with the beauty of heaven and living with you there. That I am looking forward to with great expectation. In the meantime, I welcome your work in me. That is very good.  

Heavenly Father, thank you for giving me far beyond what I could have ever asked for, dreamed of, or even imagined. You made it so I could love and follow and serve you. You have given me a completely new life to live both now and forever in heaven with you. Amen

Key Question… When has God prepared something for you that was beyond what you could have asked for or imagined?

Living It Out… Love, follow and serve God as He prepares great things for you both now and forever in heaven.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God has prepared great things for you that you could not imagine both now and forever in heaven.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God has been blessing your life as you love, follow and serve Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you love and follow and serve God by living the life He has called you to live now and forever.

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Temple Of The Holy Spirit

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 131 – 1 Corinthians 6-18-20 – Temple Of The Holy Spirit – Growing As Disciples

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.  Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (NIV)

Honor Me

Do you want to honor me? Do you want to honor me with all your thoughts and words and actions? Do you want to honor me with all that is within you? Do you want to honor me with your body? Yes, I want to honor you with all that is within me. I want all my thoughts and word and actions to honor you. I want my body to honor you. How can all this be true of me? How can I make sure to honor you? First, you must do what you have just done. What have I just done? You have made a decision. You have stated your intent. You have committed to a plan. It is your decision and your intent and your plan to honor me. Yes, this is what I have done. That is very good.

Do you know why it is important that you have stated your decision and intent and plan? I’m not sure. Temptation will certainly come your way. Evil desires will try to entice. Sexual immorality will seek to ensnare you. It is then when you need to remember your decision, intent and plan. It is then that you will need to put your decision and intent and plan into action. How will I put my decision and intent and plan into action? How will I make sure that I will honor you with all that is within me? That is a good question that you must answer. I can think of only one answer. Let me hear your answer. I must flee evil desires that try to entice me. I must run from sexual immorality when it seeks to ensnare me. Why is that? Lingering around evil desires and sexual immorality is the surest way to be enticed and ensnared by them. I must not allow myself to enter tempting circumstances. I must not place myself in the midst evil and enticing desires. I must immediately run from this evil and these temptations. It is not good enough to simply run away. I know that, without a doubt. To where will you run? I will run to you. I will leave evil and enticing desires far behind me, as I run to you. By running away, I will be resisting the devil. By running to you, I will be submitting myself to you. When I do both, the devil and all is evil will flee from me. That is true. That is good. That is right. That is how you will put your decision and intent and plan to honor me into action. That is how you will be able to honor me with all that is within you. That is my decision, intent and plan. That is very good.

Lord, I will honor you with my body. That is my advance decision. I know that your Holy Spirit lives and dwells within me. I don’t want any of my thoughts or words or actions to grieve you. So, I will immediately flee sexual immorality whenever it approaches me. Amen

Key Question… When have you immediately fled sexual immorality as you saw it approaching you?

Living It Out… Honor God with your body because you know that the Holy Spirit lives within you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will help you to honor Him with your body as you flee sexual immorality.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are honoring God with all your thoughts, words, and actions.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you honor God with your body because the Holy Spirit lives within you.

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Listen To My Instruction

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 130 – Proverbs 8:32-36 – Listen To My Instruction – Growing As Disciples

Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.  Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.  Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.  For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.  But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.” Proverbs 8:32-36 (NIV)

Be Wise

Would you like to be wise? Would you like your life to be blessed? Would you like to find life? Would you like to receive my favor? Yes, I want all these things to be true of my life. Who wouldn’t want to be wise? Who wouldn’t want your blessing on their life? Who wouldn’t want to find life? Who wouldn’t want to receive your favor? Someone not wanting these things would have to be very foolish. Is that all? No, someone not wanting these things would need to be very stubborn. Is there anything else? Well yes, someone not willing to receive all these blessings from you must have some form of hatred toward you. They must live in darkness. They must not want to come into the light. They must love doing what is evil. Their evil life, that is filled with death, must repulse them from you. That is hard to imagine. But I have no doubt that it is true. Yes, unfortunately it is true. Those that love the darkness of evil will never come into the light to receive me and the blessings that I want to give to them. That is so sad. Yes, it is.

But let’s talk about you. What about me? What must you do if you want to be wise? What must you do if you want your life to be blessed? What will you do so that you can find life and receive my favor? I will give my heart and mind and life to you. I will follow you as my Savior and Lord. I will live my life in full devotion to you. It will be my pleasure and joy to love and follow and serve you with all that is within me. I will listen attentively to you. I will follow your wisdom. I will receive your instruction. I will allow your word to guard and guide my life. I will live day by day in an intimate relationship with you. I will follow you to where you lead me. I will do whatever you ask of me. My life will be in your hands. I will allow you to mold and shape me into the person you want me to become. That will be very good. Then you will be able to receive all that I have to give you. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, I know I have been proud. I know I have been stubborn. I know I have foolishly followed my own wisdom. No more! Now, I will listen

Key Question… How has the Lord’s favor blessed your life as you listened to and followed His wisdom?

Living It Out… Make it the priority of your life to listen to and follow the Lord’s wisdom.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord’s favor will bless your life as you listen to and follow His wisdom.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are listening to and following the Lord’s wisdom.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you listen to and follow wisdom from the Lord so His favor will rest on you.

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Build You Up

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 129 – Acts 20:31-32 – Saw The Courage – Growing As Disciples

Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you—my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you.  “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself. Acts 20:31-32 (NLT)  

Build You Up

I drew you to me. I called you to come to me. I set you apart to be my very own. You are my child. I am your Father. I have adopted you into my family. Your sins have been forgiven. Your unrighteousness has been cleansed. I have filled you with my Spirit. You are now walking on the path of life with me. You are now living in an intimate relationship with me. Thank you for all you have done, are doing and will do for me. It is my joy and delight to live in an intimate relationship with you. That is very good.

You will not remain the same as you once were. I will be molding and shaping and changing you. I will be making your life completely brand new as you follow me. I welcome you to do your work in me. I want to become the person you have called me to become. Yes, I know that to be true. What have I been and what will I be using to change your heart, transform your mind and guide your life? What have I been and what will I be using to build you up and help you to be the person I have called you to become? What have I been using and what will I be using to help you to come to know and love and follow and serve me with all that is within you? You have been and will be using your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. You have been and will be using your word to mold and shape my life. You have been and will be using your word make me into the person you want me to become. Your word is and has been helping me to come to know and love and follow and serve you with all that is within me. Yes, my word is and has been doing all this work in you. For that, I am thankful beyond what my words could ever possibly express. That is very good. 

I do have a question for you. I’m listening. If you want my word to continue to do its work in you what must you continue to do? I must continue to meet with you in your word. I must let your word dwell in me richly. I must take your word deeply into my heart and mind and life. Is that what you will do? Yes, Heavenly Father. I will allow your word to dwell in me richly so it can work in me powerfully. That will be very good. 

Heavenly Father, thank you for drawing me to yourself. Thank you for helping me to become one of your followers. Thank you for setting me apart to be one of your very own. Use your word in my life to mold, shape and make me into the person you called me to be. Amen

Key Question… How did God draw you to himself so you could be set apart as one of His followers?

Living It Out… Allow God to use His word to build you up into the person He has called you to become.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will use His word to build you up into the person He called you to become.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God is using His word to build you up as one of His followers.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you allow God to build you up into the person He wants you to become.

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Saw The Courage

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 128 – 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)

With Me

What will happen to you when you spend time with me? That is a good question. That is a question that has no short and simple answer. That is a question that no doubt will have answers that will unfold in different ways during the entire course of my life. I now know some of the answers to your question. Many answers to your question are completely unknown to me, at this time. Start with what you know. I know that I will be changed in your presence. You will make me to be more like you every day as I spend time with you. How so? I will come to know you. I will come to love you. I will come to be fully devoted to you. I will begin to think your thoughts, speak your words and take your actions. I will live a life that is good and right and pleasing to you. Why is that? As I spend time in your presence, I will come to know your will. As I spend time in your presence, you will help me to walk in your ways. You will make me able to resist temptation. You will make me able to stand against evil. As I draw near to you, and submit myself to you, the devil and all his evil will flee from my life. Yes, all these things will happen to you as you spend time in my presence. 

What will I do through you as you spend time in my presence? You will make me to be a bold witness for you in the world. You will make me able to speak and act with courage. You will make me able to shine brightly for you in the darkness of the world. You will make me able to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, I will do all these things through you as you spend time with me.

What will others notice about you as you spend time in my presence? Others will notice that your light and life is shining and being lived out in and through me. They will see your love and kindness and mercy being expressed through me. Others will want to come to know and love and follow you because of what they see of you in me. Yes, this is what others will see in you as you spend time with me. Will you make spending time with me the priority of your daily life? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, I am tired of being timid. I lack courage and boldness. I want to be powerfully used as your witness in the world. Help me to shine brightly for you. Give me courage and boldness as I spend time with you. Cause others to take note that I have been with you. Amen

Key Question… How has spending time with the Jesus Christ caused you to more boldly be used by Him?

Living It Out… Make it your daily priority to spend time with Jesus Christ so He can powerfully use you in His service.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that you will grow in courage and boldness as you spend time with Jesus Christ.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are daily spending time with Jesus.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you grow in courage and boldness as you spend time with Jesus Christ. you obey the word of the Lord and whatever the He asks of you.

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You Say So

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 127 – Luke 5:4-7- You Say So – Growing As Disciples

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”  Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”  When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.  So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. Luke 5:4-7 (NIV)

My Word

Will you listen to my word? Will you go and do what I ask of you? Will you go and do what I ask even when you don’t fully understand what I am asking of you? Will you go and do what I am asking of you when you would rather not? Will you go and do what I am asking of you when it is inconvenient and uncomfortable? Will you be willing to go far out of your way to do what I am asking of you? Will you go and do what I am asking of you when you don’t think that the recipient of your efforts is worth your trouble? Will you go and do what I am asking you simply because I asked you to do it for me. I was beginning to wonder how many ways you would ask me if I would be willing to go and do what you asked of me. I just started to scratch the surface of the different ways I could ask you the same question. Would you like me to ask you more questions? No, I get your point. What is my point? You want me to tell you if there are any reasons or situations or circumstances in which I would not go and do what you ask of me. You want to know if I will follow and obey you no matter the cost. These questions and my answers are not for your benefit. You know what I will think before I think it. You know what I will say before I say it. You know what I will do before I do it. Yes, I do. You want me to ask and answer these questions now so that I will remember how I want to answer them in the future. Yes, I do.  Here is my answer. I am listening. I will go and do whatever you ask me to go and do for you under any and every circumstance. I will listen to your word. I will follow and obey your word. Use me to accomplish your purpose and fulfill your plans. Make my life fruitful for your kingdom. Help me to bring glory to your name. I am at your service. That is very good. I will make you fruitful for my kingdom as you obey my word. Thank you, Lord. 

Lord, no longer will I live by my own wisdom. Instead, I will carefully hear and fully obey your word. I will take your word deep into my heart and mind and life. I will allow your word to guide my life. I will go and do all you ask of me simply because you say so. Amen

Key Question… When has the Lord asked you to go and do what you didn’t fully understand?

Living It Out… Obey the word of the Lord by doing all that He asks of you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will bless your life as you obey His word and do what He asks of you.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are obeying the word of the Lord and what He asks of you.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you obey the word of the Lord and whatever the He asks of you.

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