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Building Yourselves Up

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Faith – Jude 1-20-21 – Building Yourselves Up – Growing As Disciples

But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. Jude 1:20-21 (ESV)

Built Up In Your Faith

You can take steps with me to build yourself up in your faith. How so? Are you mildly curious or is being built up in your faith in me a priority in your life? I am not mildly curious about being built up in my faith in you. Living in an intimate relationship with you is the priority of my life. I want to know you. I want to love and follow and serve you. I want to live my life with and for you. I want to go and do whatever you ask of me. I want to live a life filled with faith in you. That is very good. Being mildly curious or being half-heartedly interested in being built up in your faith will be of no benefit to you. Of that, I have no doubt. That’s good.

What steps will you take so you can be built up in your faith? I will seek you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I will draw near to you in worship. I will meet with you in your word. I will pray in the Spirit all the prayers that you give me to pray. I will follow you to wherever you lead me. I will do whatever you ask of me. I will be at your service. I will allow you to work in and through me. I will allow you to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans that you have in mind for my life. I will place all my faith and hope and trust in you. I will join you in the work that I see you doing all around me. That is an important thought. That is a key word. What is an important thought and key word? Seeing is an important thought and key word. Keep your eyes open. Focus your attention on me. See what I am doing and join me. I will give you prayers to prayer. I will guide you to where you should go. I will give you what you should do. Love, follow and serve me. Then you will continually be built up in your faith. That I will do. That will be very good. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, I will take steps with you so you can build me up in my faith. I will meet with you in prayer and worship. I will meet with you in your word. I will go and do whatever you ask of me. Help me to live in an intimate relationship with you all the days of my life. Amen

Key Question…  What steps can you take with the Lord to build yourself up in your faith?

Living It Out…  Take steps each day that will allow the Lord to build you up in your faith.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that the Lord will build you up in your faith as you live in an intimate relationship with Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are allowing the Lord to build you up in your faith.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you live in an intimate relationship with the Lord so you can be built up in our faith.

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God Intended It For Good

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You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Genesis 50:20 (NIV)

Preparation

Well, this life has been no cake walk. What do you mean by that? This life has not been easy. How so? I have suffered significant setbacks, great defeats and miserable trials. I’m not complaining. I’m not venting. I am merely observing. I see. What have you also observed? There have been times that I thought I was all alone in my setbacks, defeats and trails. There have been times I have wondered when and if you would help me. There have been times I have questioned when you would come to my aid and answer my cries for help. Why are you merely observing? Why aren’t you complaining? Why aren’t you venting? I see things quite differently now. How so? I have been quite mistaken. I have surely been wrong. You have never left me all alone. You have always been with me to help me. I could see no purpose or plan or reason for my setbacks, defeats and trials. I couldn’t fathom how you could ever use the bad things that were happening to me for any good purpose or plan. Yet, that is exactly what you have done. Let’s talk more about that. I’d like that.

How have I been able to use the setbacks, defeats and trials you have gone through in life? You have developed my character and strengthened my faith in every difficulty you have led me through. You have used every trying circumstances to mold and shape me into the person you have wanted me to become. You have been preparing me for the work you have given me to do. You have had purposes and a plan I could not see. Even now, I don’t see your purposes and plan perfectly. I could not then and cannot now know how you plan to fully use me. But, I can see enough to know that nothing I have gone through has gone to waste. I know that you have not been the author of any of my pain and suffering. You have not brought difficulties on me. This sin broken world brings these in abundance to us all. But, not only am I not complaining or venting I am just the opposite. How so? I am thankful beyond measure for how you have been, are now, and will be working in and through my life. So, I welcome you to continue your work. Help me to know you and your purposes and plan for my life. I am thankful that my life is in your hands. I am grateful for your incredible goodness to me. It is my desire to love you with all my heart and soul and strength. It is my hope to be fully used by you. I want to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans. I want to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. That is very good. Keep on working in and through my life. Yes, I will. You can be sure of that.

Lord, I have suffered significant setbacks, great defeats and miserable trials. Sometimes, I have wondered where you were. Sometimes, questioned when and if you would help me. Now, I can clearly see that you have been with me to help me all along. Amen

Key Question…  When have you wondered how the Lord would work good out of something bad that had happened to you?

Living It Out…  Look back over your life to see how God has been able to use something bad to accomplish something good in your life.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will be able to use what seems bad to you for His good purposes and plan for your life.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has used what seemed bad to you for His good purposes.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you have faith to believe that the Lord will use what seems bad to you for His good purposes and plan.

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Imitate Their Faith

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Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Hebrews 13:7 (NIV)

Worth Imitating

Well, that would be something. I can’t see how that would be possible. What are you talking about? The idea that someone should imitate me seems pretty far-fetched. Why is that? I am not living a life that is worthy of being imitated. Are you sure? Are you absolutely positive that your life is not worth imitating? When you start asking me questions like that I’m not sure of anything. Why is that? You have a way of teaching me something new that starts out with you asking me a lot of questions. In many cases, at many times, your questions are your way of challenging my thinking. I’m glad that you have started to notice a little bit of a pattern. You must want to teach me something new, am I right? Yes, you are right.

You are living a life that is worthy of imitating. How can that be? Are you ready for me to ask you a lot of questions? Yes, I am. You confess your sins to me, isn’t that true? Yes, I do confess my sins to you. I don’t deny or try to hide my sins from you. That would be foolish. I need your forgiveness and cleansing. Yes, you do. You have left your old life of sin behind and are determined to follow and serve me, isn’t that true? Yes, there is nothing I would rather do than follow you to where you lead me to do what you ask of me. You are following and serving me because you love me, isn’t that true? Yes, I love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I love you because you first loved me. It is my joy to follow and serve you because I love you. That’s very good.  You are making it your daily practice to draw near to me as I draw near to you. Every day, you are meeting with me in my word, isn’t that true? Yes, I am drawing near to you to meet with you in your word. I also draw near to you in worship and prayer. You are discovering your spiritual gifts and are using them to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name, isn’t that true? Yes, it is the desire of my heart to fulfill your purposes and accomplish your plans. One day, I want to her you say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” That’s great. Are you starting to see why your life is worth imitating? But, I’m not perfect. No, you are not perfect. If you thought you were perfect your life would not be worth imitating. Will you rely on me to make your life worth imitating? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you for bringing spiritual leaders into my life to share your word with me. Their witness has encouraged and spurred me on in my faith. Help me to follow their example so I can encourage and spur others on in their faith. Amen

Key Question… How has remembering the life of one of your spiritual leaders encouraged and spurred you on in your faith?

Living It Out… Remember the spiritual leaders that have had an influence in your life so that you can be encouraged by their faith.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord has brought spiritual leaders into your life to encourage and spur you on in your faith.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are remembering and imitating the faith of spiritual leaders.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you live a life of faith that is worthy of being imitated.

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Built An Ark

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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.  Hebrews 11:7 (NIV)

An Assignment

Would you take on a very long and difficult assignment from me? Would you do what I asked of you even if you didn’t fully understand everything that I was asking of you? Would you continue to do the work that I had given you to do with little or no affirmation from others? Would you keep on working for me in the face of ridicule, scorn and rejection? Are you going to ask me to work on an assignment like this? You know that I am. You know that I will. You know that I have already asked you to take on such an assignment. Then I must have already said yes to you. Yes, you did.

If I have already said yes to taking on a very long and difficult assignment from you why are you asking me these questions now? You already know the answer to that question. I do? Yes, you do. So you tell me why I have asked these questions of you. You want to remind me that the assignment I have taken on comes from you. You want me to be encouraged and strengthened in the work that you have given me to do for you. You don’t want me to become discouraged. You don’t want me to give up. You want me to know that your hand is on me. You want me to remember that you are working in and through me. You want me to know that you are using me according to your purposes and plans. Yes, all of this is true. 

Why is the work so long and difficult? Why is the assignment so large and demanding? You asked for this kind of assignment. You said that you wanted me to use you. You said that you wanted to bear an abundance of fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. You said that you wanted me to use you however I saw fit. You said that you were completely at my disposal. You didn’t want some small assignment from me. You said that you didn’t want to give me anything less than your fullest wholehearted effort. Have I misheard you? Did I get something wrong? No, you have not gotten anything wrong. You have not misheard me. I am fully at your service. I am thankful that you are using me. I am encouraged that your hand is on me. Nothing will please me more than to bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. I will keep doing the work that you have given me to do. That will be very good.

Lord, help me to listen to your voice so that I will be able to hear and obey you. Give me courage, strength and faith so I will be able to continually do all you are asking me to do for you. Use me according to your purposes and plans. Amen

Key Question… When has the Lord asked you to do something for Him that required you to have faith in Him?

Living It Out…  Say yes to the Lord and be faithful to do all that He asks you to do for Him.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that the Lord will ask you to do things for Him that will test and grow your faith in Him.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group what the Lord has asked you to faithfully do for Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you continue to do whatever difficult thing the Lord has asked you to do for Him

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Out Of The Boat

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“Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:29-31 (NIV)

Eyes On Me 

I’m calling you to come. It’s time to get out of the boat. Step out in faith on the water with me. Leave the comfort and safety of the boat. Let go of what you have always done. I want to do a new thing in and through your life.

Keep your eyes on me. Yes, the wind will blow and the waves will beat against you. Pay no attention to them. Hold on to me as I hold on to you. I will never let you go. You are firmly in my grip.

Take one step at a time with me. You don’t need to know everything about your destination. If you did you might turn back. If you did you might think that you don’t need my help. That seems unlikely to me. Just follow me to where I’m leading you.

Listen to me. Be attentive to my voice. Turn your ears to hear what I am saying to you. Don’t let the noise from the world and the busyness of life drown me out.

Watch everything that I am showing to you. Take time to notice what I want you to see. Keep your eyes open. Don’t race right on by what is important.

Call on me for help. You will not be able to do what I’m asking of you with your own power and strength. You must learn to rely on me and not on yourself.

I have so many questions. I want to know more. I’m excited and can hardly wait for what you are calling me to be and do for you.

Be patient. Don’t race ahead of me and don’t lag behind me. Remain right by my side. I will give you everything you need. I will show you everything you need to see. I will speak to you everything you need to hear.

Ask for everything you need from me. Have faith that I will answer you. Do not doubt or be afraid. I am with you to help you.

Lord, help me to “get out of the boat” to follow and serve you. I will go where you guide me to do all you ask of me. Help me to hold on to you as you hold on to me when the “wind and waves” beat against me in the storms of life. Amen

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Mature And Complete Not Lacking Anything

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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 (NIV)  

Finish The Work

Are trials a joy to you? Are you able to see their benefit in your life? Do you know that the testing of your faith will develop perseverance in you? Those are good questions. I often cannot see the benefit of a trial until after I have gone through it. Sometimes it has taken a great length of time and hindsight for me to understand how a trial has benefited my life.

When have you cried out to me in a trial? Do you know that I am with you in and through every trial that you face? You can ask me for wisdom as you go through trials in life. I will not reject you or your requests. It gives me great joy to help you to grow stronger in perseverance and faith as you trust and rely on me. It is foolish to go through trials without my help. Forgive me Lord for the times when I have thought I could “tough it out” and go through trials on my own. My own self-efforts have not been successful. My own efforts have left me bitter, angry and discouraged when I have been in the midst of trials. Yet, somehow you have been able to use even trials and tests that I have failed. Yes, I have.

I do have joy in knowing that you are using all of life including trials and tests to mold and shape my life. It is encouraging to know that you have never or will ever give up on me. No, I will not. I am sure that I have had to go through similar tests and trails more than once because I did not learn or receive their full benefit the first around. Yes, you have.

I want to grow strong in my faith and trust in you. I want to persevere so that I will become the person you want me to be. So, I give you permission to do whatever it takes to make me mature and complete. Help me to rely on you through every trail I face. Give me your wisdom in abundance so that I will have all that I need to persevere and grow strong in my faith in you. It is the desire of my heart for you to finish the work that you started and want to complete in me. I don’t want to lack any good thing that you want to give me or do in and through my life. In every way I want my life to glorify your name and bear fruit in your kingdom.

I know that you will hear and answer this prayer of mine. Yes, I have heard your prayer and you can be certain that I will answer it.

Lord, use whatever it takes to grow my faith in you. I will consider it pure joy when I go through various trials because I know you are developing perseverance in me. I want to be mature and complete and not lacking anything as I follow and serve you.  Amen

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On God’s Power

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My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (NIV)

Your Power

I no longer want to operate under my own power. I know what that looks like. I know what that feels like. I know what that accomplishes. Tell me. My power is weak. My power is feeble. My power accomplishes nothing. So what? I have had enough of disappointing results. I am tired with accomplishing very little. What do you want? I want to be able to both know and do your will. I want to be able to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans. I want to be powerfully used by you. I want to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. That’s good. I want people to be drawn to you by the demonstration of the power of your Holy Spirit working in and through my life. I don’t desire this for myself. I am not desiring to make a name for myself. I am desiring to be used by you. I want to be an instrument in your hands. You have good desires that in your heart and on your mind. I can see that you want to serve me. Yes, I do.

If you want to be used by me what must you be willing to do? I must be willing to do whatever you ask of me. It would be silly for me to ask you to use me and then be unwilling to go and do what you ask of me. That’s true.  It would also be foolish to ask for your power to work in and through me to do what you have not asked me to do for you. That is also correct. Have you ever worked long and hard hours and fruitless hours on an assignment that I had not given to you? Yes, I have done that many times. What does that tell you? I must ask you to show me what you want me to do for you. I must not rush into tasks that you have not asked me to do for you. So, I must wait for your guidance and direction. I must know what you are calling me to do for you. What else? Once I have received an assignment, I must be willing to go and do it for you. I should not hold back. I should not be half-hearted. You want me to be fully engaged in the work you have given me to do for you. Yes, I do.

But, you are still missing something. What’s that? You tell me. After I have received your assignment. I must come to rely on you to help me accomplish it. I must ask for the power of your Holy Spirit to work in and through me Even if I know my assignment and am willing to go and do it, that is not enough. I must rely on you at all times to accomplish your work in and through me. Will you rely on my Holy Spirit to work in and through you, as you do my work? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Heavenly Father, I know when I have operated under my own power. My efforts have been feeble. I have not been able to do the work you have given me to do for you. Help me to rely on you to do your work in and through me by the power of your Holy Spirit. Amen

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Accompanied By Action

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Faith – James 2:14-17 – Accompanied By Action – Growing As Disciples

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.  James 2:14-17 (NIV)

What Good Would It Be?

What good would it be if your life did not demonstrate the faith you say you have in me? What do you mean by that? What good would it be if you thought believing in me only consisted of accepting a set of facts about me? What good would it be if your faith in me had no impact on your heart and mind and life? What good would it be if your faith in me never helped you to go where I was guiding you? What good would it be if your faith in me never helped you to do what I was asking of you? What good would it be if your faith in me never bore fruit for my kingdom or brought glory to my name? You have asked some easy questions that all have the same answer. What’s that? If I had a faith that never acted, it would be no faith at all. If I had a faith that was not visible for all to see, it would be no faith at all. If I thought faith in you consisted only in accepting a set off facts about you, it would be no faith at all. If my faith in you did not change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life, it would be no faith at all. If my faith in you did not prompt me to go and do your will, it would be no faith at all. If my faith in you never enabled me to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name, it would be no faith at all. That’s true.

But this is not your faith. Your faith in me has changed your heart, transformed your mind and is guiding your life. In all that you think and say and do, you want to bring glory to my name. You want to go where I guide. You want to do what I ask you. You love me with all your heart and soul and mind. You are fully devoted to me. Your faith in me is not hidden. Your faith in me is not a secret. You want your faith in me to shine brightly in this dark world. You are continually asking me to bear fruit for my kingdom through your life. Keep on living your life of faith in me. Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, I don’t want to be all talk and no action. I want my faith in you to be living and active. I want my actions to demonstrate that I am living a life of faith with and for you. Use my life for your kingdom and glory. I will go and do all that you ask of me. Amen

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We Trust In

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Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7 (NIV) 

Trust In?

What will you trust in? What will you come to rely on? Do these seem like complex and difficult questions for you to answer? I’m not sure. I will help you out. How so? I will tell you that there are only two answers to these questions. I don’t see how that could be possible. It’s really quite simple. You will either trust in me or in something or someone else. I get it. Do you? Yes, I do. Do you have an answer to my questions? Yes, I do. 

I have tried trusting in just about everyone and everything other than you. For that, I am sorry. For that, I am confessing my sin and asking for your forgiveness. That’s good. You are forgiven. You know that. Yes, I do. What would you like to do differently? I would like to come to rely on you. I would like to place all my trust in you. That’s good. Do you see any problems with doing that? Yes, I do. Tell me about them. I could give my very best effort and not full rely on or trust in you. In fact, my very best efforts would be just one more way I would be trusting in myself. I can’t even come to rely on or trust in you without your help. No, you cannot. That is a very good realization on your part. You will need to teach me. You will need to train me. You will need to help me to come to rely on and trust in you. Yes, I will. Do you have any doubts about my desire to help you to come to rely on me, so you will place all your trust in me? I have no doubts about that. That’s good.

There is one thing you must learn to do right away. What’s that? You tell me. I will need to learn to ask you for your help. When will you ask for my help? I will ask for your help right away. I won’t delay in asking for your help. I won’t ask for your help as a last resort. I won’s ask for your help after I have exhausted my best efforts and every other possible alternative. Right away, means right away. Yes, it does. I will ask your help in the beginning. I will ask for your help in the middle. I will ask for your help in the end. There is no time or place that I will rely on myself or someone or something else. In every way and on every day, I will place all my trust in you. That will be very good. 

Lord, I have trusted in money and material possessions. I have trusted in power, prestige and people. I have trusted in my gifts and talents and abilities. None of these are worthy of my trust. You alone are worthy of all my trust. I know that I can rely on you. Amen

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Faith – Acts 3:16 – In The Name Of Jesus – Growing As Disciples

By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see. Acts 3:16 (NIV)  

Complete Healing

That is what you have done for me. What have I done for you? You have brought your healing into my life. How so? You have not stopped healing me and changing my life since the day I began to place all my faith in you. Tell me more about that. Well, I am completely different. I am totally unrecognizable from my former self. My thoughts and words and deeds are different. My heart and mind are different. My hopes and dreams and goals are different. There is not one aspect of my life that has remained unchanged from before I began to come to know you. You have been healing me physically, emotionally and spiritually. I have not mentioned what is most exciting about the healing that you have brought into my life. What’s that? You are not finished. My healing is not complete. You keep on bringing your healing into my life everyday as I continue to place all my faith in you. Yes, I have. Yes, I am. Yes, I will.

There is something else that I know. What’s that? It is a good thing that your healing is ongoing. Why is that? I live in a broken and sin filled world. There seems to be almost unlimited opportunities for you to heal me from how the world attempts to harm me. It is a very good thing that every day I can come to ask you for the healing I need. You are with me to help me. You are ready and willing and able to heal me. That’s right. Will you keep on asking me to bring my healing into your life? Will you keep on asking me to bring my healing into the lives of people in the world around you? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

There is something else I know. What’s that? In addition to praying. You want to use me to bring your healing into the lives of people in the world around me. You will use me to heal hurts. You will use me to bind up wounds You will use me to bring hope and meaning and purpose to the lives of others as I point them to you. Yes, I will.

There is one final thing I know. What’s that? The healing I receive in this life will never be final and complete. My healing will be final and complete on the day that I come to meet with you face to face. Then I will be completely changed. Then I will be fully healed once and for all time. I anxiously await that day. That is very good.

Lord, thank you for bringing me to you. Thank you for helping me to place all my faith in you. Thank you for healing me physically, emotionally, and spiritually as I have been loving, following and serving you. I await the day of my complete and final healing. Amen

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