Forgetting Can Be Dangerous?

You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord:

"Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, "We are free to roam; we will come to you no more"? Does a maiden forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number. Jeremiah 2:31-32

Forgetting can be dangerous, whether it is intentional or an oversight. Israel forgot God by focusing its affections on the allurements of the world. The more we focus on the pleasures of the world, the easier it becomes to forget God's care, his love, his dependability, his guidance, and most of all, God himself.

What pleases you most? Have you been forgetting God lately?

Him Who Overcomes

God's Word for you this week "Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name." (Rev.3:12) Prayer for this week "I thank you making me a pillar in your temple Lord. I dwell even now, in a place where your glory dwells. May your glorious presence transform this day. Would you allow your radiance to shine through me in such a way that others are drawn to Jesus?" Reading for this week "Satan fears prayer and offsets it at every angle. At every opportunity he stalls the impulse to pray, for he has felt the smart of men who pray in the Holy Ghost. Again and again hell has shuddered because of the onslaughts of men who have taken the kingdom of heaven by violence." -Leonard Ravenhill Dave Butts Harvest Prayer Ministries and National Prayer Committee National Day of Prayer Task Force www.NationalDayofPrayer.org

Trust In The Lord

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

Bring your decisions to God in prayer, use the Bible as your guide, and then follow God's leading. He will make your paths straight by both guiding and protecting you. We must acknowledge God in all our ways. This means turning every area of life over to him. Make him a vital part of everything you do, then he will guide you because you will be working to accomplish his purposes.

Walk With God

Walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, so
that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land
that you will possess.

Deuteronomy 5:33

New Creation

VERSE:

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone,
the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17


THOUGHT:

We all like "do-overs" or second chances. God does much better
than that! He allows us to become new again. Being the "God of new
things" he can even make us new. Beyond forgiveness, beyond
cleansing, he makes us holy through Jesus. Let's use the
opportunity of a New Year as a springboard for living a life fresh
and new and alive for God!

PRAYER:

O LORD, thank you for a New Year and a fresh start. Please give
me wisdom and strength to serve you with integrity and faithfulness
in this coming year. I pray that your work be done in my life as I
offer myself, my plans, and my future to you. I pray this through
Jesus my intercessor and Lord. Amen.

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Prayer Time

"I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple" (Isa. 6:1).

As you start your prayer time, before you say anything, let your mind's eye see Him, high and exalted, and yourself in a position of worship before Him. Stay in that inner posture until His glory fills your thoughts as the train of His robe fills the temple.

Jennifer Kennedy Dean

The Praying Life Foundation
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Relationship With Jesus

Prayer is not a product; it is a relationship. Even if you did not

experience the wonderful event you imagined, God knows your intention. You

wanted to spend time with Jesus, and in some way, although exactly how is a

mystery to you, you did. So express your frustration to God; ask for help

and for the strength to try again. God does not require that we be

successful, just faithful.

-- Daniel Wolpert

CREATING A LIFE WITH GOD