A Devotional Study of the Living Word of God

Psalm 119:58 The promises of God are “yes” and “so be it!” The one who entreats the LORD with fullness of heart will find Him merciful and true to His Word.

Good Morning

Sometimes I think we are living in a tired nation. What I mean by this is that we continually focus on buying technology developed by other countries that will take the work out of work; out of sports and out of most everything that requires a bit of effort. Yesterday at my son-in-laws home, he and I played a game of golf on a WII, it was nearly as good as being on a real golf course. We also went bowling and that too was very real. When I bowl, I spot bowl and have a fairly good breaking ball that breaks just a few feet from the pins and that is exactly the way the WII played for me. Well, the point is that we have come a long way, to go no where! So where is the United States on this scale? The average life-span of all the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history is about two hundred years. During this span of time the nations progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to government dependence and from dependence back to bondage. (What in the World's going on? Author: Dr. David Jeremiah; pages 134/135).So where are we on this scale. I believe we are somewhere between, “apathy and government dependence.” We are becoming a nation of dozy dolts!

Acts 16

Acts 16:25 I am reminded again of Psalm 119:58, the fullness of heart displayed here by Paul and Silas is just what God likes to see from all of us. Do you have mountains to move in your life? Are there areas of bondage in your life that you wish to overcome? Many of us do! Just as these two men witnessed the power of God, so can we. The Holy Spirit is ready to guide you and God is ready to take action. Entreat the LORD with prayer and song, and be ready to go forth in liberty.

Acts 16:26 Why is it that we believe these things are not possible today? One look a church history will explain it. We have been swayed from “the faith” and have fallen away from the truth by the pressures of government, church denominations, the doctrines of men and a lapse in spiritual integrity. What amazes me is that God through all of this is still interested in saving those who have a desire to hear what the Spirit is saying in all of these churches. (Revelation 2:1-29 and Revelation 3:1-22).

Acts 16:27-28 In the context here we see that God does react to our needs, but that His plan far exceeds our immediate circumstance. The man in charge of the jail has become unstable, assuming the worst he is ready to give up and kill himself because he knows that he will die as a result of this failure to keep the prisoners contained. There are always souls to be physically delivered to freedom, just as there will always be souls to save from the bondages of sin. And God will use every means available to provide victory for both. We need to be prepared by prayer and worship to accomplish His Will, not ours!

Now if you do not have your bible with you, the following is a link you can go to and find the verses of scripture I have referenced herein. Bible Gateway at: www.biblegateway.com/