Archive for April, 2018

Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.

April 16, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

Today’s Bible Verse, Reading, Devotion, Worship Song and Prayer

Today’s verse

That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 NLT

Today’s reading
Ecclesiastes 12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+12&version=NLT

Throughout Ecclesiastes, Solomon attempts to put life into perspective. He urges us to remember that the things we most often rely on for our happiness are just temporary. This includes our possessions, our relationships, our wisdom, and our work. These things are important, certainly, but only God can bring us genuine, lasting contentment. Our life is best aligned well when we’re primarily concerned with pleasing him by living lives of gratitude and obedience. Everything we have, including our very existence, ultimately belongs to God—and one day we will have to answer for how we have managed these gifts.

In Ecclesiastes 3:17, Solomon warns that one day God will judge all of us for how we’ve lived. God assigns this task of judging to Jesus alone (John 5:22-30). He will judge and reward his followers for the quality and character of their acts of service (2 Corinthians 5:10). He will also preside over the final judgment, when each person’s ultimate destiny will be determined, once and for all (Revelation 20:11-15).

Today’s devotion
Revolutionary Communicator
Life for Leaders Daily Devotion
https://mailchi.mp/depree.org/revolutionary-communicator?e=1bc587c115

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. 2 Corinthians 5:20a

Today’s worship song
After All (Holy)
David Crowder Band
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/after-all-holy/716781740?i=716782092

Today’s prayer
Dear God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. I need You, I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. You are my refuge, my strength, my light. Help get ready for today and the new week ahead. Jesus, you were the master communicator, and I want to learn from you. Reveal to me opportunities to be an ambassador for your goodness in my daily work. Show me how to be attentive to you, to myself, and to others amidst a busy schedule each day. And help me to understand how to live fully aware of your presence in this digital age. Use me to help others experience the fullness of your life and light. Amen.

Parts of today’s prayer from today’s devotion.

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #LifeforLeaders

Links to surround yourself with the Lord:

Bibles
https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible/
https://www.biblegateway.com/
http://www.thewordofpromise.com/

Devotions
My Utmost for His Highest
Jesus Calling
Life for Leaders Daily Devotion

Radio
http://www.klove.com/
https://www.moodyradio.org/

Apps
iDisciple

Inner Invincibility

April 14, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

Today’s Bible Verse, Reading, Devotion, Worship Song and Prayer

Today’s verse

I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
Philippians 3:14 NLT

Today’s reading
Matthew 11
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11&version=NLT

Matthew 11:25-26 NLT
[25] At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. [26] Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!

Today’s devotion
Inner Invincibility
My Utmost for His Highest
https://utmost.org/inner-invincibility/

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me…
MATTHEW 11:29

My yoke is easy and My burden is light” Matthew 11:30

No power on earth or in hell can conquer the Spirit of God living within the human spirit; it creates an inner invincibility.

Today’s worship song
Move
MercyMe
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/move/364729005?i=364729486

Today’s prayer
Dear God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. I love you, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Your mercy and grace fills and lifts me out and above the little trials of day to day life under the sun. Your Words carry me forward towards the prize that awaits. So I fight to stay focused on You Jesus, so Your presence within is visible to those who see me. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #MyUtmost #Matthew11 #Philippians3:14

Links to surround yourself with the Lord:

Bibles
Jesus Centered
https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible/
Bible Gateway
https://www.biblegateway.com/
The Wors of Promise Audio Bible
http://www.thewordofpromise.com/

Devotions
My Utmost for His Highest

Jesus Caliing

Today in the Word

Radio
K-Love
http://www.klove.com/
Moody Radio
https://www.moodyradio.org/

Apps
iDisciple

If you need wisdom…

April 13, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

Today’s Bible Verse, Reading, Devotion, Worship Song and Prayer

Today’s verse

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. James 1:5 NLT

Today’s reading
James 1
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1&version=NLT

James 1:21 NLT
[21] So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

Today’s devotion
Jesus Calling
http:/www.jesuscalling.com/app/

WHEN I GIVE YOU no special guidance, stay where you are. Concentrate on doing your everyday tasks in awareness of My Presence with you. The Joy of My Presence will shine on you as you do everything for Me. Thus you invite Me into every aspect of your life. Through collaborating with Me in all things, you allow My Life to merge with yours. This is the secret of not only joyful living but of victorious living. I designed you to depend on Me moment by moment, recognizing that apart from Me you can do nothing.
Be thankful for quiet days, when nothing special seems to be happening. Instead of being bored by the lack of action, use times of routine to seek My Face. Although this is an invisible transaction, it speaks volumes in spiritual realms. Moreover, you are richly blessed when you walk trustingly with Me through the routines of your day.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
—Colossians 3:23

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
—John 15:5

Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
—Psalm 105:4

Today’s worship song
I Have This Hope
Tenth Avenue North
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-have-this-hope/1130475730?i=1130476068

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. I need You, I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Help me to deal with my need to know and understand vs. my desire to just trust in You. Give me the wisdom to deal with that which You want me to deal with, and the faith to cope with that which I do not know and understand. For You know me, You know I seek Your will above mine. My desire is that Your presence in me be visible to those who cross my path each day. So that they would want to know You, and seek Your presence as well. This is my wish, this is my prayer. Help me! Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #JesusCalling #James1:5 #LetThemSeeYouInMe

Links to surround yourself with the Lord:

Bibles
https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible/

https://www.biblegateway.com/
http://www.thewordofpromise.com/

Radio
http://www.klove.com/
https://www.moodyradio.org/

Fight the good fight for the true faith.

April 12, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

Today’s Bible Verse, Reading, Devotion, Worship Song and Prayer

Today’s verse

Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12 NLT –

Today’s reading
1 Timothy 6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6&version=NLT

1 Timothy 6:20 NLT
[20] Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge.

Today’s devotion
Complete and Effective Dominion

My Utmost for His Highest
https://utmost.org/complete-and-effective-dominion/

Death no longer has dominion over Him.…the life that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God…
ROMANS 6:9-11

Even the weakest saint can experience the power of the deity of the Son of God, when he is willing to “let go.” But any effort to “hang on” to the least bit of our own power will only diminish the life of Jesus in us. We have to keep letting go, and slowly, but surely, the great full life of God will invade us, penetrating every part. Then Jesus will have complete and effective dominion in us, and people will take notice that we have been with Him.

Today’s worship song
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
Hillsong UNITED
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/oceans-where-feet-may-fail-radio-version/696342604?i=696342608

My Heart Is Yours
Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-heart-is-yours-feat-kristian-stanfill-radio-version/865596025?i=865596057

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. I come to rest in Your presence. To feel Your mercy and grace in Your Word, and give thanks for all Your blessings. Getting ready for the new day, starts with being right with You. Finding peace through You. And resting in that peace. I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #MyUtmost #FightTheGoodFight

I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it.

April 11, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

Today’s Bible Verse, Reading, Devotion, Worship Song and Prayer

Today’s verse

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
—Philippians 3:13–14

Today’s reading
Philippians 3
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+3&version=NLT

Philippians 3:8-9 NLT
[8] Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ [9] and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.

Today’s devotion
Jesus Calling
http:/www.jesuscalling.com/app/

THIS IS THE DAY THAT I HAVE MADE. Rejoice and be glad in it. Begin the day with open hands of faith, ready to receive all that I am pouring into this brief portion of your life. Be careful not to complain about anything, even the weather, since I am the Author of your circumstances. The best way to handle unwanted situations is to thank Me for them. This act of faith frees you from resentment and frees Me to work My ways into the situation, so that good emerges from it.
To find Joy in this day, you must live within its boundaries. I knew what I was doing when I divided time into twenty-four-hour segments. I understand human frailty, and I know that you can bear the weight of only one day at a time. Do not worry about tomorrow or get stuck in the past. There is abundant Life in My Presence today.

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
—Psalm 118:24

But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
—Hebrews 3:13

Today’s worship song
I Won’t Be Shaken
Building 429
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-wont-be-shaken/652125399?i=652125531

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. ‘I press on’ focusing on You, fighting off all distractions and attempts by the evil one to separate me from You. Knowing in You and through You, one step at a time. You will guide me through whatever crosses my path. This faith and hope I have in You because of You. Knowing the peace and comfort of oneness with You. I start my day in Your presence and praying without ceasing for me and mine, and lifting up those You place in my path. Please head my prayers. I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #JesusCalling #Philippians3

all things work together and are for good to and for those who love God…

April 10, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

Today’s Bible Verse, Reading, Devotion, Worship Song and Prayer

Today’s verse

We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.
—Romans 8:28 amp

Today’s reading
1 Peter 2
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2&version=NLT

1 Peter 2:21-25 NLT
[21] For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.
[22] He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone.
[23] He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.
[24] He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.
[25] Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls.

Today’s devotion
Jesus Calling
http:/www.jesuscalling.com/app/

TRUST ME IN EVERY DETAIL of your life. Nothing is random in My kingdom. Everything that happens fits into a pattern for good, to those who love Me. Instead of trying to analyze the intricacies of the pattern, focus your energy on trusting Me and thanking Me at all times. Nothing is wasted when you walk close to Me. Even your mistakes and sins can be recycled into something good through My transforming grace.

While you were still living in darkness, I began to shine the Light of My Presence into your sin-stained life. Finally, I lifted you up out of the mire into My marvelous Light. Having sacrificed My very Life for you, I can be trusted in every facet of your life.

“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”
—Jeremiah 17:7

He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings.
—Psalm 40:2 amp

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
—1 Peter 2:9 nkjv

Today’s worship song
Mighty To Save
Michael W. Smith
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mighty-to-save-digital-edit/293519814?i=293519906

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. My Truth! My trust and hope is in You and Your Words. For it is all that makes sense to me in this world under the sun. I am thankful for all Your blessings, and the hope that I have in You. Though I often stumble, I know You will use me for Your will and purpose as long as I keep my eyes, heart and mind focused on You. Help me stay focused. I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #JesusCalling #MightyToSave #1Peter2

Have You Seen Jesus?

April 9, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

Today’s Bible Verse, Reading, Devotion, Worship Song and Prayer

Today’s verse

After that, He appeared in another form to two of them…
MARK 16:12

Today’s reading
Hebrews 11
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11&version=NLT

Hebrews 11:39-40 NLT
[39] All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. [40] For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.

Today’s devotion
Have You Seen Jesus?
My Utmost for His Highest
https://utmost.org/have-you-seen-jesus/

You should always recognize the difference between what you see Jesus to be and what He has done for you.

Today’s worship song
In Christ Alone
Kristian Stanfill – Passion
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-christ-alone-feat-kristian-stanfill/715966039?i=715966587

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. I walk by faith, help me walk by faith. Let my trust in You guide each step and be example of Your presence in me. I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #MyUtmost #ByFaithAlone #InChristAlone