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

… do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,…

April 8, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

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

Today’s verse

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
—Colossians 3:17 nkjv

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

Colossians 3:1-5 NLT
[1] Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. [2] Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. [3] For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. [4] And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory. [5] So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

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

I AM WITH YOU AND FOR YOU, your constant Companion and Provider. The question is whether you are with Me and for Me. Though I never leave you, you can essentially “leave” Me by ignoring Me: thinking or acting as if I am not with you. When you feel distance in our relationship, you know where the problem lies. My Love for you is constant; I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. It is you who change like shifting sand, letting circumstances toss you this way and that.

When you feel far from Me, whisper My Name. This simple act, done in childlike faith, opens your heart to My Presence. Speak to Me in love-tones; prepare to receive My Love, which flows eternally from the cross. I am delighted when you open yourself to My loving Presence.

“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
—Genesis 28:15

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
—Romans 8:31

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
—Hebrews 13:8

Today’s worship song
Turn You Eyes Upon Jesus
Michael W. Smith
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/turn-your-eyes-upon-jesus-live/303181946?i=303181957

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord, Savior and Truth. As one of my favorite verses states today ‘whatever (I) you do in word or deed, (I) do all in (Your name) the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.’ For the fight to focus on You is won in the little things we do each day. Just as busyness can separate us from You, so can the mundane and boredom of the our routines. So I am constantly crying out Your name ‘Jesus’ to bring You into the conscious moment with me. Whether anger, impure thoughts or selfishness, I try to turn to You to rescue me from myself and the ways under the sun. Help Jesus! I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #JesusCalling #Colossians3

Why We Lack Understanding

April 7, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

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

Today’s verse

He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
MARK 9:9

Today’s reading
Mark 9
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+9&version=NLT

Mark 9:23-24 NLT
[23] “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”

[24] The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”

Mark 9:49 NLT
[49] “For everyone will be tested with fire.

Today’s devotion
Why We Lack Understanding
My Utmost for His Highest
https://utmost.org/why-we-lack-understanding/

God cannot reveal anything to us if we don’t have His Spirit. And our own unyielding and headstrong opinions will effectively prevent God from revealing anything to us.

Wisdom from Oswald Chambers

Jesus Christ is always unyielding to my claim to my right to myself. The one essential element in all our Lord’s teaching about discipleship is abandon, no calculation, no trace of self-interest.

Today’s worship songs
Grace Got You
MercyMe
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/grace-got-you/1204836754?i=1204836878

Just Say Jesus
7eventh Time Down
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-say-jesus/929215096?i=929215148

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. Thank You for revealing to me what You have. I am grateful and blessed. Why there is still much to understand. I know and feel the truth of Your Word. More than anything under the Sun, I know the path is through the Son, Jesus Christ. My Truth. I ask You to continue to guide me through the moments my faith fails me. And through me and mine, You would use us to lead others to want the same. I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #MyUtmost #Mark9

It’s about a relationship, be reconciled

April 6, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

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

Today’s verse

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
1 John 1:9 NLT

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

1 John 1:8-10 NLT
[8] If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. [9] But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. [10] If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.

Today’s devotion
The Collision of God and Sin

My Utmost for His Highest
https://utmost.org/the-collision-of-god-and-sin/

…who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree…
1 Peter 2:24

Today’s worship song
Everlasting God
Lincoln Brewster
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everlasting-god/1008113917?i=1008113929

Point to You
We Are Messengers
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/point-to-you/1109641008?i=1109641168

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus my Lord and Savior. My TRUTH. Like it says in John 1:2 ‘He (You) existed in the beginning with God.’ ‘The truth is in the details’ of life, which the busyness of life forces us to over look. This is why I (we) need quite one in one time with You. You know me (us) better than we know ourselves. Whether in praying or confessing, You already know more than we do about what we pray or confess. So it is for our benefit that we must be reconciled to You through prayer and confession. It is where we find our true selves. Where we learn to understand and forgive. Pull me closer, give me more insight and wisdom. I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #MyUtmost #John1 #1John1

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels…

April 5, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

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

Today’s verse

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;

2 Corinthians 4:7

Today’s reading
2 Corinthians 4
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+4&version=NLT

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NLT
[16] That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. [17] For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! [18] So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.

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

LET ME FILL YOU with My Love, Joy, and Peace. These are Glory-gifts, flowing from My living Presence. Though you are an earthen vessel, I designed you to be filled with heavenly contents. Your weakness is not a deterrent to being filled with My Spirit; on the contrary, it provides an opportunity for My Power to shine forth more brightly.

As you go through this day, trust Me to provide the strength you need moment by moment. Don’t waste energy wondering whether you are adequate for today’s journey. My Spirit within you is more than sufficient to handle whatever this day may bring. That is the basis for your confidence! In quietness (spending time alone with Me) and confident trust (relying on My sufficiency) is your strength.

Today’s worship song
Flawless
MercyMe
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/flawless/825091802?i=825091870

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus, help me be renewed. When the drudgery of the day to day routine wears on me, I look to You. I look to You for strength and hope. Strength to step out, and hope that each step draws me closer to You. So I start my day in quite with You. I dive into Your word. I surround myself with worship. For I know You are near. You are my rock, my refuge. I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You. Amen

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #JesusCalling #2Corinthians4

… He restores my soul…

April 4, 2018

OneWalk: Under the Sun, with the Son

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

Today’s verse

He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Psalm 23:2-3

Today’s reading
Psalm 23
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+23&version=NLT

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

I MEET YOU in the stillness of your soul. It is there that I seek to commune with you. A person who is open to My Presence is exceedingly precious to Me. My eyes search to and fro throughout the earth, looking for one whose heart is seeking Me. I see you trying to find Me; our mutual search results in joyful fulfillment.

Stillness of soul is increasingly rare in this world addicted to noise and speed. I am pleased with your desire to create a quiet space where you and I can meet. Don’t be discouraged by the difficulty of achieving this goal. I monitor all your efforts and am blessed by each of your attempts to seek My Face.

“Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”
—Zechariah 2:13

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.
—2 Chronicles 16:9 nkjv

Today’s worship song
Even If
MercyMe
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/even-if/1204836754?i=1204836881

Today’s prayer
Dear Lord God, Abba Father, Jesus, I seek Your face. I seek Your heart. I seek oneness with You. In this quite time each morning I seek stillness with an open heart and mind, listening for Your voice. Looking for the peace and renewal of spirit that only Your can provide me. Knowing that only in You can I rest and get ready for the new day ahead. Help me a Jesus, I need You, I love You, I’m sorry, forgive me, thank You.

#OneWalk #PrayWithoutCeasing #MyDailyPrayers #Jesus #ILoveYou #IAmSorry #ForgiveMe #ThankYou #EvenIf #Psalm23 #JesusCalling