September 11, 2022

Romans 1-3, Proverbs 20:1-15

What God said to me – There is never any shame when you step out in faith to represent Me by sharing or praying.  You don’t have to be articulate or confident in your actions in order to be used by Me.  You just have to be available and willing to step forward.  It is Me who answers prayer. It is Me who makes effective the things you say or do – not you.  Don’t be timid or embarrassed or try to be articulate as you voice a prayer or share – speak and pray from your heart and I will honor your faithfulness.

September 10, 2022

Judges 19-21, Proverbs 19:15-29

What God said to me – When there is no king, everyone does what is right in their own eyes.  That is what is wrong with the world today.  They do not honor Me as king, so they go their own way and don’t seek Me.  They have gone their own way so long that they no longer desire Me or believe “I AM” king.  This is a danger for believers too.  If you don’t acknowledge Me as king and follow Me as king, then you go your own way and do what seems right to you rather than what I direct.

September 9, 2022

Judges 16-18, Proverbs 19:1-14

What God said to me – You must learn to evaluate your life in My eyes, not by what seems right to you.  Don’t justify your actions so you can keep doing them.  Don’t try to spiritualize them.  Be honest before Me.  Seek My direction and then follow it.  Look at the Danites who set up a place to worship with an idol and their own priests even though My house and priests were in Shiloh.  They rationalized their worship as being acceptable because it was convenient.  Following Me may mean you must sacrifice convenience for obedience.  In the end though it is the difference in hearing My condemnation or My saying “well done My good and faithful servant.”