1 Kings 9-10, Acts 8:14-40, Psalms 130:1-8, Proverbs 17:2-3

What God said to me – As My child I have placed you where you are for a purpose.  I have a plan for you to minister and to serve, not just to Me, but to others.  As you go through your day, don’t rush through to get done what you need to get done but learn to stop and really look at the people you encounter and look at each one from the perspective that you have encountered them for a reason, by divine appointment.  Give them your attention – sincerely ask how they are – use their responses as opportunities to share, even just snippets of My goodness and care for them – be inventive and look for ways to introduce Me into casual conversations.  When Philip encountered the eunuch, he opened the conversation by asking what he was reading and then shared from there.  With all the turmoil in the world and frightening events, people are uneasy and frightened.  Use their comments as an opportunity to comfort and to share about the hope you have in Me and My plan for the world.  You won’t lead everyone you meet to Me or even get a positive response, but you will open a door that someday they might walk through.

1 Kings 8, Acts 7:51-8:13, Psalms 129:1-8, Proverbs 17:1

What God said to me – My word is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.  When Stephen spoke the word to the Jews, they were cut to the quick and turned on him and stoned him.  In contrast, the Bereans received the word with great eagerness and examined the scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.  My word was shared in both cases, but the responses were totally different.  The thing I want you to see is that you should never decide whether or not you are going to share My word based on what you perceive the response might be – you should share My word out of obedience and let Me take care of the responses.  When you look at what happened after Stephen was stoned, a great persecution of believers began, but as believers fled to other regions, My word spread quickly, and My church grew as a result.  You be faithful to share as I direct – sometimes the response will be positive and sometimes the response will be negative, but I can and will use both to accomplish My plan.

1 Kings 7, Acts 7:30-50, Psalms 128:1-6, Proverbs 16:13-33

What God said to me – When Solomon built the temple there were two free standing columns in the front of the doorway.  One was called Jachin, meaning He establishes, and one was called Boaz, meaning by His strength.  When they went into the temple to worship Me, they walked through He establishes by His strength.  It was understood that their worship – their relationship with Me was totally because I reached out to them – nothing they said or did brought about our relationship – it was all Me.  The same is true with you -by My strength I reached out to you and established our relationship.  There was nothing you did to earn it or deserve it but because of My love, I reached out by My strength and drew you to Me and established our relationship.  As you share your testimony use these two pillars, Jachin and Boaz, to tell others it was by My grace that reached out to you to establish an everlasting relationship, and it is by My strength that you can continue to walk in a manner worthy of your calling.  “I AM” the assurance of your salvation because by My strength it was established and by My strength it will last forever.