Leviticus 27 :14-34, Numbers 1, Mark 11 :1-26, Psalms 46 :1-11, Proverbs 10:23

What God said to me – When My Son, Jesus, was approaching Jerusalem as He traveled there the last week before He was to be crucified, He told two of His disciples to go into a village they were passing and to get the colt they would find there.  So how do you think He knew about the colt?  Most would say it was because He was omniscient, but when He became man, He was limited in all aspects as a man, so He shed His omniscience and lived as every other man.  So how did He know?  It’s quite simple actually – I told Him.  He sought My direction everyday – He ordered His day – His words and His actions – based on what I told Him.  He believed what I told Him and He acted in faith.  His life is the model to which you should aspire.  This time with Me in My word and in fellowship are not just to benefit you spiritually, but physically in how you live your life and walk each day.  Start each day with Me so I can help you to order your day and prioritize what you should do.  You don’t have to be omniscient when you know the One who is – trust Me to direct your path.

Leviticus 25 :47-27 :13, Mark 10 :32-52, Psalms 45 :1-17, Proverbs 10 :22

What God said to me – Have you ever been in a meeting where the leader was explaining an important project and how they were going to need all hands-on deck with everyone working together to get it all done and when he asks for questions, one person raises their hand and asks what time lunch will be?  There are always people who are either so obtuse or so focused on themselves they miss the point totally.  Believe it or not, even after walking with Me for years, the disciples were like that – I had just explained to them in detail about how on this trip to Jerusalem that I would be arrested and condemned to death – that I would be tortured and crucified, but after three days, I would be resurrected.  Two of My closest disciples, James and John, chose that time to approach Me to ask if they could be seated at My right and left hand when it was all over and I came into My glory.  They wanted recognition – they wanted status.  Serving Me doesn’t mean recognition and status – it means serving others – ministering to others – praying for others.  Are you doing any better than the disciples?  Are you upset when you are not properly acknowledged for the things you do or are you content to serve whether or not you are recognized for it?  Is your prayer time more about you and your needs rather than for others?  Remember the first shall be last and the last shall be first so if you want to look like Me, be a humble servant.

Leviticus 24 :1-25 :46, Mark 10 :13-31, Psalms 44 :9-26, Proverbs 10 :20-21

What God said to me – There is a saying “put your money where your mouth is”.   It is really a challenge for you to prove your faith in whatever.  In poker the most extreme bet is to say you are “all in” – you’re willing to bet everything for the prize.  It’s a gamble unless you have a royal flush, then you know you can’t lose.  Those who are My children have a guaranteed outcome – eternal life with Me.  So, if I ask you to go “all in” in your walk with Me, it is not a gamble, it is faith, and you will be rewarded in the end.  As you grow and mature in your walk with Me, there will be people and things and habits and ways of thinking and acting and circumstances that you will leave behind in order to follow Me – not all of which will be “bad” things, but things that may distract or hinder you from serving Me as well as you could.  Are you willing to go “all in” in your walk with Me no matter what I ask you to change or leave behind?  The cost may be great, but your eternal reward is guaranteed.