Bible League: Living His Word The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. — John 10:10 ESV One of God's names is El Shadai. This name means almighty, more than enough—in other words, the "Lord of abundance." His name tells about His character and what He wants for His children. It is not His will that we live in problems, suffering, or survival conditions. Don't let people keep you from the abundance that belongs to you. Be thankful that you're making it, but you don't have to stop there. "Lord, thank you for being El Shaddai: the God of more than enough, the God of abundance not of lack. Thank you that abundance is heading my way." Are you living in expectation, knowing that God is bigger than your problems, bigger than any disease, stronger than any addiction? Or are you discouraged, thinking it will never change? That God is passing by? Remember He has all the power. Don't be passive, thinking that you can never realize your dreams, never start your own business, never meet the right person. Reach out to God and believe it will happen. Living with negativity is easier—following the flow of feelings, circumstances, and letting it dictate your day—this requires no effort. But if you're going to live a victorious life, if you're going to reach your full potential, you have to go deeper and not be ruled or directed by your emotions. Don't let your feelings dictate your day. You must choose to live with a good mood regardless of your feelings. Choose joy despite discouragement; choose faith despite doubt. Believe today "my God is El Shadai." Thank Him and allow El Shadai to become real in your life. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. By Pastor Sabri Kasemi, Bible League International partner, Albania Bible in a Year Old Testament ReadingPsalm 145-147 Psalm 145 -- I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever. NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB Psalm 146 -- Praise the Lord, my soul. NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB Psalm 147 -- It is good to sing praises to our God NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB New Testament Reading 1 Corinthians 11:1-15 1 Corinthians 11 -- Reverence in Worship; The Lord's Supper NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB Reading Plan Courtesy of Christian Classics Etherial Library. Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.” Insight Like other Jews, the disciples chafed under their Roman rulers. They wanted Jesus to free Israel from Roman power and then become their king. Jesus replied that God the Father sets the timetable for all events—worldwide, national, and personal. Challenge If you want changes that God isn't making immediately, don't become impatient. Instead, trust God's timetable. Morning and Evening by Spurgeon Isaiah 51:5 On mine arm shall they trust.In seasons of severe trial, the Christian has nothing on earth that he can trust to, and is therefore compelled to cast himself on his God alone. When his vessel is on its beam-ends, and no human deliverance can avail, he must simply and entirely trust himself to the providence and care of God. Happy storm that wrecks a man on such a rock as this! O blessed hurricane that drives the soul to God and God alone! There is no getting at our God sometimes because of the multitude of our friends; but when a man is so poor, so friendless, so helpless that he has nowhere else to turn, he flies into his Father's arms, and is blessedly clasped therein! When he is burdened with troubles so pressing and so peculiar, that he cannot tell them to any but his God, he may be thankful for them; for he will learn more of his Lord then than at any other time. Oh, tempest-tossed believer, it is a happy trouble that drives thee to thy Father! Now that thou hast only thy God to trust to, see that thou puttest thy full confidence in him. Dishonor not thy Lord and Master by unworthy doubts and fears; but be strong in faith, giving glory to God. Show the world that thy God is worth ten thousand worlds to thee. Show rich men how rich thou art in thy poverty when the Lord God is thy helper. Show the strong man how strong thou art in thy weakness when underneath thee are the everlasting arms. Now is the time for feats of faith and valiant exploits. Be strong and very courageous, and the Lord thy God shall certainly, as surely as he built the heavens and the earth, glorify himself in thy weakness, and magnify his might in the midst of thy distress. The grandeur of the arch of heaven would be spoiled if the sky were supported by a single visible column, and your faith would lose its glory if it rested on anything discernible by the carnal eye. May the Holy Spirit give you to rest in Jesus this closing day of the month. Daily Light on the Daily Path Romans 5:16 The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool. Isaiah 43:25,26 "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins. • "Put Me in remembrance, let us argue our case together; State your cause, that you may be proved right. Isaiah 44:22 "I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you." John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. Romans 5:15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. 1 Corinthians 6:11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. |