Scripture Thus Moses did; according to all
that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.- Exodus 40:16- . . . as the Lord had commanded Moses.-
Exodus 40:19,
21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32
So, Moses finished
the work.- 40:33
Observation Moses was obedient to do all the Lord
commanded him to do.
Application I, too, would be sensitive and
obedient to what God would have me to do.
Prayer Father, I would have a tender,
sensitive, obedient heart toward You.
Scripture Acts 11:23-24 -When he came and had seen the grace
of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of
heart they should continue with the Lord. For he was a good man, full
of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added
to the Lord.
Observation These verses are a description of
Barnabas when he was sent out from the church in Jerusalem to Antioch.
Application I, too, would be a good man, an
encourager, full of the Holy Spirit and faith.
Prayer Father, I thank You for Your grace. Let
me be, this day, and every day that You bless me with, a good man, full of Your
Holy Spirit and faith. May my life be an instrument in Your hands that others
may come to know You.
Scripture Exodus 35:5, 21, 22, 26, 29- Whoever
is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord.-Then
everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was
willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering. They came, both men and women, as
many as had a willing heart-And all the women whose hearts stirred
with wisdom.-The children of Israel brought freewill offering to the
Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing.
Observation God was looking out for and desired
those who had a willing heart/spirit,
whose hearts were stirred (with wisdom), to bring a freewill offering
to the Lord.
Application God has a work for me to be involved
in if I would have willing heart.
Prayer Father, I would have a willing
heart/spirit, stir my heart today, give me wisdom and guidance that I might do
Your will and be involved in Your kingdom work, for Your glory and honor. I pray.
Scripture
So the Lord spoke to
Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.-Exodus 33:11a
The Lord,
the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love
and faithfulness.- Exodus
34:6
Observation
The LORD, my God, is
compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
Application I too would be a man of compassion,
grace, patience, love, and faithfulness.
Prayer Thank You, Father, for Your friendship,
compassion, grace, patience, love and faithfulness.
Scripture Acts 8:37 Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
Observation Salvation originates in the heart, believing with all
your heart that Jesus is the risen Son of God.
Application There is no other Name given under
heaven by which we may receive salvation.
Prayer Thank You Jesus for my salvation.
Scripture Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit,
looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus
standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open
and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”- Acts 7:55-56
Observation These words, this event recorded in The
Book of Acts causes me to think back on Jesus’ Words in The Gospel of Matthew
5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. ”
Application Someday, one forever timeless day, I
too will get to see God in all His glory and my Savior, Jesus Christ because He
has given me the gift of eternal life.
What a day
that will be when my Jesus I shall see and I look upon His face the one who
saved me by His grace, when He takes me by the hand and leads me through the
Promised Land. What a day, glorious day that will be.-Jim Hill
Prayer Thank You, Jesus, for making heaven
and the gift of eternal life possible. I look forward to that forever day when I
will see You in all Your glory forevermore.
I am currently on day 30 of reading and journaling my way through the Bible and thought I would revive my blog by sharing my daily entries following the format; Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer. Hope it is an encouragement to someone today.
Scripture Exodus 25:22 There I will meet
with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from
between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything
which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
Observation God gave very specific instructions
concerning where He would meet with and speak to the priests concerning God’s
children.
Application Today, this moment, I do not have to
go to a specific place to be in God’s presence, I can meet with my God and
Father, and hear His voice, wherever I am because my body is His temple.
Or do you
not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom
you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore,
glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Prayer Thank You, Father, for Your ever abiding
presence within me through Your Holy Spirit, wherever and whenever my body is
Your temple.
Scripture Acts 27:20 Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would ...
