Author: bidcstark

“Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.” Exodus 25:2

The LORD desires us to give with a willing heart! Not just our finances and services, but He desires us to give ourselves as well.

“I exhort you, therefore, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer yourself as a sacrifice, living and set apart for God. This will please him; it is logical worship for you.” Romans 12:1 CJB

Offering ourselves to the LORD is our reasonable service to Him! The LORD is asking us to simply just serve Him! He wants to be full of life and joy as we serve Him!

“Serve the LORD with gladness, Come before His presence with singing.” Psalm 100:2

Today let us have a willing heart to just serve the LORD, give to Him all we have! Realize we can’t out give Him! So let us have a blessed day serving Him!

“As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, Follow Me, So he arose and followed Him.” Mark 2:14

No matter what your situation is the LORD is calling you to follow Him! Don’t make excuses, life is really to short and the LORD is calling you and me.

“He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness and honor.” Proverbs 21:21

When we follow after the LORD, we will find all we are looking for! He has everything we need, He is life!

“My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.” Psalm 63:8

Today let us follow the LORD; not the news, politics or the person with good views! Jesus has all we really need and we can find all we are looking for in Him! So get into His word today and walk in His ways! Have a blessed day!

“Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” Mark 1:35

We all need to take some time in our day to spend with the LORD, Jesus did! Spending time with the LORD should be a priority in our lives, but often times we fail, we get to busy or distracted.

“My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.”

Psalm 5:3

Often times when life seems to be getting out of control, the reason usually is a lack of time with the LORD! Don’t be to busy or distracted from spending time with the LORD in prayer!

“LORD, I cry out to You; Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.” Psalm 141:1

The idea hear is to cry out to the LORD, all the time not just when crisis hits. The best advice anyone can give is to get into the practice of spending time with the LORD! We all need hear and heed that advice! Have a blessed day seeking the LORD! Shabbat Shalom!

“But afterward, they changed their minds; they made the male and female slaves, whom they had freed, return; and they brought them back into subjection as slaves.”

Jeremiah 34:11 CJB

Here we see the Hebrew people make a promise to the LORD and then break it, by putting the freed slaves back into slavery their own people! How often do we make a promise to the LORD and then break it! How often do we put our brothers and sisters in bondage by what we say and do?

“Peter said to Him, Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You! And so said all the disciples.” Matthew 26:35

We know what happens next Jesus goes and prays the soldiers come and the disciples run! What I hope we can take from this today is; before we make statements or promises lets pray! As we are praying, let us also wait for an answer from the LORD! His will be done!

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9

Today let us be careful of making promises, instead let us stand firm in His promises. WHY? Because He keeps them, you and I not so much! Have a blessed day praying and waiting on the LORD!

“So Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the judgements. And all the people answered with one voice and said, All the words which the LORD has said we will do.” Exodus 24:3

This is something we all should be careful of Arrogance! Here all of Israel is agreeing that they will do all and keep all of what the LORD says! We can make the same mistake!

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:8

The other side of this saying we will keep all is we don’t need to do it at all! We also need to be careful of that!

“If you love Me, keep My commandments.”

John 14:15

What are we to do then? The best thing we can do is continue to be in His word, meditate on it, chew on it and repeat it all day!

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1:2

“Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.” Psalm 119:11

We will always be better off when we are just permeating our lives with the word of God! Have a blessed day taking in every opportunity to spend time with the LORD!