God Understands Me

Hebrews 4:15 (The Message)

We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality.

Jesus Christ Is in touch with our reality!!  That is so good to know when we are going through difficult things.

When you stop to think about it, Jesus was rejected, dragged into court and lied about, spit upon and tortured.  People wanted to murder Him, they emotionally and physically abused Him, etc.  I would say that He does understand what we are going through because He went through it all first.

The Bible says that He became a man so He could understand what we are going through.  It also says that when we come to Him, He will pour out mercy and grace for our situations.  

So whatever you are going through today, know that Jesus is aware of it, He went through it Himself so He understands it, and …….. here’s the best part---are you ready???

He is bringing you right on through it!! The Bible says that He always causes us to triumph if we come to Him.

GPS  (God’s Directions)

• Hebrews 2: 14, 17
• Philippians 2:7 (New Living Translation)
• Hebrews 2:17

Prayer Focus:

Spend some time thanking Him for going through all of that for you so you could be victorious.  Thank Him for understanding first hand, all that you are going through.

 God Word is Alive!

Hebrews 4:12 (New International Version)

 ¹² For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 

The Bible is truly God’s Word and it alive. After receiving Christ and His Holy Spirit, the words in the Bible come alive as a personal message to us. 

The truth comes off the page and wraps itself around our hearts.  It’s here that we  recognize the lies that we may have allowed ourselves to believe.  The knife that goes between the joints and the marrow is the same knife that goes between the truth and the lies.

What we believe to be true influences how we think, how we feel, how we act, the choices we make, etc.  The result is disillusionment, depression, despair, in that order.

If you have invited Jesus Christ to be your Lord and your Savior, you have the Spirit of Truth available to you day and night.  He’s the One who encourages you with the truth of God’s promises.  You are not alone and you have the wonderful words of life available to you!

GPS (God’s Directions)

• John 1: 12-13 NIV
• John 6:63  NIV
• John 16:13  NIV

Prayer Focus:

When you sit down to read and pray, thank God for His Holy Spirit who is right there with you.  He is the One who divides the truth from the lies.

 Today I Believe

Hebrews 4: 7 The Message

God keeps renewing the promise and setting the date as today……..Today, please listen, don't turn a deaf ear . . . 

God’s Word is filled with many wonderful promises that are designed to bring us peace and joy. As we focus on God and what He has said and not on the adverse situation, our faith is strengthened.   Every morning we say, “Today is the day!”

We are the ones that bring life into what He has said in His Word.  When we say “Today my situation turns a corner for good.”  “Today I receive my healing, according to Matthew 8: 16-17 which says that you took my infirmities and bore my diseases.”  “Today is the day of salvation.”

Each day is a new day to renew in your heart and mind to all that God has said—all that He has promised.  Thats why I encourage you to keep a journal of the things God is telling you.  Then you can encourage yourself by going back over it.

God is saying, “Don’t turn a deaf ear.”  This is a new day and the promises that He made yesterday are active and new for today.  Remember God is not keeping it from you; He is keeping it for you.  When we praise Him for that powerful truth, it brings us into personal fellowship with Him—and that’s where He gives us the next personal promise.

GPS  (God’s Directions)

• 2 Corinthians 6:2
• Romans 4:20
• Psalms 22: 3 New Living Translation

Prayer Focus:

Speak to God in faith and start each sentence with, “Today I believe ……….”