Good Morning,
Today's topic is the ownership by God of His children whom He knew forever. As the Bible says, He has written the names of those who are His on the palm of His hand. Karen Bennett is the author, and she wrote, "Father, how I love hearing I am Yours. Being your own gives my life great meaning and enables me to get through it with less difficulty. When I give my troubles to you I get the peace and comfort You provide." Give Him your troubles and find peace that He gives.
Have a blessed weekend.
Karen
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Today's Devotional
"You Are Mine"
Written by
Karen Bennett
It’s a wonderful thing to know the Lord of all creation calls us His own. We
are His children, His loves, and He even has our names on the palms of His
hands. We need never feel left out or unwanted. We know He’s with us —- His
word tells us He will never leave us or forsake us. When people lose out, it’s
because they are the ones who have turned away.
We can come to Him anytime, because He is already there. We come to Him
rejoicing with thanks and praise for His blessings. We come to Him when we are
troubled or frightened, or labored and heavy laden. He is comfort! He is joy!
He is everything good!
“See, I have engraved you
on the palms of my hands."
Isaiah 49:16a.
That certainly tells us. God takes care of His own. Look through Scripture at
all His promises. He lavishly blesses us, and when we are troubled, no matter
how deeply, when we trust Him, He gives us the peace that passes all
understanding.
God spoils us. He wants our love. He doesn’t want us to be lukewarm, however.
That would be like telling Him, “I’ll think about it. Your gifts of salvation
and eternal life are really tempting, but I’m going to have to ponder that for
awhile.” This He does not like or want.
Can you imagine offering someone the most exquisite gift possible and they hem
and haw, not sure if they really want it or not? They have to ponder it before
deciding one way or the other. We must realize thinking about it has us hanging
in limbo. It means doom unless you decide for Jesus and say yes!
It’s sad to think there are so many people in our world who aren’t interested
in salvation and say they don’t believe. We need to share the love of God with
them and show them the peace, joy, and hope of Christian living. Not only does
it make this mortal life easier, but we have the marvelous gift of eternal life
with Christ to look forward to. That hope in this mortal life keeps us going,
knowing the troubles here are temporary. The joy is knowing there is heaven for
us because we belong to God!
“I have called you by name;
you are mine.”
Isaiah 43:1b.
Father, how I love hearing I am Yours. Being your own gives my life great
meaning and enables me to get through it with less difficulty. When I give my
troubles to you I get the peace and comfort You provide. I am surrounded by
Your love and provision, Your blessings and Your grace and mercy. I know that I
can run to You with confidence , because You are there. One day I know I will
see You and be with You eternally in complete joy unlike anything I’ve ever
known. Thank You so much for loving me! In the name of Jesus! Amen!
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Third Day
sings
"Children of God"
"Children of God"
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We are children of the living God,
He who keeps us safe with no need for fear!
He who keeps us safe with no need for fear!
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Prayers are lifted up daily for our readers
by the Devotional Writers and the Monthly Writing Staff
of Women's Focus Ministries.
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Jan Andersen, Sandy Billingham, Carol Steficek,
Brother Thomas Ukwute, Jody Ward, Karen Bennett,
Bre Miller, Cathy Friberg, and Corinne Mustafa
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Amie Spruiell, and Debbie Rodriguez
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