I will share about Christian books I have read or listened to.
I will be sharing about my life before and after Christ. I will include stories about my pet and other pets I have encountered.
Our Daily Bread
Take a moment to think about God’s provision in your life. Maybe He answered a prayer, kept a promise from His Word, or provided for you in a time of need.
In the passage in the Bible known as the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches His disciples how to pray.
Part of the way through, Jesus says, “Give us today our daily bread.” He is referencing a time when God’s people wandered in the desert for 40 years before they could enter the Promised Land.
During that waiting period, in a time of despair and hopelessness, God cared for His people by sending manna, a type of bread, every day to sustain them.
In the same way the Israelites depended on God for food, Jesus is setting an example for how we should talk to God: with humility and complete dependence on Him and His Word.
God’s Word is the ultimate thing that sustains us, giving us strength for today, hope for tomorrow, and vision for the future.
When we depend on God and seek Him through His Word, God draws near—exceeding our expectations and doing infinitely more than we could imagine through our circumstances.
Today, we’re celebrating 15 years of Bible App. When we created it, we had no idea what God would do, but we wanted to continuously seek, obey, and trust Him. And for the past 15 years, God has faithfully provided for this ministry.
Since its first weekend in the App Store, the YouVersion Community has grown from 83,000 downloads to over half a billion worldwide—and counting.
Now, God’s Word is reaching people all over the world, from all nations and languages, through Bible App. And you’re one of them.
So today, spend time reading God’s Word and reflecting on God’s goodness and provision. Ask Him for guidance, surrender to Him, and trust that He will provide and sustain you.
Remembering God
Have you ever been awestruck by a sunset? Or left speechless by the meticulous details of the living cell, the human eye, the mysterious ocean, or the vast universe? How often do you think about what God has made, or the ways that He has worked?
The psalmist Asaph, wrote:
“I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Your way, O God, is holy, What god is great like our God?"
Psalm 77:12-13 ESV
One of the best things we can do is remember God—how He gives good gifts, writes the best stories, and is constantly making beauty from ashes. He created us, pursued us, and even gave His own life for us.
But remembering God takes intentionality.
Remembering God doesn't happen on accident, which is why we have to intentionally commit to reflecting on Him each day. Purposefully remembering God’s bigness helps us recognize our smallness. Deliberately recalling His goodness helps us understand our deep need for Him.
Pondering God’s work and meditating on ...
“And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. And Elijah said unto him, ...
The Mission of God
All of our lives are spent on something. Most people spend their days focused on growing a family, building their career, or amassing possessions.
While none of those things are necessarily wrong, they can become distractions from our ultimate goal in life.
In the book of Acts, we see Paul’s transformation in Christ. As a result of meeting Jesus and being changed by His grace, Paul spends the rest of his life preaching the good news of Jesus.
For Paul, God’s grace and salvation are so great that nothing on this earth is as important as God’s work.
Paul says that nothing in His life matters as much as telling others about God’s grace. His goal in life was to finish his own race well by faithfully accomplishing as much of the mission of God as possible:
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace."
Acts 20:24 NIV
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