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For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, Don't be afraid; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 WEBWe have a proverb we live by when performing live music: "If you hit a bad note, hit it good." Yes, it should be "hit it well," but that's the phrase I grew up hearing in South Carolin...
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Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him. I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.' Psalm 91...
One Step at a Time
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By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went. By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. Hebrews 11:8 WEB
The Lord told Abram to leave his father's house and country and travel to a land that He would show him in Genesis chapter 12. After this it simply says, "So Abram went as the Lord had told him." What a step of faith it was for Abram to leave his country and his family, without even knowing where he was going.
At this point, God had not done anything for Abram except to tell him to leave his home. Yet he stayed positive, completely convinced that God was able to do what He had told him. Abram did not have to leave his country at all if he had chosen not to. He made a choice to do what God told him, and now we read about Abraham, the father of nations. If Abram had chosen not to go, God would have used someone else, and we might be reading about someone named Mathias the father of nations instead.
Only the first step of God's plan was revealed to Abram: 'leave this place.' Then after Abram obeyed, God gave him the next step. He walked with God one step at a time, often not understanding why or where. When God tested Abram by asking him to sacrifice Issac, do you think that he wondered why? I would have. Abram was successful in life because He trusted God. That is the essence of faith. You take the first step that He shows you and trust Him to take care of the rest.
Many times in my life I did not understand what the Lord was doing or why. I just had to take that next step and trust that the problem was going to work itself out, and it did, time after time after time. If you hold onto what God has told you and walk through the doors that He opens for you, things will work out. Though it is a narrow path lined with thorns, He has cleared the way in front of you. So stop looking to the left or the right, and focus on Jesus. Trust Him and do not let fear and unbelief hold you back. You do not have to understand where this is going or why, because He does.
Prayer: Heavenly Father I thank You for taking care of me. I know that You can see the big picture while I am limited to just today. Please draw my heart to You Lord and let me know You in a deeper way, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.> You can subscribe to our daily devotional here <
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One step of faith...one day at a time!
Yes Amen, one day at a time, and everyday one step at a time.
Thank you Jesus,you are awesome...Amen
Amen Father!
Thank you my dear God. Praise God Amen
Amen! My life is no diffent, and I have not realized the things God told me would happen. I just have to trust that they will. Thank You Lord!
Amen! Abram had amazing faith. He truly walked with the Lord!
Heavenly Father I thank You for taking care of me. I know that You can see the big picture while I am limited to just today. Please draw my heart to You Lord and let me know You in a deeper way, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen!
Just believe and God will bless us for l have seen many works of our God praise jesus!! Amen
Amen! Trust the Lord to get you to where you are supposed to be going, I often struggle with this, But I read another devotional this morning which compliments this one Pastor Dion wrote, God also protects us from things as well, Sometimes you may be in a hurry to get some where, and you get held up, miss a flight, get stuck waiting on a train and so on, It could be that God is protecting you from unseen perils! Bottom Line He will take care of us and provide and protect us :)
Truth brother......Amen.
Amen! Father Yahweh is amazing the way He works all things out in our lives! To the one true God, three in one; be the glory!
Thank You oh Heavenly Father for leading us to follow Your designs, I have trusted You in every path You want us to walk through. That Your grace and protection be with us at all time, in Jesus name I pray. Amen. Glory be to God.
Awesome devotional, God bless you Pastor.
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I really needed to read this, thank you God.
Amen.