Although I prefer to stick to the straight-up Word of God, devotionals can be helpful tools to remind us of the Word or to direct our thoughts. I have found that many times the Holy Spirit will use these to confirm something that He has already been speaking to me! How can He time something that has already been written to coincide with my specific need? Because HE IS GOD! Amen! The selection today from Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost For His Highest" is a simple, but very effective reminder not to allow the cares of this world to choke out the LIVING Word of God!
Jesus summed up commonsense carefulness in the life of a disciple as unbelief. If we have received the Spirit of God, He will squeeze right through our lives, as if to ask, “Now where do I come into this relationship, this vacation you have planned, or these new books you want to read?” And He always presses the point until we learn to make Him our first consideration. Whenever we put other things first, there is confusion.
“. . . do not worry about your life . . . .” Don’t take the pressure of your provision upon yourself. It is not only wrong to worry, it is unbelief; worrying means we do not believe that God can look after the practical details of our lives, and it is never anything but those details that worry us. Have you ever noticed what Jesus said would choke the Word He puts in us? Is it the devil? No— “the cares of this world” (Matthew 13:22). It is always our little worries.
Our Father God desires for us to lead a life totally free from the cares of this world, so cast every care on Him and, instead, spend more time in praise, thanksgiving and worship! praise is the highest form of prayer because it declares to all who hear that you truly do believe His Word! Here to help you with that is Hillsong United with the medley "Freedom Is Here/Shout Unto God":
