Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers reflects on something that was spoken of by our Pastor today at The Spoken Word Church this morning!
Recall What God Remembers
I remember…the kindness of thy youth. — Jeremiah 2:2
Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only
expecting God to be kind to me? Am I full of the little things that cheer His
heart over me, or am I whimpering because things are going hardly with me?
There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes. It is a great
thing to think that Jesus Christ has need of me — “Give Me to drink.” How much
kindness have I shown Him this past week? Have I been kind to His reputation in
my life?
God is saying to His people — “You are not in love with Me now, but I
remember the time when you were.” “I remember…the love of thine espousals.” Am
I as full of the extravagance of love to Jesus Christ as I was in the
beginning, when I went out of my way to prove my devotion to Him? Does He find
me recalling the time when I did not care for anything but Himself? Am I there
now, or have I become wise over loving Him? Am I so in love with Him that I
take no account of where I go? Or am I watching for the respect due to me,
weighing how much service I ought to give?
If, as I recall what God remembers about me, I find He is not what He
used to be to me, let it produce shame and humiliation, because that shame will
bring the godly sorrow that works repentance.
Pastor Bill Novak was teaching today about how to get, and keep, healing for our bodies, prosperity in our finances, right relationships in our families, favor in our careers and businesses and friendships. The principles necessary for success in any one area will work in every area of life! The key? Continual intimate fellowship with JESUS by His Spirit and His Word! There is NO other way to stay strong in the faith that is required to succeed! There are no shortcuts, but the journey is SO rewarding! When we begin and develop good and Godly habits, doing those good and Godly things with diligence and consistency, they will eventually become good and Godly STRONGHOLDS in our lives that will cause us to NOT be easily moved by the tricks, schemes, strategies, traps and tactics of the enemy, whose sole purpose is to try to get to God by hurting His people! Let's make it intensely difficult, even impossible, for satan to do this! AMEN! Here, to aid you in YOUR new and intense commitment, is Hillsong with "Oceans - Where Feet May Fail":
Shalom in Him!
