Above Only Daily Devotional
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Monday, January 2
Judges 6:1 & 6-8a
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. *And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD. And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites, That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel…
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Gideon's exploits began with the Midianites' exploitation of the land of Israel following their rebellion against God. There are innumerable consequences for walking outside of God's will for
our lives. Every time we consciously walk outside of God's will, we make ourselves vulnerable to an attack of the enemy. But if we would realize where we have gone wrong and return back to seeking God and walking in His ways, He will bring His divine restoration and blessing into our lives.
In Joel Chapter 2, God used Prophet Joel to call the Israelites to repentance and to seek him from their heart so that He could bring about a restoration of His abundance into their lives and into their land, Joel 2:12, 13 & 25. Cankerworms, caterpillars and palmer worms had devoured their lands because of how they had turned away from God and walked in their own evil ways. But God was ready
to turn around their pain and shame if they were willing to repent, seek Him and walk in His ways.
God is very eager to remind us of His finished work, which includes forgiveness and restoration. He wants us to repent from every wicked way and seek Him so he can rain His abundance upon us, Isa.55:6-11. As we turn unto God to seek Him and walk in His ways this year, He will bring great restoration into our lives and our nation. God will remove shame and pain from our lives and our land this year. He will restore all the years that have been lost and wasted in our lives and our land.
PRAYER FOCUS: Pray for the grace to humble ourselves, turn from our wicked ways, seek God's face and walk in His ways this year.
BIBLE IN A YEAR READING PLAN: GEN 4-7
Empowered to do exploits...
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Monday, January 2
Repentance for Divine Restoration
Judges 6:1 & 6-8a
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. *And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD. And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites, That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel…
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Gideon's exploits began with the Midianites' exploitation of the land of Israel following their rebellion against God. There are innumerable consequences for walking outside of God's will for
our lives. Every time we consciously walk outside of God's will, we make ourselves vulnerable to an attack of the enemy. But if we would realize where we have gone wrong and return back to seeking God and walking in His ways, He will bring His divine restoration and blessing into our lives.
In Joel Chapter 2, God used Prophet Joel to call the Israelites to repentance and to seek him from their heart so that He could bring about a restoration of His abundance into their lives and into their land, Joel 2:12, 13 & 25. Cankerworms, caterpillars and palmer worms had devoured their lands because of how they had turned away from God and walked in their own evil ways. But God was ready
to turn around their pain and shame if they were willing to repent, seek Him and walk in His ways.
God is very eager to remind us of His finished work, which includes forgiveness and restoration. He wants us to repent from every wicked way and seek Him so he can rain His abundance upon us, Isa.55:6-11. As we turn unto God to seek Him and walk in His ways this year, He will bring great restoration into our lives and our nation. God will remove shame and pain from our lives and our land this year. He will restore all the years that have been lost and wasted in our lives and our land.
PRAYER FOCUS: Pray for the grace to humble ourselves, turn from our wicked ways, seek God's face and walk in His ways this year.
BIBLE IN A YEAR READING PLAN: GEN 4-7
Empowered to do exploits...
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