Word Wednesday is posted every Wednesday. Each week I post a scripture that I've read that week that has spoken to me in a fresh way. I believe that if we read God's Word every day, He will give us at least one scripture every week that will impact us. Sharing Scripture with each other is like iron sharpening iron. Leave a comment and share a scripture that has impacted you this week.
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
Genesis 39:5 NKJV
"So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field."
God's blessing is the most valuable thing we could ever have. What's your Word?
Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."
Most people in church, and a lot that are not in church, know this passage and prayer.
You could start reciting this passage, and most of the time people will recite it with you.
In the conservative churches I grew up in, there was fear of reciting this prayer. I was taught that we shouldn't just say the words of the prayer, as a ritual, but we should pray in the same manner. Because of that, I hardly ever heard the prayer recited in the churches I grew up in. Kinda weird. I think the deepest fear they had, is that they didn't want to be like other denominations. (Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, etc.)
Their fear, in my opinion, deprived me of something special...something that has become very special to me in the last several years.
Jesus gave us the ultimate model of prayer. When you ponder each line of this prayer, your path will become more clear. There has been many times when I didn't know what to say to God, and whenever that has happened, I've simply recited this amazing prayer, and I always find my way to God.
Jesus said to "Pray then like this..."
When Jesus gives instruction, we are fools not to follow it.
So, ponder over this prayer. Recite in prayer, not just ritual.
It may be challenging. It may be convicting.
Take in each line. Take it to heart. Breath it out...
Word Wednesday is posted every Wednesday. Each week I post a scripture that I've read that week that has spoken to me in a fresh way. I believe that if we read God's Word every day, He will give us at least one scripture every week that will impact us. Sharing Scripture with each other is like iron sharpening iron. Leave a comment and share a scripture that has impacted you this week.
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
Genesis 35:2 NKJV
"And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments."
Ultimate spiritual leadership begins with leading others to worship the Lord and turning away from idols....mainly by example. What's your Word?
Word Wednesday is posted every Wednesday. Each week I post a scripture that I've read that week that has spoken to me in a fresh way. I believe that if we read God's Word every day, He will give us at least one scripture every week that will impact us. Sharing Scripture with each other is like iron sharpening iron. Leave a comment and share a scripture that has impacted you this week.
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
Genesis 25:13-14 NKJV
13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
I wonder if Jacob really understand how big this moment was. What's your Word?
Word Wednesday is posted every Wednesday. Each week I post a scripture that I've read that week that has spoken to me in a fresh way. I believe that if we read God's Word every day, He will give us at least one scripture every week that will impact us. Sharing Scripture with each other is like iron sharpening iron. Leave a comment and share a scripture that has impacted you this week.
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
Genesis 18:13-14 NKJV
3 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
"Is anything too hard for the LORD?".....this a classic slap-in-the-face moment in the Bible...in a good way. The answer to that question is a definitive "NO!" I wonder how many times God has asked me that whenever I've doubted Him in my life. What's your Word?
Word Wednesday is posted every Wednesday. Each week I post a scripture that I've read that week that has spoken to me in a fresh way. I believe that if we read God's Word every day, He will give us at least one scripture every week that will impact us. Sharing Scripture with each other is like iron sharpening iron. Leave a comment and share a scripture that has impacted you this week.
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
Genesis 8:21 NKJV
"And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done."
We serve a merciful God. Although, man's heart is evil from youth, He keeps His promises. Great reminder. What's your Word?
Word Wednesday is posted every Wednesday. Each week I post a scripture that I've read that week that has spoken to me in a fresh way. I believe that if we read God's Word every day, He will give us at least one scripture every week that will impact us. Sharing Scripture with each other is like iron sharpening iron. Leave a comment and share a scripture that has impacted you this week.
