OC February 9th

-
“The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary.” Isaiah 40:28 NLT

Chambers discusses “exhaustion” in today’s devotional. When our vital energies are worn out and spent. 

“Whether or not you experience exhaustion will depend on where you get your supplies.”

He goes on to say that a believer that knows where to replenish their supplies - through connection to Christ in prayer, His word, Christian community etc - will:

“have to be the nourishment for other people’s souls until they learn to feed on God…. Until others learn to draw on the life of the Lord Jesus directly, they will have to draw on His life through you.”

God does not grow weary. Seek Him if you are feeling lost or tired. Find Him in scripture, song, prayer, and as Chambers says, in a friend from whom you can draw God’s strength. Seek Him with the right intentions and with a humble heart. Put your worries and agenda aside. When you desire His closeness He will be there. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

OC April 6th

-
“He personally carried out sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and love for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.” 1 Peter 2:24 NLT Title - “The Collision of God and Sin” Underlines: “He made a way for every person to have fellowship with God.” “The Cross was not something that happened to Jesus - He came to die…” “The Cross is the central event in time and eternity, and the answer to all the problems of both.” “The Cross was the place where God and sinful man merged with a tremendous collision and where the way to life was opened. But all the cost and pain was absorbed by the heart of God.” Notes: -fellowship -He came to die -thank you  I wrote a note in my Bible by 1 Peter 2:24 - “Jesus Submitted”. Today was a great reminder that He submitted to this plan long before He was incarnate. He came to die, and bore all the pain and cost of it…
Read more

OC April 5th

-
“Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, … ‘Stay here and keep watch with me.’” Matthew 26:36,38 NLT Title - “His Agony and Our Access” Underlines: “Gethsemane and Calvary represent something totally unique - they are the gateway into life for us.” “The agony in Gethsemane was the agony of the Son of God in fulfilling His destiny as the Savior of the world. The veil is pulled back here to reveal all that it cost Him to make it possible for us to become sons of God. His agony was the basis for the simplicity of our salvation. The Cross of Christ…” Notes: -fully God and fully man  He knew His Father’s will and would fulfill it. As the Son of God, He knew this. As a man He struggled with the emotion, or weight, of the pain and suffering He was about to go through.  “His concern here was that He might not get through this struggle as the Son of Man. He was confident of getting through it as the Son of God - Satan could not touch Him there.” Our...
Read more

OC April 4th

-
“‘But the time is coming - indeed it’s here now - when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone.’”  John 16:32 NLT Underlines: “…scattered to their own concerns…” “We will be scattered, not into service but into the emptiness of our lives…” “…no matter where God may place us or what inner emptiness we experience, we can praise God that all is well.” “Dark times are allowed and come to us through the sovereignty of God. Are we prepared to let God do what He wants with us?” “Until Jesus Christ is truly our Lord, we each have goals of our own which we serve.” “…we will see God pointing out that we have been interested only in His blessings, instead of God Himself.” Notes: -are you friendly because of something somebody can do for you? Is it that way with God? -who/what do you serve -do you want God or His blessings? -being scattered means being separated and disconnected from God. 
Read more