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Your Decisions Do Affect Your Family

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The Book of Esther describes an environment that was increasingly hostile toward the Jews. Mordecai and Esther were minority Jews living in the Persian Empire. At that time the population was comprised of 250-350 million Arabs and 18 million Jews. The clock was ticking rapidly toward their annihilation. If the Jewish inhabitants were to be spared, Mordecai knew a decision had to be made right away. It was obvious to Mordecai that Esther had to be reminded of her heritage. Esther had made Mordecai proud but now her loyalty to the people of God would be tested. After prayer and fasting she approached the king with her request and miraculously her people were spared. This decision affected not only her but also her family for generations to come. Esther 9:31 records the long-term impact of this decision, “To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according to Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry” (King James Version of the Holy Bible).

Prayer: Lord, help me to make the right decisions today. My family is at stake. The climate in my world is hostile and the enemy is seeking to destroy me and the generation that follows me. Keep me true, Lord Jesus, keep me true!

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You’re in Charge

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“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:5 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). Be honest about your thought pattern. What do you think about most of the time? We must understand that we are in charge of our thoughts. Every man is his own gardener and must remove the weeds from his garden. When thoughts enter our mind, we need to sort them and not allow the bad ones to linger. We have to take the proverbial bull by the horns and not give the enemy a place to dwell. Take charge of your thoughts because you are in charge of what stays and what goes.

Prayer: Lord, cleanse my mind from anything that’s unlike You. You are the One who made me and I want to keep my mind focused on You.

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Stops

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Corrie Ten Boom made a statement that I just read. She said, “When we are obedient, God guides our steps and our stops.” Stops are so annoying especially when you’re in a hurry. Hurry is the world I live in. Realizing God is in our stops is probably harder than remember He is in our steps. Steps represent moving forward or progress, while stops seem useless. People go to great lengths to avoid stops. Some will try to cross a railroad track with red lights and the alarm ringing. Often they don’t live to tell about it. I would have to agree with Corrie that God is in both our steps and our stops. “Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” (Psalms 119:133 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible).

Prayer: Lord, help me to be obedient and follow Your direction in my steps and stops. Lord, You take the lead and I will follow. You see way down the road and know the end from the beginning. Trusting You leads to a successful journey.

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Keep a Song in Your Heart

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“The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.” (Psalms 118:14 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). Do you know of anybody who sings or hums a whole lot? I just read a quote on a bulletin board that grabbed my attention this morning. John Anglund wrote, “Birds don’t sing because they have an answer – they sing because they have a song.” One of my dear friends suffered with severe panic attacks. It was a horrible experience for her. She found if she would begin singing and quoting scriptures when she felt an attack coming on, the attack would subside quickly. God helped her get through with a song. Now she hums songs almost all day. God puts a song in your heart to be used during stressful times. Keep a song in your heart! You don’t have to have an answer; just a song will do to help you get through.

Prayer: Thank You, Lord, for the song in my heart. When I feel overwhelmed I can reach for it and be encouraged. You are my song!

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Come On God’s Terms

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“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you” (2 Corinthians 6:17 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). I often hear folks say that the Lord doesn’t care about separation from the world and that those who speak about doing so are legalists. According to our devotional verse, we are to come to God on His terms – terms that include separation. While sorting the laundry this morning, I was reminded of the importance of separation. If the laundry is not sorted properly, the white clothes are definitely affected by the colored clothes. I have firsthand knowledge of this fact when my favorite blouse or my husband’s white shirt was ruined because I failed to separate them before washing.

Prayer: Lord, I want to come to You on Your terms. I desire to be received by You. I don’t want my life to be tainted by unclean things. Your terms are the only way to go.

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Prove It!

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The Bible says that Abraham was a man full of faith. On the surface it looks like he walked with God without the struggles I face in my life. But, if we dig a little deeper we see a much different story. What about the time God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son? And God said, “Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou has not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.” (Genesis 22:12 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). When the faith test ended God said, “now I know.” In other words, Abraham proved just how much he trusted Him. God wasn’t sure how Abraham would react to His request. The tests you are facing will prove to God whether you trust Him or not.

Prayer: Lord, I know You are always faithful. I’m never alone in any situation. You are always with me. I want to be faithful and prove my faith by my actions.

Devotion by: Kaye Singleton

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Nothing

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My husband is an avid fisherman. He will take our grandson and spend hours baiting his hook with those nasty worms to catch a few fish. I must admit, he rarely goes fishing without catching anything. Reading in the Book of John, I can imagine the exasperated fishermen who fished all night and caught NOTHING. John 21:3 says, “Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a- fishing. They say unto him, we also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately: and that night they caught nothing” (In the King James Version of the Holy Bible). The Bible says Jesus asked them to fish on the other side of the boat and their long night of nothing turned into something. It always amazes me how quickly Jesus can turn things around. What a fish story they had to tell!

Prayer: Today, I need to hear from You, Lord. My efforts seem to have been in vain. Let me hear Your voice directing me. I know You have the answer! In Jesus’ Name! Amen!

Devotion by: Kaye Singleton

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Under the Influence

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Driving under the influence or (DUI) is at all time high in our community. People who drink and get into a car lose the ability to make good decisions. I find we have a considerable amount of folks who are functioning under the influence of others. They have allowed others to steer them the wrong way. It doesn’t just affect the common man but those in affluent positions are often under the influence of others. Solomon was a great king who was influenced by his wives. “For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father” (1 Kings 11:4 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). Who is influencing you?

Prayer: Lord, give me a clean heart. Let me always serve You and You only! Keep me from being distracted and affected by the influence of others to the point that I turn from following You. Amen.

Devotion by: Kaye Singleton

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Peer Pressure

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“But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him” (1 Kings 12:8 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). Peer pressure is prevalent at any age. We do care what our peers have to say. Rehoboam was a new king under pressure. He wanted to know how to handle his constituents. First he went to the elders and asked them what to do. Next he went to the young men who he had grown up with. What was the end result? He was pressured by those peers to do the wrong thing which ended in disaster.

Prayer: I am facing a decision and, Lord, I want to make the right one. Help me not to give into my peers because of what they think. Thank You for those elders who have already crossed a similar path. Give me wisdom to hear Your voice in the matter.

Devotion by: Kaye Singleton

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