January 24 Take some time out and think of the time and energy you put into building one thing or another and compare it to the amount of time you spend on building your relationship with Christ. How much time do you put into ready your word and praying as opposed to what you spend on selfish personal gains? Luke 12:21 says, “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.” It is not a bad thing to have
January 25 The beauty of a child’s heart is its purity and wholeness. A child’s heart is so innocent and accepting even beyond comprehension. A little child needs no reason to love, neither do they need any reason to believe. You tell a three-year-old that Jesus created the heavens and the earth and they cheerfully believe you. A four-year-old will tell you she loves her friend Joyce in her kindergarten class just for the sake of love, not because Joyce did something great but just because Joyce is Joyce and
January 26 Oh, how we love to boast. How we love to receive praise for the things we do. How we announce with loud voices the good deeds that we do. But have you ever consider the heart behind all that you do? Have you examined it and if so, is it filled with the pureness of love or selfish of motives? 1 Corinthians 13:3 “If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love,
January 27 There are some things that our heads are able to accept but our hearts aren’t able to do as easily. Some things we wrap our heads around very well while still struggling to grab hold of it with our hearts. There are times where your heart will get in the way. Instances will come where we will try to take control of our own lives simply because our hearts aren’t at peace with one thing or another. The word of God trumps everything, therefore we should not allow
January 28 Is excellence a daily practice or is it something you somewhat thrive to attain? Lately, it seems like most of us Christians live under a rock. We accept the minimal and we do not put in much to attain a higher level of success. We fail to realize that we must excel in the physical world just as we excel in the spiritual world. We cannot go to fellowships Monday through Friday and be failing in our classes because we fail to prioritize. Neither can we clothe ourselves
January 29 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…..” – Hosea 4:6 Have you ever been in a situation where you simply sat and analyzed the implication of your ignorance? Or a situation you knew very well could have been avoided had you known about it? This scripture is one we often quote mainly in passing but it is one that we ought to pay attention to. Because of our lack of knowledge of God and who He is most of us are suffocating daily. Because of our ignorance
