Scripture
Galatians 6:9
Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
Observation
Have endurance, patience, be steadfast. Establish and strengthen your heart. Do not be fainthearted, because in the right moment, the season of harvesting, we will reap the fruit and good rewards of what we have been sowing into the lives of others. Don't give up or be too tired - keep at it!
Application
Look up! When I look down and see what I have been planting, all I see is dirt, weeds, and the unfinished work of my labors, and know there is so much more to do. I feel tired, and the sweat dripping off my brow, the stinging tears in my eyes. I see the birds eating what I have just sown - there are thorns and fallow ground not yet turned. On days like this, I feel like giving up - like it will never happen.
But God says, 'Look Up!' Look to Him for my strength. Don't quit! Keep sowing! Keep doing good! The Bible says I will reap if I don't grow weary. God is my strength when I am weak. Look up, and see what GREAT things God is doing! Remember what He has already done! Look to Jesus and keep pressing on. When I am only looking down, I'm focused only on what I can see. But when I look up to God, I begin to worship and sing, and pray to Him, and my perspective changes and I begin see what God sees.
Prayer
God, show me what You see. Show me what You will do. Help me to keep doing what You have called me to do and not lose heart. I want to finish well.
In Jesus Name, A-men.
Scripture
Deuteronomy 1:6-8 The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, 'You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Turn and set your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negev and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. See, I have placed the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to them and their descendants after them.'
Observation
The Lord says, "OK, it's time to move! You've stayed long enough in this place! No more aimless wanderings in circles around the mountain, no more hanging back! It's time to move forward and possess the promise for you and your children, and your children's children. You have your marching orders!"
Application
Be equipped, be ready, armed for battle, turn and go! The Lord has placed the promise before me and it is the promise that is for me and my children! Obey, trust, have courage, have faith, and follow the Lord. Love Him with all my heart, and take hold of what He has given me today! Forward March!
Prayer
O Father God, 'Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.' I hear You calling me and saying it's time to move forward. It's time to possess the promises You have given me. You lead me and guide me in the direction and path I will go. (Ex. 33:15) "If Your Presence does not go with me, do not lead me up from here."
Change is difficult Lord. Help me to embrace the 'new' and let go of the 'old'. I'm ready to move forward and follow You. In Jesus Name, A-men.
