My Journey 9/3 - 9/4/2010

God's insight to me:

This first devotional speaks of the essence of Christian life. Peace. To have God's peace inside of you makes this life bearable until we reach our final destination. As the author wrote about the storms on the surface of the seas, also like the storms of our lives. When I think back to how I was always trying to weather the storms in my life or burying them through this sinful world, not much peace back then for sure. But now as the storms come and go I do have God's peace deep inside and know I am not going through it alone.

Now this second devotional by A. B. Simpson speaks of something that is alawys hard to do, wait. In today's world everything is happening quickly and we are not accustomed to wait for anything. If our computer takes 30 seconds to perform a task we want it to be done in half that time. As Christians we also have a hard time waiting on God. If we have a problem we want God to fix it now. We can't wait! The author writes that God is waiting on us. He wants to bless us if we are ready to receive. He wants to teach us as we go through our problems if will wait and learn what His Spirit is showing us. Today God blessed me with this poem about a sinner at Heavens gate. Jesus was waiting for us sinners to say, "Come into my heart Lord Jesus, I can't wait any longer"!

Romans: Chapter 10 verse 9-10-13

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be Saved. For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession
is made unto Salvation. For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be Saved!

If you can't wait any longer, pray this prayer so that the door of your heart will be open. God is waiting.

"The Sinners Prayer"

Heavenly Father,

I come to you in prayer asking for the forgiveness of
my Sins. I confess with my mouth and believe with my
heart that Jesus is your Son, And that he died on the
Cross at Calvary that I might be forgiven and have
Eternal Life in the Kingdom of Heaven. Father, I believe
that Jesus rose from the dead and I ask you right now
to come in to my life and be my personal Lord and
Savior. I repent of my Sins and will Worship you all the
day's of my Life!. Because your word is truth, I confess
with my mouth that I am Born Again and Cleansed
by the Blood of Jesus! In Jesus Name, Amen.

A Sinner Knocked On Heavens Door

A sinner knocked on Heavens door,
Jesus met him at the Pearly Gate.
Jesus said to the sinner, “Please come in,
we don’t want anyone to have to wait”.

So as Jesus was showing the sinner around,
the sinner’s eyes was taking everything in.
“How can someone stay in this place”?, he asked Jesus,
“how can you want me with all my sin”?

Jesus took the sinner’s hand in His,
a smile was on Jesus’ face.
He said, “Your sin was all forgiven on the cross,
Heaven has always been your place”.

The sinner started singing,
and praising Jesus with a very loud voice.
Then stopped and said, “What about all the others?”
Jesus smiled and said, “It’s up to them, it’s their choice!”

E. P. Shagott
9/4/2010

From God's heart, to mine, to yours,
Ed Shagott
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9/3

God’s Peace
by Vonette Bright

“You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3

In January of 1960, two men went where no man had ever gone before … or since. They plunged into the deepest spot in the ocean at the Marianas Trench … nearly 7 miles down. That’s a full mile deeper than Mount Everest is tall!

At that depth, the pressure is tremendous… more than 200 million pounds. And yet, they found life… as tranquil as can be. No matter the storms that rage on the surface, the ocean below is calm and peaceful.

This is the way our Christian life should be. No matter what storms rage around us, deep down, we have peace. Under the greatest pressure, God gives us calm assurance to face every day.

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9/4

A devotional from Days of Heaven Upon Earth
by A. B. Simpson

"Come ye yourselves apart" (Mark vi. 31).

One of the greatest hindrances to spirituality is the lack of waiting upon God. You cannot go through twenty-four hours with two or three breaths of air, in the morning, as you sip your coffee.

But you must live in the atmosphere, and you must breathe it all day long. Christians do not wait upon God enough. It needs hours and hours daily of spiritual communion with the Holy Spirit to keep your vitality healthful and full. Every moment should find you breathing out yourself into Christ, and breathing afresh His life, and love and power.

God is waiting to send us the Holy Spirit. He is longing to bless us. His one business is to quicken and sustain our spiritual life. He has nothing else to do with His infinite and great resources. Let us receive Him. Let us live in Him. Let us give to Him the joy of knowing that His infinite grace has not been bestowed in vain, but that we appreciate and improve the blessings which He oft has so freely bestowed.

Lord, help me this day to dwell in Thee as the flower in the sunshine, as the fish in the sea, living in Thy love as the atmosphere and element of my being.

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