Divine Encounters

Day 34 Reading: Lev. 18:1-Lev. 20:27 Life will pull in many directions. I have a responsibility to stand against the worldly tide and stand firm on the principles and precepts of the Word. God expects me to keep His commandments irrespective of the environment. Lord, help my heart lean towards your Word alone. Sexual purity is of concern to God. The immorality of today, the lewdness of the generations today is concerning to God. God specifically tells the children not to take the habits of the world. The world today is undergoing a change and the standards that were held as right are no longer looked up to but rather frowned upon.  Sex has been sold everywhere and God never intended for this to be the case. As I read this portion of scripture it became clear to me that my attitudes towards relationships need to be aligned with God's views.  Have you thought about the effects of all this immorality? As I heard that question within myself it dawned on me that th...

Some days in life one feels as though its over; you know those moments when all hope seems to be gone; when the miracle your hoping for isn't anywhere near likely. Those are the days when daylight is simply a blur, when hope is not even a figment of the imagination, when darkness seems to be the best description to everything all around. As I got ready for the day, I just thought about different characters in the bible who were faced with horrific situations but still saw God come through. I just needed to encourage myself. Let me tell you about Jabez, who was called so by his mum because she bore him in pain 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 . Now I don't know how long pain killers have been around but pain and child birth are synonymous. The pain she associated him with must have been a different kind of pain that beclouded her so much that contractions seemed irrelevant. All his life he was followed by this pain whenever his name was mentioned.  I don't know what pain has followed y...