GOD’S WORD FOR  MARCH 11

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

THE CHOICE TO FOLLOW OR NOT TO FOLLOW CHRIST

Deuteronomy 11:26-28

“Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse:  the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today;  and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.”

D.L. MOODY

Take the two Sauls:  The first Saul got a kingdom and a crown:  he had a lovely family (no father ever had a better son than Saul had in Jonathon):  he had the friendship of Samuel, the best prophet there was on the face of the earth;  and yet he lost the friendship of Samuel, lost his crown, his kingdom and his life, (and Jonathon’s life)  all through an act of disobedience.

Now take the Saul of the New Testament.  When God called him, he was obedient to the heavenly vision, and he was given a heavenly kingdom. 

The act of obedience gained all, and the act of disobedience lost everything.  I believe the wretchedness and misery and woe in this country today comes from disobedience to God.  If they won’t obey God as a nation, let us begin individually.  Let us make up our minds that we will do it, cost us what it will, and we will have peace and joy.

ERWIN LUTZER

God has been unofficially banned in America from the public square, from education and science, and He’s been banned from the workplace.  People say God must stay on the other side of that thick, high wall called “the separation of church and state.”

When most Americans say, “God bless America,” they mean, “Oh God, please keep us from terrorist attacks, keep my children healthy, and don’t let the stock market crash.”  But it should mean:  “God bless America with a spirit of repentance and revival.”  We need to ask ourselves if we are on God’s side, not the other way around.  God is faithful to all those who seek Him.  (Hebrews 11:6).

PRAYER

Father, please build my faith and help me to be a good witness wherever You plant me.

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Psalm 145:18

The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth.

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Genesis 22:18

And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.

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Genesis 26:5

because Abraham obeyed Me and fulfilled his duty to Me, and kept My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.

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Psalm 15:1-2

Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?   Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

He who walks uprightly,   and works righteousness,   and speaks the truth in his heart;

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Psalm 25:5

Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You I wait all the day.

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2 Corinthians 10:5

We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,

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Jeremiah 29:7

    Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.

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Matthew 5:14

    You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

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