GOD’S WORD FOR SEPTEMBER 1

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.

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ARE WE THERE YET?

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

“But as it is written:

“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”

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D.L. MOODY

It is said by travelers that in climbing the Alps, the houses of far distant villages can be seen with great distinctness, so that sometimes the number of panes of glass in a church window can be counted.  The distance looks so short that the place to which the traveler is journeying appears almost at hand, but after hours and hours of climbing, it seems no nearer.  This is because of the clearness of the atmosphere.  By perseverance, however, the place is reached at last and the tired traveler finds rest.

So sometimes we dwell in high altitudes of grace; heaven seems very near and the hills of Beulah are in full view.  At other times, the clouds and fogs caused by suffering and sin cut off our sight.  We are just as near heaven in the one case as we are in the other, and we are just as sure of gaining it if we but keep in the path that Christ has pointed out.

ERWIN LUTZER

Moody’s devotional blesses all of us.  It’s true that the eye of faith cannot see heavenly realities.  As Paul said, we are unable to comprehend the glories that await us (Romans 8:18).  And sometimes, because of the darkness of despair, the spiritual battles we face, and the pressures of life, we forget about the certainty of the future and think only of the present.

The Holy Spirit is a pledge that there is more to follow.  Today we have the shadow, but the true substance is coming.  As someone has said, today we get the flower, but someday we will get the garden – our eternal home.

Are you physically burdened today?  Remember a new body and a new home are on their way!

PRAYER

Father, please help me embrace the future awaiting e.  Guide me to live for eternity, not for today.

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    2 Corinthians 4:4

    “The god of this age (Satan) has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”

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    Matthew 6:22

    “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.”

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    Isaiah 32:3

    “Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.”

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    Matthew 13:16-17

    “But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

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    Luke 24:45

    “Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.”

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    Matthew 7:7-8

    “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”

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    Ephesians 1:18

    “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.”

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    Psalm 119:18

    “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.”

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    John 8:12

    “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”

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    John 11:40

    “Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?’”

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