Amazing Grace

Morning and Evening Devotional
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4245-6432-3
Verlag: BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 736 Seiten

Reihe: Morning & Evening devotionals

God's love for you is unchanging and his promises are true. You can choose to believe in the steady outpouring of grace he has for you from the minute you wake up to the moment you lay down to sleep. As you reflect on these devotional entries, Scriptures, and prayers, focus your perspective and meditate on things that produce life and joy, peace and comfort. Spend the beginning and end of your day with God, experiencing his goodness and being refreshed in his presence. Evaluate each moment in the light of God's truth. Stand in awe of the Father who gives beyond your wildest dreams. Claim his grace over your life and walk confidently, knowing he will give you the strength you need to get through each day. Features - High-grade faux leather provides durability and exquisite tactile appeal. - Heat debossing on faux leather darkens its color, giving the cover a two-tone appearance and creating indentation which shows off the intricate design and varied texture. - Metallic and matte foil finishing touches are elegantly placed to enhance certain features, capturing attention and adding class for an aesthetic appeal. - High-quality sturdy Smyth-sewn binding stitches book signatures together creating durability and allowing pages to lay flat when open. Decorative head and foot bands are also added to further complement the overall design. - Matte art high quality paper with a smooth satin touch provides long-lasting vivid coloration and durability. - A beautiful satin ribbon marker conveniently keeps your place so you can quickly pick up where you left off.

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Leseproben

JANUARY 1

The Crown

ISAIAH 62:3 ESV

Beginnings are wonderful, aren’t they? So much possibility, potential, and promise accompany the first part of a journey, a story, a year. Let’s enjoy it, this feeling of newness. Let’s take this verse and declare a season of beauty and grace in our actions, our speech, and our thoughts.

Whether silently in your heart or boldly aloud, speak it out. Today, this traditional day of new beginnings, offer him everything: the parts you’re proud of, the parts that need polishing, and the ones that feel broken. Hand it all over and behold the beautiful crown he renders.

ISAIAH 62:3 NLT

Your Father already sees you this way: radiant, glowing, a symbol of great value in his kingdom. How does that make you feel? Are there parts of your life you would like to beautify before him?

Refusing shame, guilt, or obligation, acting purely on your love for him, spend some time prayerfully considering the parts of your crown you’d like to polish. As you do this, remain open to seeing the areas you shine in as well.

Spend time with this prayer and notice what he brings to mind.

JANUARY 2

Affordable Extravagance

JOHN 1:16 NRSV

There’s an old saying that you can never have too much of a good thing. One can quickly poke holes in this aphorism by considering midday sun, rain, or even cheesecake, but when it comes to grace, it holds true. Can he forgive us too many times? Show us too much tenderness, or display too much compassion?

We draw on the well of his unconditional love again and again, as we find ourselves perpetually in need of forgiveness—in need of a little grace. And how would he have us respond to this gratuitous love? By giving it away. In light of the generous, unmerited love our Father extends to us, it’s an affordable extravagance. His supply—our supply—is endless, so why not pass it on?

JOHN 1:16 NIV

Like a field of wildflowers, or a patch of daisies in your own garden, what starts as a few blooms on a few plants multiplies. So it is with grace.

The grace we receive when we first fall in love with Jesus doesn’t leave us; like a flower going to seed, grace is replanted every time we ask for forgiveness, acknowledge a weakness, or extend grace to another.

Where can you scatter more seeds of grace?

JANUARY 3

Swept into Him

1 JOHN 2:24 NKJV

Most homes, even those of the most organized among us, end up with junk drawer. Maybe a junk closet, junk room, or a garage you can no longer park in is more your situation. No matter how large your clutter-catcher is, the problem is the same: space. Everything that enters your home needs a spot, and the more that comes in, the fewer the open spaces. Eventually, be it a yard sale, donation, or a storage unit, something’s got to go.

Our hearts and minds are basically the same. Everything allowed inside takes up room. One of the most wonderful gifts of a relationship with Jesus is the space his Spirit claims in our lives. The more we invite him in, the more junk gets cleared away. His peace pushes out anxiety. His patience banishes our short temperedness. His joy leaves no room for contention.

1 JOHN 2:24 NASB

The reality of God in us, and we in him is a beautiful one. Because he is everywhere, when he comes to us we are swept into him.

Like a sponge in the ocean, at once saturated and contained by his vastness, our lives are forever connected. We are influenced and changed by God in us. We are protected through residing in him.

What does considering your oneness with God do in your heart?

JANUARY 4

He Is With You

ISAIAH 41:10 ESV

“I am with you.” Sometimes, that’s all we need to hear, isn’t it? It’s why we have those special few on speed dial: the friend, the sister, the mentor who says, “I’m here” and instantly the crisis grows smaller. The presence of another—minus even words or touch—is enough to quiet an anxious spirit. And when that “other” is God? What can this, or any day throw at us that we, with his strengthening help, can’t handle?

Even weak, we are strong. Even trembling, we remain upright. Our God is just that strong, just that for us, just that good. Even on a day that’s hard, his arms are waiting. He is with you.

ISAIAH 41:10 NKJV

Think back to your childhood, and a time you were frightened, then calmed. Perhaps Dad shone a flashlight under a bed you were certain housed a monster, revealing instead an old suitcase and a stuffed bear. That mysterious noise turned out to be a tree branch against the eaves, or a squirrel in the rain gutter. Once you understood how safe you were, your fears were even funny.

Take that joyous laughter to any grown-up fears you may be facing. Upheld by God, who never leaves you, you are strong enough to shine the light at anything.

Where do you need to ask God to reveal his presence and quiet a fear?

JANUARY 5

Every Good Thing

JAMES 1:17 NLT

Who in your life always seems to come up with the perfect gift? From a scarf that perfectly matches your eyes, to a care-package of herbal teas, an empty journal and a beautiful pen, this person just gets you, and so what they give you is always just right. Good gift-givers are themselves a gift.

Consider our Lord, and the intimate way he attends to us. What if we could start seeing not just the obvious gifts, but as a gift from above? Pay special attention today to all the good you see, hear and experience, and consider the Father as the author of it all.