King
James Bible Daily Devotion – Learning
Scripture One Day At A Time
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2015
Chapters: Mark 5-6 http://imfollowingjesus.com/Bible-Reading-288.html
Message Title: Bow The Knee
Hello My Friend,
And when you don't understand the purpose of God's plan, in the presence of the King, bow the knee. I love that song, it reminds me that in this crazy life of a Christian life, I may not understand God's plan, but I do understand when I get in the presence of my King there is no greater comfort. As we muddle through life by the roller coaster faith we have, we can lose sight of the deeper meaning of our problem, our heart. Even Christ's most faithful can harden their heart toward Him sometimes. This is why, we must always examine our heart, especially when we see no sign of relief. “Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” - 1 John 3:21,22.
Sometimes we look at someone who has great faith and wonder what happened, why don't I have faith like that? It often takes the faith and a miracle from God in others before we realize our heart was not right. There was a man possessed by an evil spirit, in fact, not one, but two thousand, as you can imagine he was very uncontrollable, it was so bad that he chained himself and hid himself from civilization so no one would get hurt. He saw Jesus an immediately ran to Him for help. “But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.” - Mark 5:6-8,15,18-20.
He that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not. Jesus had work for this man, go and tell everyone what He did for him. Jesus has a purpose for every one of His converts, if we are not up there with Him in heaven than He is not done with His work in us. We are going to face some trials, and yes, the devil is going to mess with us. Oh, he cannot posses a saved soul, but he can get them to lose sight of God, it takes great strength to go to Jesus and say, “I need you!” That is really all we need because He's right there waiting for us to come to Him, and then He will do a great work in us. “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” - Hebrews 10:35,36.
Now, we come to the woman who had a blood disease, she tried everything to be healed and ran out of every bit of her resources. When she heard of Jesus she knew that He was her only option, she had so much faith in Him that she thought if she could just touch the hem of His clothes she would be healed, and she did. “And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.” - Mark 5:29-34.
Who touched my clothes?, Jesus was well aware of who touched Him, all He wanted her to do was admit that she believed in Him. When we touch Jesus with our faith He feels it deeply, and He finds no greater pleasure than giving us the things we desire through that faith. We may not always understand the way in which He gives us things or makes Himself known to us, but we can understand that He knows exactly what is going on with us and even sickness has a purpose. “And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:27,28.
We must not forget that Jesus is always watching over us, even though we cannot see Him. If we are not careful He will pass right by and we would be left trying to take care of the problem ourselves. Jesus needed some alone time, He sent the disciples on a boat, then sent the multitudes away before He went up to a mountain to pray. Later on, He notices the disciples hitting some rough water and begins walking on the water toward them. “And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.” - Mark 6:47-52.
He cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. Jesus knows what we are going through, He's never far from us, but we can lose sight of Him through the hardness of our heart. Then it takes a storm for us to cry out to Him, and of course, He gladly helps. If we are in the midst of a storm and God is not even being mentioned, it's time to bow the knee. For when we don't understand the purpose of His plan, we need to get in His presence and just pray. I guarantee you that He will give you an answer. I am proof of that just this week. “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” - Roman 8:26.
Today's Prayer: God, I admit that I do not always understand Your plan and just when I get a glimpse that maybe I do, something else happens. There is one thing that I do understand, You hand is in everything that I go through, as long as I look to You I don't have to fear what tomorrow holds. Yes, I know I get impatient and have hardened my heart to You, and I know I've done so many things trying to figure things out without You that all I did was let You pass on by when You tried to help. Forgive me for trying every resource, but the one that I really need. Thank You for Your love, Your patience, Your faithfulness to me, and for always showing me comfort when I come to You, bowing my knee. In Jesus' name, Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Thursday, October 15, 2015
Chapters: Mark 5-6 http://imfollowingjesus.com/Bible-Reading-288.html
Message Title: Bow The Knee
Hello My Friend,
And when you don't understand the purpose of God's plan, in the presence of the King, bow the knee. I love that song, it reminds me that in this crazy life of a Christian life, I may not understand God's plan, but I do understand when I get in the presence of my King there is no greater comfort. As we muddle through life by the roller coaster faith we have, we can lose sight of the deeper meaning of our problem, our heart. Even Christ's most faithful can harden their heart toward Him sometimes. This is why, we must always examine our heart, especially when we see no sign of relief. “Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” - 1 John 3:21,22.
Sometimes we look at someone who has great faith and wonder what happened, why don't I have faith like that? It often takes the faith and a miracle from God in others before we realize our heart was not right. There was a man possessed by an evil spirit, in fact, not one, but two thousand, as you can imagine he was very uncontrollable, it was so bad that he chained himself and hid himself from civilization so no one would get hurt. He saw Jesus an immediately ran to Him for help. “But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.” - Mark 5:6-8,15,18-20.
He that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not. Jesus had work for this man, go and tell everyone what He did for him. Jesus has a purpose for every one of His converts, if we are not up there with Him in heaven than He is not done with His work in us. We are going to face some trials, and yes, the devil is going to mess with us. Oh, he cannot posses a saved soul, but he can get them to lose sight of God, it takes great strength to go to Jesus and say, “I need you!” That is really all we need because He's right there waiting for us to come to Him, and then He will do a great work in us. “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” - Hebrews 10:35,36.
Now, we come to the woman who had a blood disease, she tried everything to be healed and ran out of every bit of her resources. When she heard of Jesus she knew that He was her only option, she had so much faith in Him that she thought if she could just touch the hem of His clothes she would be healed, and she did. “And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.” - Mark 5:29-34.
Who touched my clothes?, Jesus was well aware of who touched Him, all He wanted her to do was admit that she believed in Him. When we touch Jesus with our faith He feels it deeply, and He finds no greater pleasure than giving us the things we desire through that faith. We may not always understand the way in which He gives us things or makes Himself known to us, but we can understand that He knows exactly what is going on with us and even sickness has a purpose. “And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:27,28.
We must not forget that Jesus is always watching over us, even though we cannot see Him. If we are not careful He will pass right by and we would be left trying to take care of the problem ourselves. Jesus needed some alone time, He sent the disciples on a boat, then sent the multitudes away before He went up to a mountain to pray. Later on, He notices the disciples hitting some rough water and begins walking on the water toward them. “And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.” - Mark 6:47-52.
He cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. Jesus knows what we are going through, He's never far from us, but we can lose sight of Him through the hardness of our heart. Then it takes a storm for us to cry out to Him, and of course, He gladly helps. If we are in the midst of a storm and God is not even being mentioned, it's time to bow the knee. For when we don't understand the purpose of His plan, we need to get in His presence and just pray. I guarantee you that He will give you an answer. I am proof of that just this week. “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” - Roman 8:26.
Today's Prayer: God, I admit that I do not always understand Your plan and just when I get a glimpse that maybe I do, something else happens. There is one thing that I do understand, You hand is in everything that I go through, as long as I look to You I don't have to fear what tomorrow holds. Yes, I know I get impatient and have hardened my heart to You, and I know I've done so many things trying to figure things out without You that all I did was let You pass on by when You tried to help. Forgive me for trying every resource, but the one that I really need. Thank You for Your love, Your patience, Your faithfulness to me, and for always showing me comfort when I come to You, bowing my knee. In Jesus' name, Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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