Being obedient... even when it hurts
This morning's devotional, from Lifetime Guarantee Ministries, challenges us to think about...
Today's Devotional: Because You Say So
Has God ever asked you to step out in faith?
There are times in our lives when we need to...
Today's Devotional: Half-hearted Obedience
Jonah spends the majority of his eponymous book complaining and running away from responsibility....
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Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The God Who Knows Your Name - #4349
I guess that's one of the greatest surprises in our life, isn't it? When it dawns on you that the biggest person there is in the entire universe actually knows your name - and loves you, not as one of six billion inhabitants of Planet Earth, but as if you were the only one on this planet!
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-God-Who-Know...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Squeezed To Obey - #4353
Our word for today from the Word of God begins with Jesus' parting instructions to His followers in Acts 1:8. "You will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Now, guess which part of that they liked best? Right. Jerusalem. That was home. That was the familiar. I'm not sure they would have ever gotten beyond Jerusalem unless they were pushed, unless they were squeezed to go.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/Squeezed-To-Obey-4353
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Threshold of the Treasure - #4358
Tragically, so many of God's children have made those same kinds of decisions. You may be on the edge of one right now. God is ready to include you in some wonderful blessing He wants to bring into your life, but whether or not you get what He wants to give you depends on a decision you make. You may be on the threshold of treasure He wants to give you - it may be an emotional treasure, a financial blessing, the answer to a long-prayed prayer, a special relationship, a new beginning, maybe a greater impact in your ministry, or a breakthrough in some impossible situation. But, like that man who missed his share of Ronald McDonald's fortune, it may all come down to your making the right decision.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/The-Threshold-of-the-Treasure...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Grabbing the Golden Moment - #4365
Now in our word for today from the Word of God, Jesus is describing a window of opportunity that is easy to miss, an exciting scene that you have to capture when the moment is there. It's in John 9:4. Jesus says this: "As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent Me. Night is coming when no one can work." He's describing what I'll call the "work of God window" - this brief spiritual opening during which you can accomplish an important spiritual objective. Then, just like those photo opportunities that we've missed, that golden moment is gone.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Grabbing-the-Golden-Moment-4365
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Grandeur of an Old Faithful - #4368
Our grandson says he wants an Old Faithful of his own. So does God. He's looking for some "old faithfuls" He can count on. The Bible makes it clear that a lot of the things we do don't really impress God much, if at all. But there is one trait that gets His attention and triggers His blessing - faithfulness.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Grandeur-of-...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Trouble with the Top of the Mountain - #4374
I made a simple mistake the day of the dunes. I kept thinking that what I was looking for was just over the next hill. It wasn't. That's a mistake a lot of us have made - with our life. We've kept climbing a mountain that we were sure would bring us what we were looking for once we got to the top. But so far, it never has.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Trouble-with...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Missing Birthday - #4379
Our grandson knows when he was born. You know when you were born - even if you've got so many candles on your cake now that it sets off the smoke detector. Basic fact of life: your life had a definite beginning. There was a point in time at which you were born into your family. It's the same in God's family.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Missing-Birt...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Hijackers in the Church - #4380
Now that's one place you wouldn't expect to find hijackers - in the church. Oh, but they're there. If a hijacker is someone who tries to take over what belongs to someone else, to use it for their own ends, well then we've got quite a few hijackers in the church.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Hijackers-in-the...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - No Conquest Without Risk - #4387
It doesn't just apply to reaching the top of a mountain - it pretty much describes everything worth doing in life. No risk, no meaningful conquest - a triumph without glory. Low risk, low return. High risk, high return. It's a principle that defines spiritual greatness - or spiritual mediocrity.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/No-Conquest-Without-Risk-4387
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Frustrating Harvests - #4392
My gardener friend was thinking about his puny raspberries when he said to me, "Things just do a lot better when they're grown God's way." That applies to a lot more than berries. In fact, it may explain why the outcome you've been getting isn't what you'd been hoping for.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Frustrating-Harvests-4392