TODAYS WORD FOR FRIDAY MARCH 30, 2012.
FAILURE
DEFINITION:
A falling short; nonperformance; unsuccessful.
SCRIPTURE:
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand. Psalm 37: 23-24.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
All of us at some time in our lives have experienced failure. For some many more times than others. But the real question for us to ask ourselves is how do you handle yourself when you fail? First of all we must realize that if we fail at something, it is not final. Some people react to failure feeling their world has come to an end. Be assured that if you fail at something it is not the end.
Failure is not the end. Failure is nothing more than a starting place. When one fails as a person committing some sin or not accomplishing some project, it should be treated as a starting place and not the end of one’s life.
God takes mistakes and failures and out of them can give you miracles. Failure is simply a circumstance, an incident or an episode. You cannot let failures shape your life because if it is really a point in time, a learning process by which we can move on and be successful. When one fails at something they should turn that failure into a lesson learned.
How do you handle failures? You have the option of failing backward or failing forward. You can either blame others for your failure or take the responsibility and move forward.
You can repeat the same failures or learn from your failures and move forward. You can limit yourself by past failures or move forward by tackling new risks in life. You can be a quitter or persevere.
In the verses above the Psalmist reminds us that the steps of a good man, a righteous man are ordered by the Lord and though he should fail, God will uphold him with His hand.
The key to conquering failure in your life is making sure that you have a personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus. When this relationship is made, God will be by your side at all times and if you do begin to fail He will be there to hold you up by His hand. What a wonderful promise for us today.
LEARNING:
We are memorizing this week the third commandment found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
Thank You for the promise, that when I fail that You will be there for me with a helping hand. Help my family to understand that You are faithful and will be with us, if we put our total trust in You, no matter what the concern or situation might be.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Beginning this weekend we will be initiating our new weekend GEMS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. Watch for it every Saturday.
April 1, 2012
Attitude: March 29, 2012
TODAYS WORD FOR THURSDAY MARCH 29, 2012.
ATTITUDE
DEFINITION:
A feeling or opinion toward a person or a thing; mind-set; disposition.
SCRIPTURE:
And Joshua said, Lord why have You brought these people over the Jordan at all, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Joshua 7:7
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
As we walk the Christian life, many times we face situations that look like “mountains” to us. In most of these cases we develop at least a concerned attitude. We wonder why we are in this particular situation. We ask ourselves how we can overcome it. Of course, we try to conquer the situation in our own power.
The experience that the children of Israel had trying to conquer Jericho gives us an understanding of God’s perspective about dealing with what seems to be the unconquerable situations in our lives. The walls of the city of Jericho were 300 feet thick and sixty feet high. Joshua was told what to have the people do but they were more than concerned. This was an insurmountable obstacle to conquer.
Even as believers we often have to deal with insurmountable problems or situations. It may be a habit that we want to get rid of that has haunted us for a long time. It may be something that threatens our spiritual life. God had the children of Israel walk around the city one time for six straight days and on the seventh day seven times with the Ark leading the way. We can imagine that some of the people thought that Joshua must be out of his mind.
It would seem that God was putting the Israelites attitude to the test. Did they have an attitude of faith to follow God’s instructions completely, strange as they seemed?
When we follow, in our lives, the strategy outlined for the Israelites, walking around our situation in the presence of God (the Ark represented God to the people) asking Him in faith believing for wisdom and direction, the walls of our problem will collapse and our attitude will change as we shout from our heart glory to our Lord.
Perhaps God had the Children of Israel march for seven days because they needed to improve their faith and it took the people that long to get the right attitude about Jericho. The more they walked, the more they realized that it would have to be God to conquer their goal. He alone would make them victorious.
We all see people every day with bad attitudes. Their bad attitude comes from within but they will blame others. Maybe it is a bad home situation where nothing seems to go right. For others it might be a work place frustration. We even see people in churches, including pastors, with bad attitudes. Bad attitudes lead to bad responses, bad actions, and sad consequences.
This illustration from the story of Joshua and Jericho is one that each of us must remember. The next time you have an attitude problem, stop fast and ask God to help you conquer it. Then walk around the attitude problem, evaluating every angle of the situation, while you continue to talk to God. He will lead you and in His proper time will change your attitude. We all need to work on our attitudes daily, beginning with our attitude about the little minor situations that bother us. Put God first and watch what He will do for you. It is God that brings us the victory.
LEARNING:
We are memorizing the Ten Commandments. This week is number three found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
Give me an attitude of faith today that will bring honor and glory to You. Help me to be an example to my family so that as they watch me and my actions that they will see a constant consistent attitude that glorifies Your name.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Beginning this next weekend we will be initiating our new weekend GEMS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. Watch for it every Saturday.
ATTITUDE
DEFINITION:
A feeling or opinion toward a person or a thing; mind-set; disposition.
SCRIPTURE:
And Joshua said, Lord why have You brought these people over the Jordan at all, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Joshua 7:7
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
As we walk the Christian life, many times we face situations that look like “mountains” to us. In most of these cases we develop at least a concerned attitude. We wonder why we are in this particular situation. We ask ourselves how we can overcome it. Of course, we try to conquer the situation in our own power.
The experience that the children of Israel had trying to conquer Jericho gives us an understanding of God’s perspective about dealing with what seems to be the unconquerable situations in our lives. The walls of the city of Jericho were 300 feet thick and sixty feet high. Joshua was told what to have the people do but they were more than concerned. This was an insurmountable obstacle to conquer.
Even as believers we often have to deal with insurmountable problems or situations. It may be a habit that we want to get rid of that has haunted us for a long time. It may be something that threatens our spiritual life. God had the children of Israel walk around the city one time for six straight days and on the seventh day seven times with the Ark leading the way. We can imagine that some of the people thought that Joshua must be out of his mind.
It would seem that God was putting the Israelites attitude to the test. Did they have an attitude of faith to follow God’s instructions completely, strange as they seemed?
When we follow, in our lives, the strategy outlined for the Israelites, walking around our situation in the presence of God (the Ark represented God to the people) asking Him in faith believing for wisdom and direction, the walls of our problem will collapse and our attitude will change as we shout from our heart glory to our Lord.
Perhaps God had the Children of Israel march for seven days because they needed to improve their faith and it took the people that long to get the right attitude about Jericho. The more they walked, the more they realized that it would have to be God to conquer their goal. He alone would make them victorious.
We all see people every day with bad attitudes. Their bad attitude comes from within but they will blame others. Maybe it is a bad home situation where nothing seems to go right. For others it might be a work place frustration. We even see people in churches, including pastors, with bad attitudes. Bad attitudes lead to bad responses, bad actions, and sad consequences.
This illustration from the story of Joshua and Jericho is one that each of us must remember. The next time you have an attitude problem, stop fast and ask God to help you conquer it. Then walk around the attitude problem, evaluating every angle of the situation, while you continue to talk to God. He will lead you and in His proper time will change your attitude. We all need to work on our attitudes daily, beginning with our attitude about the little minor situations that bother us. Put God first and watch what He will do for you. It is God that brings us the victory.
LEARNING:
We are memorizing the Ten Commandments. This week is number three found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
Give me an attitude of faith today that will bring honor and glory to You. Help me to be an example to my family so that as they watch me and my actions that they will see a constant consistent attitude that glorifies Your name.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Beginning this next weekend we will be initiating our new weekend GEMS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. Watch for it every Saturday.
Complaining: March 28, 2012
TODAYS WORD FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2012.
COMPLAINING
DEFINITION:
Express pain; resentment; find fault.
SCRIPTURE:
Do all things without murmurings (complaining) and disputing so that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. Philippians 2:14-15.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
We have discussed before in these devotionals the blessings and the failures of the Children of Israel on their march to the Promised Land. Not all went well during their 40 year trek. Many scholars estimate that there were well over two million people walking together through the wilderness. During those 40 years roughly 1.2 million people died. That is an average of 82 deaths a day.
The journey in the wilderness was a long march of grief and loss. Every day there seemed to be complaining and resentment because of the hardship of the journey and the uncertainty in their minds if they would ever reach the Promised Land.
In Numbers chapters 11 through 21 we read that something goes tragically wrong. It was a time of rebellion and willful disobedience against God. The rebellion started according to the scriptures with murmuring and complaining. Whenever you find yourself beginning to complain against your circumstances, consider this: You are on the threshold of rebellion. This is because rebellion always begins with complaining.
In this account the people began by complaining against their circumstances. God had given them manna and quail meat to eat and water to drink. But they complained because they did not like the taste of the meat and there was not enough water. The people got tired of the manna. God never intended for them to be this long in the wilderness. He intended them to move on into the land of Canaan but they continually rebelled against God.
They did not like God’s way so they stood in God’s way and prevented Him from doing His will in their lives. It wasn’t God’s will for them to wander 40 years in a barren wilderness. The wandering was a consequence of their actions.
Whose fault was it that they rebelled? It was not God’s fault because it was His plan for the people to possess a land of abundance and fulfillment. The people chose to turn their backs on God and so they continued to wander in a dry wilderness with nothing but manna to eat.
The people complained not only about their circumstances but also against the blessing of God, His provisions for them. Then they complained about their leadership. They judged themselves by their own standards and rebelled against the properly, God ordained, constituted authorities in their midst.
These are characteristics of defeated Christians today. They begin by complaining because their standards are different then God’s. Then complaining turns into rebellion against God. Take a good look at all times when you begin to complain. Are you complaining because of your standards? Most likely you are. Let go of your complaint and pray asking God to do His will in your life in His way and in His perfect timing. Complainers cannot be what God wants His children to be. We are to be blameless and without fault so that we shine as bright lights in a crooked and sinful world.
LEARNING:
This week we are memorizing the third Commandment found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
Help each member of our family to learn the consequences of complaining. May we learn not to complain, especially about the small things in life, but may we give our concerns to the Lord and ask Him to change our complaining to rejoicing. Help us to shine as bright lights in this sinful world.
COMPLAINING
DEFINITION:
Express pain; resentment; find fault.
SCRIPTURE:
Do all things without murmurings (complaining) and disputing so that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. Philippians 2:14-15.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
We have discussed before in these devotionals the blessings and the failures of the Children of Israel on their march to the Promised Land. Not all went well during their 40 year trek. Many scholars estimate that there were well over two million people walking together through the wilderness. During those 40 years roughly 1.2 million people died. That is an average of 82 deaths a day.
The journey in the wilderness was a long march of grief and loss. Every day there seemed to be complaining and resentment because of the hardship of the journey and the uncertainty in their minds if they would ever reach the Promised Land.
In Numbers chapters 11 through 21 we read that something goes tragically wrong. It was a time of rebellion and willful disobedience against God. The rebellion started according to the scriptures with murmuring and complaining. Whenever you find yourself beginning to complain against your circumstances, consider this: You are on the threshold of rebellion. This is because rebellion always begins with complaining.
In this account the people began by complaining against their circumstances. God had given them manna and quail meat to eat and water to drink. But they complained because they did not like the taste of the meat and there was not enough water. The people got tired of the manna. God never intended for them to be this long in the wilderness. He intended them to move on into the land of Canaan but they continually rebelled against God.
They did not like God’s way so they stood in God’s way and prevented Him from doing His will in their lives. It wasn’t God’s will for them to wander 40 years in a barren wilderness. The wandering was a consequence of their actions.
Whose fault was it that they rebelled? It was not God’s fault because it was His plan for the people to possess a land of abundance and fulfillment. The people chose to turn their backs on God and so they continued to wander in a dry wilderness with nothing but manna to eat.
The people complained not only about their circumstances but also against the blessing of God, His provisions for them. Then they complained about their leadership. They judged themselves by their own standards and rebelled against the properly, God ordained, constituted authorities in their midst.
These are characteristics of defeated Christians today. They begin by complaining because their standards are different then God’s. Then complaining turns into rebellion against God. Take a good look at all times when you begin to complain. Are you complaining because of your standards? Most likely you are. Let go of your complaint and pray asking God to do His will in your life in His way and in His perfect timing. Complainers cannot be what God wants His children to be. We are to be blameless and without fault so that we shine as bright lights in a crooked and sinful world.
LEARNING:
This week we are memorizing the third Commandment found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
Help each member of our family to learn the consequences of complaining. May we learn not to complain, especially about the small things in life, but may we give our concerns to the Lord and ask Him to change our complaining to rejoicing. Help us to shine as bright lights in this sinful world.
Evil: March 27, 2012
TODAYS WORD FOR TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2012.
EVIL
DEFINITION:
Immoral; wicked; harmful; bad; sinful; of the devil.
SCRIPTURE:
“You have wearied the Lord with your words; yet you say, in what way have we wearied Him? In that you say, everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them, or, where is the God of justice?” Malachi 2:17.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
The book of Nehemiah closes on the theme of resisting evil. Nehemiah took a stand against evil. He was a Jew living in exile and employed by the King of Persia. When Nehemiah learned about the broken down walls of Jerusalem, he heeded the call of God to repair the damage done by the evil invaders.
Nehemiah went to the Persian King and got permission and help to go to Jerusalem and begin to rebuild the walls. The book of Nehemiah goes through the many struggles and blessings that Nehemiah went through rebuilding the walls.
Along with the rebuilding of the walls Nehemiah knew that the people needed to rebuild their spiritual lives. So under Nehemiah’s leadership the people returned to the Temple to listen to Ezra read God’s Word.
When the walls were rebuilt we read about the dedication of the walls (chapter 12) when the people marched around them playing instruments, singing and shouting praises to God in celebration of the completion of this task.
After Nehemiah returned to Persia, he soon heard about evil in the camp of the Israelites in Jerusalem. God’s priest Eliashib had allowed Tobiah, a pagan and enemy of God who opposed Nehemiah and all that he was doing for God, to move into the temple. Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem and responded by saying as recorded in chapter 13 verse 8, “I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.” He literally tossed Tobiah out on his ear.
And that was not all he found. He found that the priests had been stealing and not paying the Levites who worked in the Temple, taking the money that belonged to them. Then he discovered that, throughout the city, people were violating the Sabbath. They were bringing in merchandise and selling it in the streets on the Sabbath. In verse 19 we read, “When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be shut and not opened until the Sabbath was over.”
Then Nehemiah heard that some of the vendors stayed all night outside the gate hoping someone would let them in. In verse 21 we read, “I warned them and said, why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will lay hands on you. From that time on they never came on the Sabbath.”
Nehemiah showed action when he saw evil. As believers we need to take a stand and attack evil just as Nehemiah did. Our world is full of evil and as believers we are not to condone evil.
We read in the verse above from Malachi that the prophet is warning the people that were saying that evil is good that they wearied the Lord. Today’s society endorses all manner of evil, calling it good. It is bad enough that movie makers and rock stars extol the virtues of obscenity, pornography, lawlessness and degrading pictures of God and family, but in addition many educators, politicians, judges and psychologists are equally at fault. We are all at fault when we do not take a stand against evil.
We live in a culture that what God calls bad, society calls good --- and vice versa. We forget that the God of justice is still on His throne. There will come a day of judgment. As believers let us stay away from evil, take stands against evil and promote what is right and good by our words and deeds.
LEARNING:
Our memory verse is the third Commandment found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
Help me to clearly know the difference today between evil and good. Help me to stand firm for good and fight evil. May my life be a shining example of Your goodness to all that I associate with today.
EVIL
DEFINITION:
Immoral; wicked; harmful; bad; sinful; of the devil.
SCRIPTURE:
“You have wearied the Lord with your words; yet you say, in what way have we wearied Him? In that you say, everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them, or, where is the God of justice?” Malachi 2:17.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
The book of Nehemiah closes on the theme of resisting evil. Nehemiah took a stand against evil. He was a Jew living in exile and employed by the King of Persia. When Nehemiah learned about the broken down walls of Jerusalem, he heeded the call of God to repair the damage done by the evil invaders.
Nehemiah went to the Persian King and got permission and help to go to Jerusalem and begin to rebuild the walls. The book of Nehemiah goes through the many struggles and blessings that Nehemiah went through rebuilding the walls.
Along with the rebuilding of the walls Nehemiah knew that the people needed to rebuild their spiritual lives. So under Nehemiah’s leadership the people returned to the Temple to listen to Ezra read God’s Word.
When the walls were rebuilt we read about the dedication of the walls (chapter 12) when the people marched around them playing instruments, singing and shouting praises to God in celebration of the completion of this task.
After Nehemiah returned to Persia, he soon heard about evil in the camp of the Israelites in Jerusalem. God’s priest Eliashib had allowed Tobiah, a pagan and enemy of God who opposed Nehemiah and all that he was doing for God, to move into the temple. Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem and responded by saying as recorded in chapter 13 verse 8, “I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.” He literally tossed Tobiah out on his ear.
And that was not all he found. He found that the priests had been stealing and not paying the Levites who worked in the Temple, taking the money that belonged to them. Then he discovered that, throughout the city, people were violating the Sabbath. They were bringing in merchandise and selling it in the streets on the Sabbath. In verse 19 we read, “When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be shut and not opened until the Sabbath was over.”
Then Nehemiah heard that some of the vendors stayed all night outside the gate hoping someone would let them in. In verse 21 we read, “I warned them and said, why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will lay hands on you. From that time on they never came on the Sabbath.”
Nehemiah showed action when he saw evil. As believers we need to take a stand and attack evil just as Nehemiah did. Our world is full of evil and as believers we are not to condone evil.
We read in the verse above from Malachi that the prophet is warning the people that were saying that evil is good that they wearied the Lord. Today’s society endorses all manner of evil, calling it good. It is bad enough that movie makers and rock stars extol the virtues of obscenity, pornography, lawlessness and degrading pictures of God and family, but in addition many educators, politicians, judges and psychologists are equally at fault. We are all at fault when we do not take a stand against evil.
We live in a culture that what God calls bad, society calls good --- and vice versa. We forget that the God of justice is still on His throne. There will come a day of judgment. As believers let us stay away from evil, take stands against evil and promote what is right and good by our words and deeds.
LEARNING:
Our memory verse is the third Commandment found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
Help me to clearly know the difference today between evil and good. Help me to stand firm for good and fight evil. May my life be a shining example of Your goodness to all that I associate with today.
Eternal Life: March 26, 2012
TODAYS WORD FOR MONDAY MARCH 26, 2012.
ETERNAL LIFE
DEFINITION:
Existing throughout all time.
SCRIPTURE:
I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Every day when we wake up, we wake up happy, rejoicing, and looking forward to another day to serve the Lord. The reason for this does not depend on the circumstances that we are in or on how we are feeling physically or emotionally. The reason is not what we are feeling but what we know. Because we have accepted Jesus as our Savior and we have put our total trust in Him, we know that we have eternal life and our life here on this earth is only temporary.
One of the most transforming truths found in the Bible is the truth that Jesus spoke in the verse we have put above. This is not just good news, it is great news! Jesus not only gives life but He gives abundant life. Jesus wants us to know that not only are our sins forgiven by His shed blood, not only are we as Christians on our way to heaven, but we can experience joy, fulfillment, peace, and satisfaction right here on this earth until He takes us home to be with Him.
We do not have to struggle through this life making the best of bad situations, falling and failing, doubting and despairing, discouraged and defeated, barely hanging onto life until it is over. The good news is that we do not have to go through these struggles and wait until eternity to find abundant life. We can have now what Jesus had and we can possess what He is.
Think of it! Who was this man Jesus that shed His blood so that we could have eternal life? He was the perfect human being. He was God’s ideal for humanity, because He is the very Son of God. For thirty-three years He lived among us in the very same circumstances and under the same pressures that we face every day. Yet He lived a perfect and sinless life. The abundant life that Jesus offers us and wants us to live does not mean that our life will be filled with an abundance of things. Jesus offers every believer a rich and satisfying life. Out of His riches He fills the life of every believer with joy, peace, comfort and assurance.
Each of us can enjoy that kind of abundant life now. It begins when we ask Jesus to forgive us of our sins and accept Jesus into our heart. We then receive God’s precious gift of spending an eternity with Him in heaven.
LEARNING:
We are memorizing the Ten Commandments. This week we have the third commandment found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
How thrilled I am everyday knowing that I have eternal life because of what You have done for me. Help me this day to be Your servant in all that I do. Help me to become more Christ-like as I lead my family and friends closer to You.
ETERNAL LIFE
DEFINITION:
Existing throughout all time.
SCRIPTURE:
I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Every day when we wake up, we wake up happy, rejoicing, and looking forward to another day to serve the Lord. The reason for this does not depend on the circumstances that we are in or on how we are feeling physically or emotionally. The reason is not what we are feeling but what we know. Because we have accepted Jesus as our Savior and we have put our total trust in Him, we know that we have eternal life and our life here on this earth is only temporary.
One of the most transforming truths found in the Bible is the truth that Jesus spoke in the verse we have put above. This is not just good news, it is great news! Jesus not only gives life but He gives abundant life. Jesus wants us to know that not only are our sins forgiven by His shed blood, not only are we as Christians on our way to heaven, but we can experience joy, fulfillment, peace, and satisfaction right here on this earth until He takes us home to be with Him.
We do not have to struggle through this life making the best of bad situations, falling and failing, doubting and despairing, discouraged and defeated, barely hanging onto life until it is over. The good news is that we do not have to go through these struggles and wait until eternity to find abundant life. We can have now what Jesus had and we can possess what He is.
Think of it! Who was this man Jesus that shed His blood so that we could have eternal life? He was the perfect human being. He was God’s ideal for humanity, because He is the very Son of God. For thirty-three years He lived among us in the very same circumstances and under the same pressures that we face every day. Yet He lived a perfect and sinless life. The abundant life that Jesus offers us and wants us to live does not mean that our life will be filled with an abundance of things. Jesus offers every believer a rich and satisfying life. Out of His riches He fills the life of every believer with joy, peace, comfort and assurance.
Each of us can enjoy that kind of abundant life now. It begins when we ask Jesus to forgive us of our sins and accept Jesus into our heart. We then receive God’s precious gift of spending an eternity with Him in heaven.
LEARNING:
We are memorizing the Ten Commandments. This week we have the third commandment found in Exodus 20:7.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
PRAYER:
How thrilled I am everyday knowing that I have eternal life because of what You have done for me. Help me this day to be Your servant in all that I do. Help me to become more Christ-like as I lead my family and friends closer to You.
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