Weekly Devotion from Jesse

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Week of:    Jun 27, 2010, Jun 20, 2010, Jun 13, 2010, Jun 6, 2010
Topics: GETTING CLOSER TO GOD, GROWING IN YOUR FAITH, FINDING GOD'S TRUTH, DISCOVERING GOD'S WILL

TIMING AND LOCATIONS

Passage Of the Day:

The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

Psalm 127:14-16 (New King James Version)

Insight - Application & Encouragement

Insight:

The key phrase in psalm 145, verse 15 is: “At the proper time”. God knows the best timing for everything. Galatians 4:4 tells us that at just the right time God sent His Son Jesus to earth. And Jesus redeemed us by dying on the cross for our sins and overcoming the grave. Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us that God has made everything beautiful in His time. God does not wait too long or rush things too early. He sees all of the factors involved and knows the precise details. God is doing all things for His glory and our good. He wants us to trust His timing.


Distance

God also demonstrates His wisdom in creation through the details of distance. The world as we know it was not formed by chance or coincidence. Psalm 8:3 states, “When I consider your heavens, the works of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place.”


Incredible Facts

The actual size of the sun is 1,390,404km and the moon is 3,476km (the size of earth is 12,756km). From earth the sun and moon appear to be the same size. The sun is 400 times bigger than the moon but the moon is 400 times closer. God knew right where to place the sun, the moon, and the earth.

Also, if the earth was less than 1% closer to the sun it would melt. If the earth was 1% farther from the sun, we would freeze. God had His hand on the placement of each of these incredibly large parts of our world. It is wonderful and points to His capable hand.


Application Questions:

1) Have you ever seen God’s perfect timing in your own life?
2) Do you tend to want God to rush faster or slow down more?
3) Why is it difficult to trust God with timing?
4) How does it encourage you when you think about the sun, moon, and earth?
5) Have you had the sense that God has placed you in certain situations?
6) Are you keeping the right distance from certain people and things?
7) Do you need to step closer to anyone or anything?


Prayer:

Father God,
Please forgive me for not fully trusting your timing and positioning in my life. I know that your plan is good and wise. I want to grow in my ability to discern your hand working in my life. I ask for additional restraint to wait on You and keep the right distance from certain things. And I ask for the courage to step into what You have for me right now. I pray all of this in Your Mighty Name Jesus, Amen.

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