A Little Walk With God

A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke whileHe walked alongside us. Our websitehttp://alittlewalkwithgod.com.

So there it is. Jesus says, “We are going to Jerusalem.” Sofigure out what God’s plan is, get on board and just go do it. It’sreally that simple. Is it always easy? No. But God will be with youevery step of the way. He’s promised never to leave us or forsakeus. So just take that first step and see where your journeyleads.

Read it in a year - 2 Corinthians 6-8

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A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke whileHe walked alongside us. Our websitehttp://alittlewalkwithgod.com.

To live that extra 10 or 20 or 50 years without the guilt ofsin, certainly has its own reward. To have the privilege of workingin God’s vineyard and feel the joy of watching one more person cometo know Him as their Lord carries a priceless value. To be part ofbuilding God’s kingdom for the years He allows us to labor for Himcannot be viewed as hard labor in a field with no reward, it hastremendous value in its own right. We just need to stop andremember what God gives us during those extra years He allows us toengage in the work of building His kingdom.

He created us to care for His creation. When we don’t do that,somehow I get the feeling we we just will never be content. Butwhen we work in His fields, building His kingdom, doing the work Heplans for us, I think we enjoy that peace only He can give. Theinternal reward of a job well done. Don’t worry about what theother guy gets. The peace God gives on the journey with Him paysevery single moment we live in His presence.

Read it in a year - Luke 1-2

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A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke whileHe walked alongside us. Our websitehttp://alittlewalkwithgod.com.

Think about the fact that we live in a broken, corrupted,polluted, sin-scarred world that has collapsed into emptinessawaiting to be revealed when creation is consummated, completed,renewed by the final battle of good against evil. Imagine with allthe beauty of this world, what the next one must be like, well,maybe you can’t. I know I can’t. I’ve seen some great things here,so what will the new heaven and new earth be like?

But all creation awaits it. The earth groans like a woman inbirthing pains. Can you sense it? Take a look at the news reportsand listen to the birthing pains of creation. The earthquakes, thefamines, the wild storms, the inexplicable changes happening allaround us. Some will try to explain it all away as man’s doing. Ina way it is, but it’s not our fossil fuel use. It started withAdam’s fall and has gotten worse ever since. But God made a plan tocomplete creation, to renew it.

Those who follow Jesus will be a part of this renewed creation.We will experience this new heaven and new earth. As beautiful asthis one is in some parts, the next will have no damaged parts. Andall creation longs for it. All creation awaits that day. Allcreation looks for the day when God’s children will be revealed sowe can once again be the caretakers of God’s beautiful gardens, Hiscreation, His wonders and glorious kingdom. Can you imagine what itwill be like?

Read it in a year - Jeremiah 32-36

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A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke whileHe walked alongside us. Our websitehttp://alittlewalkwithgod.com.

We sure try to save ourselves, though, don’t we? We try to buyour way into heaven by giving tokens of material goods. We think ifwe give enough to a church and get our name on a pew or the wing ofchurch or maybe on the wing of a hospital it will earn us that spotin the kingdom. It’s kind of foolish to think that way, though.Take a look around. How much would it cost to buy the ocean andeverything in it? That belongs to God, so does your wing of thehospital impress Him?

Do you know how much gold has been dug out of the earth? Ifyou’ve never thought about it, it’s not quite enough to fill anOlympic swimming pool. That’s all. Men have been pulling gold outof the ground for centuries and that’s all they’ve found. So howmuch of that Olympic swimming pool sized lump of gold do you own?Do you think that impresses God? I guess not. So buying your way,just can’t save you, can it. There’s nothing you can give God inmaterial goods that could impress Him.

So how about something you could do. Is it some good deed youcould do that could get you into heaven? What could it be? What actcould you perform that could impress God enough to win yoursalvation? The answer is nothing. He has seen it all and peoplehave tried everything to try to assauge the guilt of sin they carrywith them from their youth. No one has found the cure in goodworks. Every prophet, every preacher, every priest has talked aboutit. When you compare what we can do with what God can do, what canwe do that would impress Him? Again, the answer is nothing.

Read it in a year - Job 35-36

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A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke whileHe walked alongside us. Our websitehttp://alittlewalkwithgod.com.

Jesus says it’s hard for the wealthy to find their way to heavenbecause they find it hard to let go. They forget the materialthings of life are meaningless. The world tells us they are soimportant. We work so hard and at some point we have enough toretire and enjoy the remainder of life in some semblance of rest.But it doesn’t work. We can’t take any of it with us. And when ourhealth runs out near the end of life, what good are all thosethings? Solomon talks about those days when sounds are muffled andsight is dimmed. Life drags on until we take our last breath. Ithappens to the poor and it happens to the rich.

The rich think they can prolong life by searching out the rightdoctor, the right medicines, the right elixir, the right cure. Theycan’t. Only God knows the day or the time your last breath willcome and nothing you can do can change that. Your riches or yourpoverty cannot change the number of your days. God gives us thosedays and He can take them away. He allows us to be stewards of Hisproperty. He can also take that away just as quickly as well. Askthe executives at Enron. They thought they were invincible. It tookjust a few words in the right place and their empire came crashingdown.

It’s all His, give it to Him, He lets us enjoy it while we’rehere, but don’t hang on too tightly. You might begin to think likethe young man who went away sad. He thought he was wealthy. But washe really? Where is your treasure?

Read it in a year - Psalms 51-53

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Isn’t it just like us? The young man, I mean. Jesus explains in

Let me ask a couple of questions. Do you substitute sports for

What does your heart tell you when you ask yourself those

Read it in a year - 2 Samuel 5-9

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There is only One who is good. Do what He says to do. He’s the

I don’t think Jesus meant to say, “Any religion works as long as

Read it in a year - Exodus 17-20

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Societies at large have little regard for children and the

Because children and the elderly are non-productive members of

But not to Jesus.

Read it in a year - 2 Corinthians 4-5

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The marriage relationship is at the core of our community. It

As Jesus says, divorce was contrived because we live in a fallen

Read it in a year - Mark 15-16

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We just don’t understand how gracious God is when He forgives

Jesus says we must forgive from the very cockles of our heart.

Read it in a year - Jeremiah 27-31

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