A Little Walk With God

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

Everyone comes along to tell you about Jesu is part of His creation. And everyone and everything attempting to break the seal on the scroll in the hand of the One on the throne of heaven could not because they are created. The messengers around the throne were created. The 24 Elders were created. All was created…except Him, because He is. He was here before time began and He will be here after time ends. But for a little while Jesus combined Himself with some of our DNA and walked on the earth with us. Jesus is all God and all Man. He is your perfect intercessor and He is worthy to open the seal and the scroll so John could see more of the unfolding of the final judgments against Satan and those who choose to follow him.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Revelation 5:1-10

Set - Revelation 5-6

Go! - Revelation 5-9

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

How would you like to have those words written about you? Limited strength, but obedient to God's word. True to His name. Loved by God. You endured and were patient. Those would be pretty good descriptors for anyone wanting to join God in His kingdom. When you look around this corrupt world and the enticements Satan throws in front of you every day, a description of your life like those God gave to the church at Philadelphia would feel pretty good.

What you must do, though, is walk through those open doors and leave those closed doors shut. The problem with many who say they want to follow Christ, they come to a closed door and start slamming their shoulder against it to burst through it. I don’t know if you’ve seen many doors that someone burst through, but there are always cracks and splinters and broken frames involved when you do that. You’ve just ruined the door. Jesus closes those doors for a reason. Those places aren’t good for you or at least aren’t good for you at that time. A closed door means stay out. Don't insist on going in.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Revelation 3:7-13

Set - Revelation 3-4

Go! - Revelation 1-4

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

So many people today want to try to change God's laws. They say they are old-fashioned, out-dated. They say His laws should keep up with the times. What those folks don’t understand is that God made each person. It’s His miracle that allows birth to happen in the first place. It’s His miracle that allows life to happen on this third planet in orbit around this particular star in this galaxy. It’s God's design that keeps all of those things in place so you can enjoy this world at His pleasure.

What you forget is that you haven’t changed. God has let you learn more about the place you live. He’s let you discover more about the way things work so you could enjoy more comfort in life. But your desires basically mimic those of your ancient ancestors. You want a better life for your children. You want to live in safety. You prefer health over sickness, warmth over cold, community over isolation. You have not really changed since God first created humankind.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Psalms 119:89-112

Set - Psalms 117; Psalms 119:81-176

Go! - Psalms 117, 119:81-176; 2 John; 3 John

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

How do we share hearts with God? I can’t explain it. God will not explain to you how He becomes part of you, just as He will not explain how He became both God and Man. The mystery of how God does those things is far beyond your human understanding. Your understanding is finite and He is your God. Just know He can do it and believe in Him. You don’t need to explain it, just have faith. You don’t need to explain the intricacies of gravity to know that things fall, but you believe it. The mystery of gravity, God put into place before creation. His commands He put into place the same way. Just believe and know that His commands are not burdensome.

It’s all about love. Think about what that means for you today.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - 1 John 5:1-12

Set - 1 John 3-5

Go! - 1 John 1-5

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

I love the reactions people have when the Father sends His messengers to meet with them. Most of the time, they recognize them as His angels and fall on their face as though they were dead. All the soldiers positioned around the tomb fell prostrate that morning. The angel’s feet touched the ground, an earthquake shook the ground, and the soldiers fell down as if dead. It happens all the time. They can be really scary dudes when they don’t come to deliver a message to you…or even when they do.

They all believed because they saw Jesus. Blessed are you because you believe and have not seen Him, but trust in His word and the word of those who have gone before you.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - John 20:11-29

Set - John 20-21

Go! - John 19-21

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

Those who do not obey Jesus and therefore do not obey the Father, are like the branches in a vineyard that do not produce fruit. The Father cuts them off and burns them in the fire. They will forever be separated from Him at the end of time. Those who do follow Christ and therefore obey the Father, He still prunes so they produce the best fruit possible. Pruning is an important part of the growing process. He cuts away those parts of us that are unproductive, ineffective, useless to His plan and His kingdom. It may seem painful when He prunes things from our lives, but remember the Father is God, the Creator. He knows how best to use you and how best to help you grow. Trust Him to prune your life for your best advantage as the perfecter of your faith.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready -John 15:1-17

Set - John 15-17

Go! -John 15-18

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

Jesus gave encouragement to those around Him as best He could so they could face the coming trial and perhaps better understand all the events that would happen in the three days that would transpire before they saw Him again. He wanted them to believe and perhaps these words of encouragement would get them through the grief until He could return to them. Then, of course, they would understand. And when His Spirit returned, they would have Him in them. They would really begin to comprehend all Jesus said to them and His words would open to them as never before.

Jesus wanted them to know the peace He enjoyed despite the coming trauma. Peace despite the accusations. Peace despite the coming crucifixion. Peace that the world will never enjoy. Peace that He leaves as a legacy to all His followers. Peace. The angels who heralded Jesus' birth said He would give peace to all people who pleased God. That is Jesus' legacy. Enjoy His peace.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - John 14:15-31

Set - John 13-14

Go! - John 12-14

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

The shepherd metaphor probably means a lot less to you today than it did to those Jews who heard Jesus give it 2000 years ago. They saw shepherds every day tending sheep on the Judean hillsides. Many of them owned sheep and understood what it meant to hire out the job of tending sheep to low paid hired hands who ran from danger.

Maybe a better metaphor for you can be found in a number of news articles that find their way into local papers these days. Gunmen enter a school and you hear about the heroics of teachers taking charge of their class of students. Those teachers protect the students in amazing ways, often standing in the way of gunfire and sometimes giving their lives to protect the children under their care from the random shooting of some crazed gunman. But at the sound of the first shot, most who are not given the responsibility of students flee from the scene as fast as they can. That’s the difference between the shepherd and the hired hands in the metaphor.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - John 10:1-21

Set - John 10-11

Go! - John 9-11

A daily devotional through the Bible speaking with God as Adam and Eve may have in the garden east of Eden. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

It would be easy to say all of Jesus' wisdom came from the God side of Him, but that is only half the story. Jesus was completely God, but also completely Man. His mother, Mary, and His earthly father, Joseph, made sure Jesus knew His real heritage from an early age and made sure the scriptures were available to Him. Joseph would read to Him often from the Law and the Prophets before He could read and Mary would help Him memorize long passages of scripture as a young boy.

Jesus would spend time meditating on what those scriptures meant and because of knowing the story of His birth, He could see the prophecies within those scriptures that pertained to Him throughout His life. Jesus saw the truth of His birth in Bethlehem, yet being called a Nazarene living in the town of Nazareth. He understood the cries of the mothers around Him since all the boys His age were killed by Herod. Jesus' parents fled to Egypt and His family was called out of Rahmah. He knew the story and the scriptures.

Throughout Jesus' life He made the scriptures part of His life and they awakened every day as His human life unfolded around Him. But you can use the scriptures the same way, you know. They are about Jesus, but when you let Him into your life, you can understand the scriptures with authority because of His Spirit in you and confound those around you.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - John 7:12-20

Set - John 7

Go! - John 7-8