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

Sometimes it’s hard to believe the transformation that some have had. That’s what happened with the people in Nazareth. Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t this the guy we went to school with every day? Isn’t this the kid we played with growing up? How can He be the Messiah? He grew up with us. He can’t be the Messiah, He went grew up in the same place we did, He just can’t be the Messiah. We know what His brothers and sisters are like. Surely, He’s the same. He can’t be the Messiah.

Well, Jesus was and Jesus is. Sometimes you just need to open you eyes and recognize He can transform lives. Maybe you need to go through the transformation yourself to realize just how much He can change a person. If you think He can’t change someone completely, try Him. Let Him change you and you’ll find that no one is too hard for Him to give a complete makeover... from the inside out.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Mark 6:1-13

Set - Job 21; Mark 6

Go! - Job 21; Mark 5-6

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

A lot of people will tell you that if they heard Jesus face to face they would believe, but they wouldn’t. You have a significant advantage over those who listened to Him on the hillsides of Judea. You have 2000 years of people who have interpreted His parables, lived the life He showed His apostles and disciples, and gave witness to the truth of the things He said.

Jesus brought the reality and revelation of the law to the people and they didn’t know how to handle it. You benefit from the many letters His disciples wrote to the early churches, the commentaries and studies available today. You have no excuse for not listening to His instructions and following Him.

So now that your excuses are gone for wanting first-century experiences, how about getting into God's word and learning about Him. Really let yourself go and let Him take control of your life. That’s what His word demands. Die to self and be born anew in Him. You won’t be sorry if you do.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Mark 4:1-20

Set - Job 20; Mark 4

Go! - Job 20; Mark 3-4

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

Learn some lessons from Job. Never give up. Understand you may never know why you go through the trials you face, but God will never let you face more than you can handle. And you don’t know who else is looking at your life to watch how you weather the storms you are facing. Just keep trusting in God. He’ll get you through it.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Job 19

Set - Job 19; Mark 1

Go! - Job 19; Mark 1-2

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 Roman guards heard, maybe unbelieving at first, but they had to stick around and not only listen, but they watched Paul’s life day after day. And that’s the difference. Every day the guards saw the difference Christ made in Paul’s life that they didn’t see in the lives of any of the other religions around them. The pantheon of gods they worships didn’t transform their lives. The Jews and their traditions didn’t make a difference in the lives of those around them. They just lived by rules. But Paul… He and those who bowed to Christ were different and their lives showed. The guards wanted what Paul had and listened to learn how to get it.

Do you spend enough time with God to let Him transform you? Do you spend enough time with those you want to hear the good news to let them see the transformation in your life and see that God's message isn’t just words but has life transforming power? It takes both to be effective. Paul let his life show that God's message is true. You can do the same.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Acts 28:17-31

Set - Psalms 114; Acts 28

Go! - Job 18; Psalms 114; Acts 27-28

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

Job heard of the grave and his generation heard some rudimentary teachings about life after death, but God gave you proof when He burst forth from the tomb on that first Easter morning. He promised He would come back to bring you to live with Him. He told you He would build a room for you in His house and there is plenty of room for everyone who believes in Him. You don’t need to feel hopeless. You don’t need to think this is the end. You don’t need to assume this is all there is. There is hope because Christ has already overcome all the suffering and sorrow and pain that accompanied Him to the cross. Now you can know your next destination and know the short suffering in this life will come to an end when you give your life to Him.

You don’t need to be in despair as Job was. You can have hope and you can know hope today by giving your life to Christ. Do it. You won’t be sorry.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Job 17

Set - Job 17; Acts 26

Go! - Job 16-17; Acts 24-26

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

Sometimes the harshest criticism can come from within the religious sectors of society. People thinking they are acting in the name of their god do the cruelest things to other human beings. Paul experienced it with the Jews who thought he preached blasphemies against their traditions. It’s interesting they forgot their own laws to try to stop him. They plotted Paul’s murder to stop him from talking about a Man who loved others.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Acts 23:12-35

Set - Job 15; Acts 23

Go! - Job 15; Acts 21-23

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

Are you sure of God's plan for your life? Do you trust Him as much as Paul did? You can. You can find the faith Paul had in Him if you’ll spend the kind of time Paul spent with Him. You might complain you don’t have the time. Neither did Paul. He had no fast food restaurants to feed him. He had no service organizations to help him. In his day, everyone worked from sunrise to sunset six days a week to survive. Paul was no exception. Then he spent his nights either preaching God's message or in prayer. It’s a matter of priority. You do what you want to do with the same 24 hours a day that Paul had. So do you want to know God? Spend time with Him.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Acts 20:13-38

Set - Job 13; Acts 20

Go! - Job 12-14; Acts 19-20

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

Do you look for people in your community with common interests to join them in friendship so you can share the message with them? Do you find common ground so those that need to hear God's message will accept it from a friend? Do you recognize that you must first be a friend before you can really be God's messenger?

Take after Paul and find a friend to share God's message. You’ll be amazed at what He can do in their life and yours.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Acts 18:1-17

Set - Job 11; Acts 18

Go! - Job 11; Acts 17-18

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

Prayer changes things. Sometimes God allows your prayers to change what He does. Sometimes He lets your prayers change the circumstances around you. Sometimes He wants your prayers to change you. See how Job changes through his prayers as you read them over the next days.

God changed Job through his trials. He can change you, too.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Job 10

Set - Job 10; Acts 15-16

Go! - Job 9-10; Acts 15-16

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

What do you do when you see something out of the ordinary happen? Who gets the credit? Do you give it to God or the people involved? Do you praise Him for the healing that happens around you or does the credit go to the doctors and nurses? What do you do with those who are His instruments in working miracles? Do you treat them like the unbelieving Jews treated Paul and try to kill them either with stones or with words? Do you disregard the work God does through some of those that call on Him and lay hands on some for healing and God actually heals?

Be careful to give God credit when credit is due. And be careful how you treat those that work miracles in His name. You don’t need to worry about those that dupe the ignorant. God will take care of them in due time. Just keep praying. Keep believing. Keep living for Him. You’ll know the phonies when you see them if you spend time with God, the real thing.

Today’s Bible reading plans include:

Ready - Acts 14: 8-28

Set - Job 8; Acts 14

Go! - Job 8; Acts 13-14