Daily Archives: December 23, 2020

Devotional Series, Holy Habitation

Confess His Word

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“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.” ~ Joshua‬ ‭1:8‬ ‭NASB‬‬

Believe, and confess The Word of God over your lives and situations today. It makes a difference in one’s ability to weather the storms, walk in victory, pray with hope’s faith, enter God’s Rest, and find contentment despite circumstance.

When our son graduated High School and decided to move off, not only to another house, nor even to another city, but to another state hundreds of miles away, God helped me to let go and trust Him through 2 Samuel 7:14-15. God’s faithfulness has walked with him and I still speak it over him today.

When my husband was diagnosed with the highest stage of prostate cancer in 2016, God gave me-us Acts 17:24-28. About a year and a half later, finding it in the bones, his doctor said he had not seen anyone in his condition live longer that 1.5 years. That was nearly 2.5 years ago. We stand on God’s Rhema Word to us every breath of the way, trusting he will not leave us one second before God’s plan for him is finished. It gives us strength to persevere in hope for each day.

God does give us life and breath and all things. He determines our appointed times and the boundaries of our habitation; and He does so in order that we may “seek God, if perhaps (we) might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’” (Acts‬ ‭17:27-28‬ ‭NASB)

God uses His word to lift our heads, strengthen our trust muscles, empower life in us, and make us stand. Let His Word be in you. Speak it. Believe the truths for life found there, and have BLESSed days.

Devotional Series, God's Faithfulness, Godly Principles, Holy Habitation

Celebrate the Unexpected

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By Kathy Beach

“This is a phrase that a friend shared with me recently, and it has stuck with me. When I think about the details that led up to the first Christmas, there were many unexpected events. There was the unexpected visit from the angel followed by an unexpected pregnancy which could bring shame and harm. A difficult trip to Bethlehem was unexpected. The delivery room in a stable was unexpected and less than desirable. The shepherds were not expecting the glorious angelic announcement that night. A visit from three kings was the last thing that Mary and Joseph expected. That the promised Messiah would come as a poor carpenter was very unexpected by the Jews. The signs and wonders that Jesus did were unexpected by scores of people. The disciples were not expecting Him to be arrested and crucified, but it was God’s perfect plan. The resurrection of Jesus was completely unexpected even though He told them it would happen. These unexpected events were complicated, terrifying, comforting, and glorious and yet we celebrate each one. The outcome was the gift of eternal life.

“We’ve all had unexpected twists and turns in our lives this past year. Some were complicated and terrifying, while others were comforting and glorious. We can rest in knowing that God is with us in the unexpected. In fact, He often does His best work through the unexpected.

“May your Christmas celebration be filled with unexpected joys and blessings.”