Guess! Just Guess!

Yesterday I told my son that even though God has told me good things are in store for me; like every Christian, heaven, being with Jesus, the ultimate good thing is “in store” for all of us who are His. I told him, I've considered the possibility of God taking me back to the desert to show two families that I dearly love the way to the Father. You gotta know time is getting short.

               My daughters know about God, but don't know Him.

My witness has not been all that great in recent years. In fact, it's been down right bad. I want to show these 2 children of my heart and body, Jesus. I want to encourage them. Help them build a foundation of faith for their children.

I bet ya can't guess what today's subject was in my Random Book of Devotions?​ (And I never peek ahead).

Our Words Are Our Witness

Joshua 24: 22-27 in the New Century Version says:

Then Joshua said, “You are your own witnesses that you have chosen to serve the Lord.”

The people said, “Yes, we are”. Then Joshua said, “ Now throw away the gods that you

have. Love the Lord, the God of Israel with all your heart.” Then the people said to

Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and we will obey him.” On that day at Shechen, 

Joshua made an agreement for the people. He made rules and laws for them to follow.

Joshua wrote these things in the Book of the Teachings of God. Then he took a large

stone and set it up under the oak tree near the Lord's Holy tent. Joshua said to all the

people, “See this stone! It will remind you of what we did today. It was here the Lord

spoke to us today. It will remind you of what happened so you will not turn against

your God.

It's not enough to merely believe in the Lord. James 2:19 says “...even the demons believe”. And Matt. 11:28 says, “Yea, rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it”.

It's not that we have a bunch of do's and don'ts. But we do have a big “do”. Follow Him. We want to be more like him. How can others see Jesus in us if our life never changes? Now, the good news is the change isn't up to us. All we have to do is tell Jesus we want Him in our lives. Ask Him to come in and set up housekeeping. The rest. The changes? You leave to him. He'll guide you to changes or growth and one day you'll look up and say, “Wow! I'm not the way I was.”

Holy Father, thank you again for your word, that is alive and breathing. Thank you that you speak to me through your word. Lord, lead and guide me to the desert. Guide my words and actions. Let me be a witness to others. But especially to my girls. Show them, Lord, that you love them and want them for your own.