Devotion Matthew 7/8/21

I can’t go to bed in a decent time. The hot weather doesn’t help either.

Could I accomplish things that seem impossible and make them possible?

I would imagine people like athletes would. They can make records that are surprising, pushing the limits that people assume the human body can only do but pass those expectations.

At the Olympics, they are impressive!

But what about doing things in God’s name? Are accomplishments in a career for an athlete like the impossible things that He can do?

It is good to have trophies and things to show off to other people. Many who get praised will sometimes even show a seeming Godly humility about it. “Oh it’s no big deal.”

But humility does not work for people in the world. One must humble themselves to make the One be glorified. People who humble themselves have no one to do so with. It’s kind of pointless for them to do so!

Wow I just looked at bible verses preceding this one. I must digress about it! Check this bible verse out:

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26

Out of context this is a verse about how God can do amazing things.

Within context it’s about salvation.

But anyway, to go on about the subject at hand, we must have drams and goals for Jesus. Other wise if we’re just looking for being famous and making money are we really living for God?

It’s okay to become rich when following the Lord (I don’t want to get that rich, in my opinion) but the heart can really change things especially if one’s goals get shifted or one thinks of what they can do with their riches if there are no more easier opportunities (that might be bad choices!).

I think one has to look to the Lord for all things and to do any and all they can for Him to be a real servant to God.

It’s okay to do things like have hobbies of listening to music that isn’t Christian music and stuff but it is good to at least have goals to press forward keeping focused.

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

That is in Philippians 3:13-14.

We must stay focused while we do our work here on earth. Look to the hills because that is where our help comes from. We must think of His goodness and His kingdom before Jesus builds it here.

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