Todays Devotions Morning December 20 Jeremiah 33:2-3 (NIV) 2This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it–the LORD is his name: 3Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Are you in turmoil about a situation in your life? Is it hard to understand the reasons and purposes God has for you at present? Does it seem that God has removed His hand from your circumstances? Ask the Creator who formed you. Go to the One who knows all things and has all things in His hands. Listen to His word as He speaks to you. It declares that He works all things together for good to those who love Him, who are called according to His purposes. (Romans 8:28) Call out to Him and He will answer. He doesnt say He might. He doesnt say when, but He will answer. Our problem is that we cannot see all the factors and events of the future. They are all present before God. They are unsearchable to us, but they are the work of His hand. Your loving Father invites you to ask Him. He will not reveal them to us unless we ask. He will reveal parts of His great plan, and we will see parts of the great puzzle of life fall into place. His revelation will not always give us complete understanding, but it will give us peace knowing He is on the throne of heaven, ordering all things, and working out all things for our good. He is always at work. Watch for His hand. When things dont make sense, call out to Him. Consider: Need His phone number? Try Jeremiah 33:3. Evening December 20 1 John 4:16,18-19 (NIV) 16And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 19We love because he first loved us. Love is the first in the list of the fruits of the Spirit. It is not that what we so often call love is all that God is. God is not a sentiment or emotion. Love is one of the attributes of God, just one of the fruits of the Spirit, though it is first and foremost. It is like saying, Bob is friendly. It doesnt mean that all friendliness is Bob. The difference is when we see genuinely unselfish love, perfect love, we know that it came from God. In this perfect love that is a part of the very nature of God, there is no fear. You realize that the One who is over all things will see you through whatever comes into your life. Like a child in the arms of their strong father, we are safe and secure. If trouble should come through the door, Daddy will deal with it. If I have done something wrong, Daddy might discipline me, but never too harshly, for He loves me. If we fear, we have not discovered the fullness of His love. We are still anxious about what He will bring our way. We wonder if He wont get fed up with us and send us away. But when we see the extent of His love, we will never fear these things. That is where we find peace in the midst of a storm. The more we see that unconditional love, the more we love Him in return. Love begets love. You cant help but love someone who loves you so unconditionally. Consider: If you want to love Him more, think about the extent of His love for you.
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