Do not worry, nor be anxious
For what you'll eat or wear
For God knows just what we need
So we need not live in fear
We needn't strive, nor seek these things
For God provides what we need
And we shall live in His provision
From His Abundance, we shall feed
So do not worry about tomorrow
Just take one day at a time
For tomorrow has worries of its own
We need to leave it behind
We need to seek God's kingdom first
Then all these things will be given
Also to seek His righteousness
And keep our eyes on Heaven
In His Steps
"To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow IN HIS STEPS." 1 Peter 2:21
We’ve all heard the ever popular phrase, "What Would Jesus Do?" and this passage gives us the very key to finding the answers to that question. Jesus Christ was empowered to do the things he did on this earth because he learned obedience by the things he suffered. That is the key to following in his steps. We all suffer, but have we learned obedience and submission to the Father through that suffering? If not, we are not following in Jesus' steps. He left us an example and the gospels are filled with stories of how Jesus sacrificed his own desires for those around him. He was the very epitome of submission to the Father’s will. No matter what the cost, no matter what the sacrifice; if it was the Father’s will, he delighted to do it. May we ever look to the author and finisher of our faith and use him as our guide through life. May we always be willing to lay down our lives as he did. May we reach out to others in love and compassion, even when we are burned out. Let us study our Saviour. Let us take in his every action as we read about him in the Word, and may we reflect him to the dying world in which we live. May we empty ourselves so that He can shine through us, and be a light in this dark place. He did indeed leave us an example; let us follow IN HIS STEPS daily.
Father, help us to learn obedience from the things we suffer. Help us to follow in the steps of our Lord Jesus. Help us to look to You for strength and help continually as he did. Help us to learn to love Your will as Jesus did. Help us to willing go where no one would go because of our undying devotion and love for You. Make us like Jesus as we follow in his footsteps. We ask this in his name, Amen.
Psalm 91
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”
Posted on: Mar 10th 2010, 4:16:11pm
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