“And I will make those who oppress you consume themselves [in mutually destructive wars], thus eating their own flesh; and they will be drunk with their own blood, as with sweet wine; and all flesh will know [with a knowledge grounded in personal experience] that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” Isaiah 49:26 ->me: My Quiet Time verses continue to end with some thing like ‘…then all will know that I am God’. God’s plan always seems to conclude with bringing glory to Himself. That is why I was created…to bring glory to the Almighty God of the Universe. At the end of every day, are people around me looking at my actions and how I treat others and coming to the conclusion that “this Jesus in Whom Ben believes, must be great!”? When I live my life behind the doors of my home, is God being glorified? My mission is to bring glory to God. If I am doing this then I WILL BE following all God asks me to do.
[QTVOTD] No Shame
“…and you shall know [with an acquaintance and understanding based on and grounded in personal experience] that I am the Lord; for they shall not be put to shame who wait for, look for, hope for, and expect Me.” Isaiah 49:23b ->me: [THEY SHALL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME…] being the operative phrase here. Today the Lord is telling me that I need to WAIT FOR…Live each day as if Jesus is coming back tomorrow. LOOK FOR…constantly seeking to know the character of the One True God. HOPE FOR…having a peace about the future because my hope is not secure in anything temporal; it is secure in the eternal future I hold on to. EXPECT THE LORD…I should have an unshakeable faith that transcends the popular thinking of the ungodly world I live in today. —When I do these things, God promises that I will not be put to shame.
Ben’s Quiet Time Verses of the Day (QTVOTD)
Starting today I will be putting my QTVOTD and writeup here on our new site. A link to these posts will also go to my twitter feed at @benbobenbo. For awhile I was sending these as texts to a few who were holding me accountable throughout all last year to do a Quiet Time with my Savior everyday. This seems like the best next step to not only record my Quiet Time life applications but to also share what God is telling me. In that light these write ups are strictly what the Lord is teaching ME. These are not direct interpretations of each verse, rather what the Lord is telling me through the reading of the verses…so please don’t response with corrections. 🙂