Our family is flying home today from our vacation, and I continue to take a look back at e-devotions from the past. I will turn back in time and pass on to you some that still speak to me. Read and share as you are touched by these. Pray God continues to use these e-devotions.
The following devotion was from June in 2020 (but also shared it in early 2017):
Proverbs 20:7 NLT
The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.
There is no question of blessing. Almost everyone on the outside and on the inside notices when a person or family or business or ministry is blessed. It is almost like everyone stops to see what is up.
The book shelves, both in the store and online, are filled with volumes and volumes of self-help leading to success books. There are videos, seminars, programs, articles and blogs about how to reach your maximum potential and success. Countless people and companies are making money off of those who are seeking to be blessed or to be successful.
No shortcuts when it comes to the blessings from God. This will not come because you were dressed right or simply in the right place at the right time. The greatest blessings come from some specific reasons.
The godly will be blessed. Their children will be blessed because they chose obedience over pleasure. Over and over in the Scripture God tells us that following His plan, loving others and loving God, will lead to blessing.
Take some time today and think through and read through the following verses. I want to be that blessed person. I want my family to be blessed.
Don’t buy the shortcuts. Seek God for the best and for His blessings!
Psalm 1 NLT
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
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