Devotions For The Reconciled Life

When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" Matthew 11:1-3 Have you ever run into a problem that has "pulled the rug out from under you"? A boss that you have liked at a job you have enjoyed and received awards at comes in on Friday and says, "Clean out your desk. Security is here to escort you out." At a regular physical, your doctor in a very calm and reassuring voices tells you, "I would like for you to see a specialist about something." Or, a spouse that you have been married to for over 20 years comes over on Friday afternoon and says, "I don't love you anymore. I'll be moving out tomorrow. I'm going to a hotel tonight." I would call any of these as struggles. T...

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you. Psalms 139:13-18 No one can do you the way you do you.  When you are yielded to the Spirit of God wonderous works for the Kingdom can be accomplished.  Remember that you are God’s masterpiece today.  Where you are, as you are, as you look. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. ...