Starting Your Day Right: Devotions for Each Morning of the Year by Joyce Meyer

Author:Joyce Meyer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Religion, Christian Life, Devotional, General
ISBN: 9780446532655
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2003-11-04T22:00:00+00:00

God’s Plan Is Greater

For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ

Jesus [the law of our new being] has freed me

from the law of sin and of death.

ROMANS 8:2

The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus sets us free

from the law of sin and death. We are free from the

law of sin and death only to the degree that we

follow the law of the Spirit. If we know what is right

but insist on doing wrong, our actions may still lead

us to miss out on the abundant life God has for us on

earth.

Follow the law of the Spirit, and you will remain

completely free from the law of sin and death. The

Holy Spirit will lead you into holiness, into

righteousness, and into the complete destiny that

God has for your life. God’s will for you is greater

than anything you can imagine for yourself. Be

willing to obey God even when you don’t understand

what He is doing with you.

JULY 2

Follow God’s Priorities

The sheep that are My own hear and are listening

to My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me.

JOHN 10:27

Many people try to feel spiritual by obeying religious

laws. But they never get around to feeling good,

because there is always one more law to follow. That

is why God does not define our righteousness by our

works, but by our faith in Jesus. We feel inner peace

when we obey the voice of the Holy Spirit.

God may tell you that it is more important to give

away your favorite personal possession, than to try to

please Him by reading the Bible through in a year.

He may say that it is more important to just remain

silent, if He tells you to, than to volunteer for every

activity at church. His ways are not our ways (see

Isaiah 55:8- 9), so learn to listen for His direction

each day.

JULY 3

Have Fun

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating

and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy

in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves

Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved

by men. Let us therefore make every effort to do

what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

ROMANS 14:17- 19 NIV

Everything in your life doesn’t have to be serious in

order to be spiritual. If you are filled with God’s

Spirit, whatever you do has a spiritual connotation to

it. You can live a holy life, and still enjoy your day.

God measures holiness by how quick we are to obey

His voice. He promises that goodness and mercy will

follow us if we seek His presence (see Psalm 23:6). He

may even encourage you just to have fun today.

JULY 4

Pamper Yourself

Why are you cast down, O my inner self? And why

should you moan over me and be disquieted

within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for

Him, for I shall yet praise Him, my Help and my

God.

PSALM 42:5

God gave you your emotions, so it doesn’t work to

ignore them completely. You make a big mistake if

you refuse to meet any of your emotional needs. If

you are tired, you need rest. If you are stressed, you

need some fun.

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