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Proverbs 4:23-25 (NLT)
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.
Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
Observation:
This morning I read Genesis chapters 44 and 45. I have the following verses in the front of my mind.
Genesis 45:4-5 (HCSB)
Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Please, come near me," and they came near. "I am Joseph, your brother," he said, "the one you sold into Egypt.
And now don't be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
Genesis 45:8 (HCSB)
Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
After reading and listening to today's One Year Bible Reading Plan, I saw this verse from one of my YouVersion friends.
Proverbs 4:25 (NLT)
Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
God made each of us to have a personal relationship with Him. He is our Father, and we are His daughters and sons. How close are you to God? Is God your Father? Is Jesus, the Son of God, alive in you?
No matter what you are going through, if you are a child of God, you are never alone. God promises that He will never leave you. Don't allow suffering in this world to separate you from God.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
I close today's meditation on the Word of God with the prayer of Jesus for each of His daughters and sons. My prayer is that you will receive the Word, and live every day of your life in this world in the presence of God.
Prayer:
John 17:25-26 (NLT)
"O righteous Father, the world doesn't know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me.
I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them."
John 17:20-21 (NLT)
"I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.
I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.
1 Samuel 3:10 (NLT)
10 And the LORD came and called as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel replied, "Speak, your servant is listening."
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