Ps. 145:18 "The Lord
is close to all who call on Him." NLT
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3/01/99 I Peter 3:15 (NLT)
Christ is truly in control of all events. Our proclamation is a result of His Lordship. As
I surrender my life to Jesus He uses me to tell others about His love for them. The Lord
is always seeking the lost. We are His agents in this world. We proclaim what He has done
for us. The key is what God has done. If we are not under His control He will not be doing
things in our life. We will have nothing to say. Sounds like today’s news.
3/02/99 Genesis 1:1
He made it all. The stars, the sky, natural laws, the earth, you and me. He created it all
and gave us a book of instructions He called the Bible. Is your life out of whack? Go to
the manual, God’s Word to fix it. Have you given your life to the Lord? Go to the
instruction manual, the Bible to grow. We need the Word of God so that we can follow the
way of God every day.
3/03/99 Hebrews 1:1-2
He spoke through prophets, priests and kings and we didn’t listen. He came in the
flesh so that now we might see and be saved. Each one of us must decide what we will do
about Jesus. Follow Him or scorn Him is our choice. My prayer today is that you will
follow Jesus. He is Lord.
3/04/99 II Peter 1:20-21
We struggle with our emotions. Just as the people in Jesus’ day we are looking for a
miracle, something that will place us above the crowd. Jesus said that we need to look to
Him for our value and importance. In service we find value. In surrender we achieve
victory. In obedience we discover real freedom. We serve a Holy God. A Holy God that knows
we need Him.
3/05/99 John 3:16
Jesus died for you. Not because you are worthy but because you are loved. God loves you.
He loves you so much that He paid the price of my sin and your sin. He paid it all. His
gift to each one of us is the privilege of a relationship with Him. He forgives us and
makes us family. The Father loves you.
3/06/99 Hebrews 9:12
A perfect Savior made a perfect sacrifice. A sacrifice so complete that it must be made
only once. It is effective for every person that is born. That includes you and it
includes me. We need the Lord and He has made the right provision for our access to Him.
3/07/99 I John 1:7
I can care for you because God has forgiven me. Christ paid the price for my sin. I am no
longer in slavery to sin and as a result can care for you. My care for you is not based on
whether you like me or not. I can care for you because Christ loves me. His love enables
my love. His forgiveness enables my fellowship with you. God is good, all the time.
3/08/99 I Corinthians 15: 3-4
Christianity is faith in the living Lord Jesus. God has chosen to use us not angels to
proclaim our faith. We believe in life and we testify to the life we have been given. When
we struggle with our testimony, we must come back to the source, Christ, and be infused
with His precious life. Witnessing is telling what Jesus has done in me. Love the Lord by
sharing with people. Jesus died for everyone. Tell them how He saved you!
3/09/99 Romans 10:9-10
Salvation is a faith event. Lord I believe that you love me and have saved me. I believe
that you have made me a new creature in Christ and forgiven my sin. I wake up every day
remembering that I am His and He is mine. All I do and think and say are affected by my
new relationship. Salvation is a journey and Christ-likeness is the goal. I want to be
like Jesus!
3/10/99 Philippians 2:9-11
God’s power and might encourages me to seek the lost. The wonderful changes that
Jesus makes in my life gives me a word for those that are dead in their trespasses and
sin. People must choose whom they will follow but I must make sure that they have all the
information they need to make a choice. God is love and judgement. Jesus is coming back,
soon.
3/11/99 Psalm 139: 13-14
God made us and breathed life into us. His love makes our life worthy. Look at who you are
and what you do. Do it as unto the Lord and Christ will see you through. We do not
understand eternity. We so easily make the wrong choices. Remember who you are and whose
you are. Jesus is Lord of all. Let Him be Lord of you.
3/12/99 Psalm 119:160
Doubt causes great pain. We doubt our future, good things, love, winning and on and on.
Don’t doubt God. He is not like us. He is dependable. His promises never fail. Stand
fast and believe that He will and He will. Remember that God is sovereign and trustworthy.
He will not forget you. You are His beloved child.
3/13/99 Romans 8: 12-13
Satan is a liar. He always has been. You are not obligated to Satan. He will tell you that
you are a failure. You were but in Christ you are a conqueror. He will tell you that you
can never win. You are a winner in Christ. The key for victory is time with Jesus. You
need to carve out time everyday. Spend time with the Lord. He will strengthen you to fight
the fight of faith. You are a child of the King.
3/14/99 Romans 1: 25-26
Sinatra said it best, "I did it my way!" It sounds good and sells a lot of
records. The truth is we cannot do it our way without sinning. Surrender is required in
our relationship with the eternal living Lord Jesus. I am not able to do it myself because
I always do it wrong. In Christ is where I find wisdom. In Christ is where I find joy and
peace. In Christ is where I find real life. My song is "I did it His way!"
3/15/99 Psalm 1: 1-4
In Christ, I have everything I need. What I don’t have I don’t need. If I can
live with that in mind I am safe. When I look at others and evaluate myself I fall into
all kinds of troubles. I must constantly focus my life on Jesus. In Christ I have
everything I need.
3/16/99 Matthew 19:1-4
The Lord is God. We are to have no other God before us. He made us in His image for His
good pleasure. It is required that I seek to know Him. I find joy in being in His
presence. All of the hurt and pain that I experience comes from being outside of His
control. Surrender and service are where I will find true freedom. Life is hard. It is
unbearable outside of the will of the Lord.
3/17/99 1 Corinthians 15: 47-49
Some days it feels like I will never be what I should be. Nothing goes right. No one seems
to be in the right place. Feelings are like that. They trip us up. As long as I am in the
flesh I will struggle everyday with feelings. Adam was betrayed by feelings just like you
and me. But, someday, no longer through a glass darkly but face to face, I will see Jesus.
Then I will be like Him. Help me Lord to survive and deal with my emotions.
3/18/99 Colossians 1:13-14
Jesus is the light and in Him there is no darkness. Every day in my devotional time with
the Lord, I am seeking to know Him. To know His direction and presence provides the light
I need for this day. As long as I abide in the light I will not be overwhelmed by the
darkness. Light destroys darkness. Jesus is Lord.
3/19/99 II Peter 3: 8-9
Unsaved people are all around us. Some of us have family members and beloved friends that
are not saved. Pray for the lost. Pray for their salvation. Pray that someone will reach
them for the Lord. Those of us that are saved need to think of the lost the way that the
Lord does. He is seeking that no one die and go to an eternal hell. Pray that the lost
will be found.
3/20/99 Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10
Life is designed for companionship. We have a need for intimacy and social interaction. We
are called to serve people. If we fail to develop our social skills and short-circuit our
ability to serve we will experience dysfunction in our daily life. Jesus enables us to
deal with our shortcomings. He will do this each day as we spend time with him. Our
journey to wholeness will always involve much time with the Lord for healing of our
interpersonal relationship skills. If we don’t love people we have a problem that
only the Lord can solve.
3/21/99 Ecclesiastes 3:11-13
We are created in God’s image. We have a deep-seated spiritual thirst. Within our
hearts is an awareness of our eternal value. Only a relationship with God through the Lord
Jesus Christ will solve our spiritual needs. Trust in the Lord and seek Him.
3/22/99 Exodus 34:6
Jesus is seeking to save the lost. He would that no one be lost. You and I have come into
the family of God because Jesus pursued us until we were found. His wondrous love for us
has no boundaries. Whatever you are struggling with today, Jesus loves you. He loves you
more than anything you have done wrong. He knows you and wants you to come into His
family.
3/23/99 Deuteronomy 34: 8-10
We have a friend in Jesus. A friend that knows everything about us and still loves us.
When we come into God’s family we are never forgotten, misplaced or over looked.
Jesus is our mediator as we live life day by day. Every thing we think, say or do is of
concern and value to the Lord. His eye is on you. You are not alone.
3/24/99 Psalm 34: 8
Why are you waiting? Try the Lord. You will not be disappointed. You will be
amazed at what you are missing. Stop putting it off and try the Lord. Put your full trust
in Jesus and He will change your life. Be blessed. Surrender right now to the Lordship of
Jesus.
3/25/99 Psalm 100:5
There is nothing else like the Lord. He alone is worthy of our worship. He alone
is worthy of our constant devotion. He knows all about us and still loves us. He paid the
price for our reconciliation and still gave us the freedom to choose. God is love and he
loves you and me. Bless the name of the Lord.
3/26/99 Psalm 119: 65-68
When you were saved, do you remember the deep sense of joy and elation that you felt? God
did that for you. Or do you remember when you sinned that first sin after salvation? You
felt such deep remorse. You asked God to forgive you and He did. Do you remember the
wonderful release that your soul experienced? God did that for you. Thank the Lord that He
is out ahead of us doing wonderfully good things for us everyday.
3/27/99 Lamentations 3: 25
Our culture is arguably the most impatient society in the history of the world. We have
been spoiled with instant solutions to every physical need that we have except life. Life
has no instant solutions. People do not work like machines. They are wonderfully distinct
and complex. God is in the business of making our lives work out right, if we trust Him
and obey Him. Next time you have trouble, pray about it and wait three days. You will be
amazed what the Lord will do.
3/28/99 Matthew 7:11
Jesus said we have not because we ask not. God wants to help you and me. Ask Him. Spend
time with Him and seek to know what He wants you to do. Ask Him for anything. He will
always answer. Listen for His answer. Look for His intervention and solution. God loves
you.
3/29/99 Romans 2:4
We wrongly mistake God’s patience for the way we live as an approval. God is holy and
we are a sinful people. When we spend time with the Lord, we will be stunned by the
sinfulness that we will find in our lives. My strength is in the Lord. He is faithful and
righteous to forgive me when I recognize sin in my life and agree with Him that it is sin.
That recognition and agreement is confession. What follows is repentance. Repentance means
that I turn from my sin to the Lord. Lord when I see myself in the light of your holiness,
I am humbled by your patience with me. Help me to become more like Christ.
3/30/99 James 1:17-18
You were chosen by God before the creation of the world to be His child. He has never
changed His position. Whatever you have done, or however you feel, God loves you.
Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. God never changes His commitment
to you. You have freedom to choose Him. God is good, all the time.
3/31/99 Psalm 86:5
God is good and merciful to perfection. His storehouse of mercy for us is overflowing.
When I am seeking mercy, the Lord willingly and abundantly answers my need. One of the
things I need most in my life is to learn to be merciful to others. I am often challenged
by the Lord to give to others what I am seeking for myself. Love God. Love your neighbor.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
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