April 6 Devotional

Posted on April 6, 2016 by drscott
Dear Friends,
Ever been around someone who only sees the negative in the world around them?  They focus on what’s “wrong” instead of what’s “right”.  It’s kinda exhausting to be around folks like that!  Jesus tells us to be people of light and to thank God in all things and for all things.  So, when you’re tempted to focus on what you don’t have, shift your focus to what you DO have!  And, believe me, we have MUCH to be thankful for!  Peace and Love, Scott

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Bring Me The Sacrifice of thanksgiving. Take nothing for granted, not even the rising of the sun. Before Satan tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, thankfulness was as natural as breathing. Satan’s temptation involved pointing Eve to the one thing that was forbidden her. The garden was filled with luscious, desirable fruits, but Eve focused on the one fruit she couldn’t have rather than being thankful for the many good things freely available. This negative focus darkened her mind, and she succumbed to temptation.

When you focus on what you don’t have or on situations that displease you, your mind also becomes darkened. You take for granted life, salvation, sunshine, flowers, and countless other gifts from Me. You look for what is wrong and refuse to enjoy life until that is “fixed.”

When you approach Me with thanksgiving, the Light of My Presence pours into you, transforming you through and through. Walk in the Light with Me by practicing the discipline of thanksgiving.

Psalm 116:17 17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.

Genesis 3:2-6 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ”  4 “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

John 1:7 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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