September 3rd Devotional

Dear Friends,

Well, today it started for me. The massive, musical machine is starting its engine and we’re beginning to roll. I knew it was coming. Labor day marked the official end of summer for me and now, “it” has begun. I’m not sure where the summer went. I have a few pictures of places and things that I did. It’s all a blur now, so I’m glad I took some pictures to prove that I did indeed have a summer break! But I have to pace myself. I’m a giver, just like most of you. We love doing and going. It is ministry in so many ways. Mary and Martha were in ministry with Jesus when he gently chastised Martha for being to worried and upset about all that needed to be done. I can visualize her busily cleaning and cooking and taking care of everyone else’s needs but her own. Martha is a giver too. But maybe on this particular day, she was out of balance. Maybe, just maybe, the “work” needed to take a back seat so that Jesus could have the front seat. Maybe He had something important to tell her. Mary got it. Martha didn’t. So, take a moment each day to give Jesus the front seat in your busy lives before you take off with the rest of your day. You’ll be glad you did! Peace and Love, Scott

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Let The Dew Of My Presence

refresh your mind and heart. So many, many things vie for your attention in this complex world of instant communication. The world has changed enormously since I first gave the command to be still and know that I am God. However, this timeless truth is essential for the well-being of your soul. As dew refreshes grass and flowers during the stillness of the night, so My Presence revitalizes you as you sit quietly with Me.

A refreshed, revitalized mind is able to sort out what is important and what is not. In its natural condition, your mind easily gets stuck on trivial matters. Like the spinning wheels of a car trapped in the mud, the “cogs” of your brain spin impotently when you focus on a trivial thing. As soon as you start communicating with Me about the matter, your thoughts gain traction and you can move on to more important things. Communicate with Me continually, and I will put My thoughts into your mind.

Psalm 46:10 10 “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Luke 10:39-42 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”41″Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

1 Corinthians 14:33 (NKJV) 33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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