Devotional Life With Paul and Jeanne

With all the excitement in the life of Moses, did you know that he married and settled down to a contented life?  

Moses chooses to identify with the people of God, and surprisingly things go bad for him, or do they?  Perhaps Moses needs some particular time alone with God.  At any rate he would rather be a Man On The Run than cling to the riches of Egypt. 

What kicks up in you when you see an injustice?  If you are like most of us you want to see that thing made right. But before taking action should there be another step we take, another place we look, before we take matters into our own hands? Let's look at a real life matter just like this. 

God puts things in our hearts, to help steer us in the way we should go.  What's our job?  To respond to that good thing that has been planted there. 

The book of Hebrews in the New Testament has been called the hall of faith, and that is a pretty good title, for in it we are given one example after another of faith.  In the chapter can come up close and see the workings of faith.  It is exciting.  Let's take a look at Moses Faith.  

The Life of Moses, quite the account of love and sacrifice, here we see the great love of a mother out to save her child and trusting all the while in the care and will of God. 

Here we see God working through a mother protecting her child as best as she can. And behind her hand of protection is the Hand of God, who will have a special work for this child in the future.  

Prophesy is like giving us history in advance.  And when God gives a promise, to a nation or a person, how does he bring that about, I mean what does it take for it to happen?  ?  

The words to an old old hymn include; 'The Father waits over the way, to prepare us a dwelling place there.'  So where is the ultimate Promised Land, why that would be heaven.  

We have always been fascinated to see God so work in a persons life that even the bad things He turns to good. Yes, we serve an awesome God, who can work all things out for the good. 

Forgiveness is certainly a large topic with many aspects to it, but let's narrow it down; can I really be forgiven and can I trust that forgiveness to last, or might it be taken away.  

We all love to be blessed, we all love it when blessings come our way.  But have you ever stopped to think, who can I give a blessing to, what prayer or good words can I give today, to bless someones life? 

How wonderful that we have a Heavenly Father who promises to care for us and to see to our needs in life. In fact there is a blessing that is promised to those who honor their father and mother on earth. Let's take a look at that.  

I don't know that you could place a value too high for the loved ones in our lives.  Yes it can take effort to stay close and to rub, as it were, shoulders together all the time, but the rewards are vast and well worth it. 

Gods promises are ever widening, particularly as our understanding of them widens.  God is a big giver, and you can not out give Him.  It is exciting as God reveals more and more to us about His promises.  

The best conversations you can have are those where you can pour out your heart.  It is a real good thing when you can show genuine support and interest towards those you love.  God grant us more of those special times. 

There are just some things that can not wait, exciting things that must be shared right away, this is just one of those things. 

Random seems not a word that belongs in the Believers dictionary, because God can work in and through anything to bring about good.  This is exciting news which could have us turning everything over to the Lord as quickly as possible to see what He will do with it.  

It is one thing to forgive someone of a wrong, that would be called mercy.  And not only to forgive someone but to proceed to bless the one you have forgiven, now that would be called grace.  Together, let's see what that looks like. 

Have you been in a situation where you have had to just pour out your heart to someone, or had someone pour out their heart to you?  You might well be able to connect then here with Joseph and his brothers. 

Amazing how God works His plans, His plans to bless us and to reveal to us His will.  How glorious that He works with use and with all the circumstances of our lives. All is at His disposal. 

Jealousy is a tree with bad fruit, it is just a spoiler of good. It looks at what someone else may have that they don't and resent them for it. It erases thankfulness for what one does have.  Let's be aware of when it may lift its head in our lives and give it no room to grow. 

Some folks see God as a policeman in the rear view mirror pulling them over for a ticket.  But what if the picture was Him asking us to come in for a dinner with the great intention of blessing us?  How splendid it this, it is the real picture of our God. 

Ever heard the expression; let go and let God.  Well in this case it is releasing to God, of everything , life and limb, you could say, doubts, fears, misunderstandings, if the best happens, or if the worst happens, an honest to goodness leaving it all to Him.  It really is a good thing to do. 

Here are 2 ingredients that work very well in our lives; 1. Gods Plans and 2. Our Trusting Patience for the good He will bring about.