This week my Dear God Note 15 is a prayer to God. It applies in my life and I hope it will help some of you also. I love God so much and I know that he is here for all of us. Let's make our relationship with him PERSONAL. He's not just some guy out there in the sky ruling over us, he is our Father, leader, helper, Savior, and he is there for every person on this earth. If you ask him, he will be there for you also. That is what he does. That is who he is.
I have been studying 1 Samuel in my Bible Study over this last week, and it struck me that the Jews turned away from God so many times. He had done so much for them, and they would seem to loose sight of that and turn away from God. (a common theme starting all the way back in Genesis) Each time when they turned back to God he was always there for them and gave them what they needed. He still does that today. The thing is that we no longer need a prophet, judge, or king to talk to God to ask him for our needs. When Jesus died on the cross, we no longer had to go through someone else to talk to God. What an amazing gift.
And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to Jehovah your God, so that we will not die. For we have added evil to all our sins, to ask a king for us.
1 Samuel 12:19
When these people asked Samuel for a King, Samuel was upset, because he felt that they rejected him. God explained to Samuel, that it wasn't Samuel being rejected, but God himself again. He gave them what they wanted. Definitely not a wise request. I would rather have God leading me, whether in peace or war. I am just so grateful that I can talk to God directly and that is solely because of what Jesus did on the cross for us.
I also wanted to share a song with all of you today. It is one that I really love. It's called Lead Me by Sanctus Real
Have a blessed week.
Debi
This is wonderful, Debi. I'm also blessed by everything you share with JJ Facebook group. I don't know about you, but I'm getting so much more out of reading the Bible this year with the group sharing going on. It's like my reading time is especially anointed with understanding and desire for more. God is truly amazing! Thanks for sharing this song. I love it, too. Praying for you, my friend. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteHi Kim,
DeleteI want to thank you so much for inviting me to join the JJ Facebook group. I am truly getting so much out of it. I feel the same way about my reading time. I really look forward to opening my Bible every morning to read. I also love the feeling of sisterhood with the rest of the women in the group. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have a great week.
Debi
What a wonderful prayer and definitely hits the heart of my home and personally. The Good News is so simple to believe and take for ourselves. We need to live it daily. Lovely song!
ReplyDeleteHi Ann Marie,
DeleteThank you so much. I'm happy that it spoke to you. You are so right it is so simple and some people just don't see it. It makes me sad, because he is there for all of us.
Have a blessed week.
Debi
Wonderful post.
ReplyDeleteWe all need God in our daily lives and in all decisions we make.
God is amazing!
Blessings.
Elizabeth
Thank you so much Elizabeth. God is amazing! I'm so grateful that he is using the blog for his platform. It's only because of him that I can do this.
DeleteHave a blessed week.
Debi