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02-07-2012, 09:11 AM
KingJames Daily Bible Study DevotionalMessageTitle:HisFootsteps
Date:Tuesday February 07, 2012Today'sChapters:Numbers3-4 (http://thesaviorjesuschrist.com/bible-reading-february-07.php)
Hello My Friend,
Part of serving God is servingHim in whatever duties He appoints us. Regardless of who we are, Godchooses us to serve Him in some way, some He uses to serve Him intheir jobs, some their homes, even some when passing by somestranger. Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth in the flesh as aservant, He lowered Himself to a mere servant even though He couldhave done anything He wanted to do. Why? To show us that we are allservants and are to follow His example. “Soafter he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and wasset down again, he said unto them,Knowye whatIhave done to you?Yecall me Master and Lord: and ye say well; forsoIam.IfI then,yourLordand Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash oneanother's feet.ForI have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.Verily,verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord;neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.Ifye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.”- John 13:12-17.
While God always uses anyone willing to serveHim out of the church, He appoints specific people to work for Him inthe Church. People that He actually employes, meaning, He providesfor them Himself through others outside the church for fulfilling theduties of the church. God set the Levites apart from the rest of thetribes to work for Him in the church, the sons of Aaron were to carryon the priestly duties, but the rest of the Levites were givenspecific duties for setting up, taking down, and even carrying theparts of the tabernacle. “Thesealso are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORDspake with Moses in mount Sinai...And I, behold, I have taken theLevites from among the children of Israel instead of all thefirstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel:therefore the Levites shall be mine; Becauseall the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all thefirstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstbornin Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.”- Numbers 3:1,12,13.
God appointed the Levites to serve in thechurch, because He adopted them as His own in the place of all thefirst-born of Egypt. When He slew the first-born of Egypt, Hesanctified to Himself all the first-born of Israel, of man and beast,for His own possession. However, He decided to sanctify all theLevites instead of the first-born of all the tribes instead. While wemay choose to serve God in our own free will God has already chosenus, adopted us into His family. “Accordingas he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, thatwe should be holy and without blame before him in love: Havingpredestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ tohimself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”-Ephesians 1:4,5.
Those who God chooses to serve in His churchare appointed certain duties and no matter how obscure the duty is itis equally important to God. Whether you are chosen to be a pastor, apastor's wife, a teacher, a cook, or a janitor, no job goes unnoticedwith God and as long as we do it willingly He is happy. “Letevery man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Art thoucalled being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be madefree, use it rather. Forhe that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord'sfreeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ'sservant.”-1 Corinthians 7:20-22.
Sometimesit can feel like a burden when you serve in the Church, you areworking for God, you have more responsibility and not only is yourreputation on the line, so is God's, you do something out of thechurch that is questionable and it disgraces God and you. Guess what?It's supposed to be a burden, the word burden means, thatwhichiscarried,a heavy load to carry. God gave the burden, of the Tabernacle and allthe duties of it to the Levites, anyone over the age of thirty wasappointed to work in the Tabernacle. The Levites were the smallesttribe of all the congregation, yet they were appointed the mosthonorable task of all. “Allthose that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and thechief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the houseof their fathers, From thirty years old and upward even unto fiftyyears old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, andthe service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, Eventhose that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and fivehundred and fourscore. According to the commandment of the LORD theywere numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to hisservice, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him,as the LORD commanded Moses.”- Numbers 4:46-49.
If God has you working in the Church,count is a blessing, He chose you, He knows this is a burden that youcan handle. How? If Christ is with you, you can do anything. Godknows what you can bare and has chosen you out of thousands of peopleto be the example for others to follow in the footsteps of Christ.“Accordingto the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to mytrust. AndI thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that hecounted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;..Thisis a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that ChristJesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first JesusChrist might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to themwhich should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.”- 1 Timothy 1:11,12,15,16.
AsChristians, we are all appointed to carry the burden of reaching thelost, those who do not know Jesus Christ personally as their Savior.Ministering the Gospel to the lost is the most noblest task that Godgives us and the most rewarding as well. He will bless youtremendously for it, even if only one out of twenty receive Him. Youdo not have to do it alone, Jesus is with you. “AndJesus came and spake unto them, saying,Allpower is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, andteach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and ofthe Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all thingswhatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, evenunto the end of the world. Amen.”- Matthew 28:18-20.
Today'sPsalm:33:15 - “Hefashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.”
Today'sProverb: 16:3 -”Committhy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
Today'sPrayer:God, Yesterday, today, and forever You are the faithful, changelessOne. Your works in the past are a testimony to Your majesty, power,and provision for our lives today. Your presence today steadies ourwalk with You as You lead us in the paths of righteousness while weserve You in the field You have called us. Our future blessings areawaiting as we faithfully serve You as Jesus served. We look to Youfor everything we need for life and godliness as we follow in thefootsteps of Your Son. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Enjoythe rest of your day/night. GodBless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date:Tuesday February 07, 2012Today'sChapters:Numbers3-4 (http://thesaviorjesuschrist.com/bible-reading-february-07.php)
Hello My Friend,
Part of serving God is servingHim in whatever duties He appoints us. Regardless of who we are, Godchooses us to serve Him in some way, some He uses to serve Him intheir jobs, some their homes, even some when passing by somestranger. Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth in the flesh as aservant, He lowered Himself to a mere servant even though He couldhave done anything He wanted to do. Why? To show us that we are allservants and are to follow His example. “Soafter he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and wasset down again, he said unto them,Knowye whatIhave done to you?Yecall me Master and Lord: and ye say well; forsoIam.IfI then,yourLordand Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash oneanother's feet.ForI have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.Verily,verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord;neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.Ifye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.”- John 13:12-17.
While God always uses anyone willing to serveHim out of the church, He appoints specific people to work for Him inthe Church. People that He actually employes, meaning, He providesfor them Himself through others outside the church for fulfilling theduties of the church. God set the Levites apart from the rest of thetribes to work for Him in the church, the sons of Aaron were to carryon the priestly duties, but the rest of the Levites were givenspecific duties for setting up, taking down, and even carrying theparts of the tabernacle. “Thesealso are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORDspake with Moses in mount Sinai...And I, behold, I have taken theLevites from among the children of Israel instead of all thefirstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel:therefore the Levites shall be mine; Becauseall the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all thefirstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstbornin Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.”- Numbers 3:1,12,13.
God appointed the Levites to serve in thechurch, because He adopted them as His own in the place of all thefirst-born of Egypt. When He slew the first-born of Egypt, Hesanctified to Himself all the first-born of Israel, of man and beast,for His own possession. However, He decided to sanctify all theLevites instead of the first-born of all the tribes instead. While wemay choose to serve God in our own free will God has already chosenus, adopted us into His family. “Accordingas he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, thatwe should be holy and without blame before him in love: Havingpredestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ tohimself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”-Ephesians 1:4,5.
Those who God chooses to serve in His churchare appointed certain duties and no matter how obscure the duty is itis equally important to God. Whether you are chosen to be a pastor, apastor's wife, a teacher, a cook, or a janitor, no job goes unnoticedwith God and as long as we do it willingly He is happy. “Letevery man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Art thoucalled being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be madefree, use it rather. Forhe that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord'sfreeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ'sservant.”-1 Corinthians 7:20-22.
Sometimesit can feel like a burden when you serve in the Church, you areworking for God, you have more responsibility and not only is yourreputation on the line, so is God's, you do something out of thechurch that is questionable and it disgraces God and you. Guess what?It's supposed to be a burden, the word burden means, thatwhichiscarried,a heavy load to carry. God gave the burden, of the Tabernacle and allthe duties of it to the Levites, anyone over the age of thirty wasappointed to work in the Tabernacle. The Levites were the smallesttribe of all the congregation, yet they were appointed the mosthonorable task of all. “Allthose that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and thechief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the houseof their fathers, From thirty years old and upward even unto fiftyyears old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, andthe service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, Eventhose that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and fivehundred and fourscore. According to the commandment of the LORD theywere numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to hisservice, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him,as the LORD commanded Moses.”- Numbers 4:46-49.
If God has you working in the Church,count is a blessing, He chose you, He knows this is a burden that youcan handle. How? If Christ is with you, you can do anything. Godknows what you can bare and has chosen you out of thousands of peopleto be the example for others to follow in the footsteps of Christ.“Accordingto the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to mytrust. AndI thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that hecounted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;..Thisis a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that ChristJesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first JesusChrist might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to themwhich should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.”- 1 Timothy 1:11,12,15,16.
AsChristians, we are all appointed to carry the burden of reaching thelost, those who do not know Jesus Christ personally as their Savior.Ministering the Gospel to the lost is the most noblest task that Godgives us and the most rewarding as well. He will bless youtremendously for it, even if only one out of twenty receive Him. Youdo not have to do it alone, Jesus is with you. “AndJesus came and spake unto them, saying,Allpower is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, andteach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and ofthe Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all thingswhatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, evenunto the end of the world. Amen.”- Matthew 28:18-20.
Today'sPsalm:33:15 - “Hefashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.”
Today'sProverb: 16:3 -”Committhy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
Today'sPrayer:God, Yesterday, today, and forever You are the faithful, changelessOne. Your works in the past are a testimony to Your majesty, power,and provision for our lives today. Your presence today steadies ourwalk with You as You lead us in the paths of righteousness while weserve You in the field You have called us. Our future blessings areawaiting as we faithfully serve You as Jesus served. We look to Youfor everything we need for life and godliness as we follow in thefootsteps of Your Son. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Enjoythe rest of your day/night. GodBless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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