Teach Us to Number Our Days My Life Verse Gives Me Courage

Teach Us to Number Our Days

My Life Verse Gives Me Courage

Do you ever feel like the bullies

won’t leave you alone?

Your Heavenly Father won’t leave you,

so you can have the courage

to stand up to them! 

 When mom or dad said something once it was important.

And when they said it twice you could 

count on it being very important.

It’s the same with our God.

God said it not only once,

 “He would never leave us” - but twice.

In fact, the promise contains the sum

and substance of all the promises.

Hebrews 13:5&6 gives the promise to

all New Testament believers.

Joshua 1:5 makes the promise to Joshua

and the Old Testament believers.

God gave Joshua the promise

of His presences in order that

he might be strong and courageous.

God desired to be with Joshua and His people,

so they would have the confidence to fight battles

in order to get everything He had for them.

In the same way, He stands with us… 

so we don’t have to be afraid.

  

We had a kid in the neighborhood

when Marty was around 10 years old

who was causing a lot of trouble.

We tried to show him kindness,

and encouraged Marty to do the same;

but this boy still played the neighborhood bully.

One day this bully was giving Marty a hard time;

and as I watched from the back yard

I realized this kid would never leave Marty alone

unless Marty stood up to him.

So after a while I stepped in

and told Marty to give the boy the fight

he was asking for.

They both looked at me with surprise.

I told the bully and Marty

that if the bully ever caused him any more trouble,

Marty was to beat the daylights out of him. 

The bully ran off and never caused 

Marty any more trouble.

Yes, I surprised even myself that day.

Your Heavenly Father wants the best for you.

Your enemies are afraid of Him,

but God wants them to be afraid of you.

He may not fight all your battles,

but He will never leave you…

 so you have the courage to win your battles.

Scripture Readings

Joshua 1:1-9 NIV

1:1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD,

the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide:

2 "Moses my servant is dead.

Now then, you and all these people,

 get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land

I am about to give to them — to the Israelites.

3 I will give you every place where you set your foot,

as I promised Moses.

4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon,

and from the great river, the Euphrates

 — all the Hittite country — to the Great Sea on the west.

5 No one will be able to stand up against you

all the days of your life.

As I was with Moses, so I will be with you;

I will never leave you nor forsake you.

6 "Be strong and courageous,

because you will lead these people to inherit the land

I swore to their forefathers to give them.

7 Be strong and very courageous.

Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you;

do not turn from it to the right or to the left,

that you may be successful wherever you go.

8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth;

meditate on it day and night,

so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.

Then you will be prosperous and successful.

9 Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and courageous.

Do not be terrified;

do not be discouraged,

for the LORD your God 

                                                  will be with you wherever you go."   

Teach Us to Number Our Days My Life Verse Frees Me From the Love of Money

Teach Us to Number Our Days

My Life Verse Frees Me From the Love of Money

 

 

The love of money

isn’t what it is

quacked up to be!

 
                                                            When God is our helper,

                                                             our bottom line is blessing!

  It is interesting that God uses a double negative

to make the point of not leaving us.

 

“Never will I leave you.”

 “Never will I forsake you.”

 Verses 5 and 6 of Hebrews 13

encompasses every promise to the follower of Christ.

 

What more could you ask from God

than His continual presences

and His almighty power to help you?

 

This is not the first time

we find these words in the Bible.

 

But here in Hebrews,

we find this powerful promise connected to money.

 

Keep free from the love of money.

 

Our love should be focused on

the One who will take care of us in all circumstances.

 

This morning I looked out my back door window

as the darkness of morning was fading away.

I could see the deck, the pond and trees

and I thought I have to thank God.

 He has taken care of my family and

 I with wonderful things.

 I have never been able to figure it out.

When Sandy and I got married,

we had no idea how we would pay the bills.

 I was out of work the first few years more than 9 months.

 

We applied for food stamps,

and was told we were too poor to afford them.

 Although I could not get government help,

God met every need and we felt blessed.

 When our girls were old enough to start school,

we were convicted to give them the best education we could.

The tuition didn’t fit the budget - but God provided.

Financial hardships seemed to increase the last 5 to 7 years.

 

With big losses and being out of work for some time,

 it amazes me as I look out the window and

see all God has blessed us with.

 

The only thing that makes sense is...

 

God has never left me,

He has never forsaken me,

and He has been my helper.

 So the bottom line of my P&L is….

 

 

Praise God - He provides!!!

Scripture Reading

 Hebrews 13:4-6 NIV

 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money

and be content with what you have,

because God has said,

 

"Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you."  

 

6 So we say with confidence,

 

"The Lord is my helper;

I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?"  

 

Philippians 4:19-20 NKJV

19 And my God shall supply all your need

according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

20 Now to our God and Father be

glory forever and ever. Amen.

Teach Us to Number Our Days My Life Verse

Teach Us to Number Our Days

My Life Verse

 

What is the most important

thing in your life?

 

As a child, God was a very key part of my life.

I was born when my dad was in seminary.

 As a baby,

I did my part to help my dad and mom

start a church in east Toledo.

I was the youngest greeter;

I gave the people who came to church the quiet baby smile.

I remember when I was about 6 years old, living on Winston Blvd.,

 it was a ranch home with a business where my dad sold

monuments for National Memorial Stone Company.

I remember in the kitchen a space

like a place between the stove and wall

where you would put a wastebasket.

 This was the place I would crouch down and talk to God.

 I also remember my bedroom;

the window was very high probably

because it was on the end of the house

where the monuments were

and the traffic from Winston Blvd. in our front yard

and Glanzman Rd from our back yard meets Byrne Rd.

In that bedroom, I slept with my Bible

(that I could not yet read) every night.

Those memories of my times with God

were a strong influence in my life.

I felt as if I were the most important person to God.

 I felt so close to Him

that I struggled relating to the world around me.

God became the most valuable thing in my life.

 I realized that at that young age

I could not live

without His presences in my life.

 I had no idea that Hebrews 13:5

was in the Bible at the time,

but I can see now why this verse

became so valuable to me.

 

This week I look to explore this verse

and the personal implications of it to my life.

Because this verse is a promise to all of us,

I am sure you will also find value.

I hope you share with me

the most important thing in life,

God’s presences and help in our lives.

His name is Immanuel,

“God with us.”

 

Scripture Reading

 Hebrews 13:5-6 NIV

because God has said,

"Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you."  

6 So we say with confidence,

"The Lord is my helper;

I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?"  

 

Hebrews 13:5-6 The Message

 Since God assured us,

"I'll never let you down,

never walk off and leave you,"

6 we can boldly quote,

God is there, ready to help;

I'm fearless no matter what.

Who or what can get to me?

 

Isaiah 7:13-15 NIV

13 Then Isaiah said,

"Hear now, you house of David!

Is it not enough to try the patience of men?

Will you try the patience of my God also?

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign:

The virgin will be with child

and will give birth to a son,

and will call him Immanuel .  

  

Matthew 1:22-23 NIV

22 All this took place to fulfill

what the Lord had said through the prophet:

23 "The virgin will be with child

and will give birth to a son,

and they will call him Immanuel "

-which means, "God with us."