STAY
IN HIS STORY
BREAD
14 “Now
fear the Lord and serve him with
all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the
River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
15 But if
serving the Lord seems undesirable
to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the
gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in
whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:14-15 (NIV)
21 Elijah
went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions?
If the Lord is God, follow him;
but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. 1 Kings 18:21 (NIV)
3 Know
that the Lord is God. It is he who
made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Psalms 100:3 (NIV)
24 “This
is the day the Lord has made; let
us rejoice and be glad in it. 25 O Lord,
save us; O Lord, grant us success.
26 Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we
bless you. 27 The Lord is God, and he has made his light
shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the
horns of the altar. 28 You
are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you. 29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures
forever.” Psalms 118:24-29 (NIV)
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one
and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You
cannot serve both God and Money.” Matthew 6:24 (NIV)
66 From
this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. 67 “You
do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord,
to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We believe and know that you
are the Holy One of God.” John 6:66-69
(NIV)
BUTTER
“Every
time we resist the slightest temptation, we honor God. Every time we overcome even the smallest
problem by trusting and obeying our Lord Jesus, God is glorified in our
lives. Whenever we choose character over
convenience, faithfulness over ease, or honesty over deceit, we bring honor to
the Lord Himself.” Robert
J. Morgan
“Conversion is the lifelong transformational
process of being remade into the image of God. It is so much more than simply
trying to avoid sin. The focus of repentance and conversion is Jesus, not my
sin nor my self. My attachment to sinful ways of being is much too strong to
ever be undone by mere willpower. There is no substitute for surrender to
divine love as the fuel to propel such undoing. Divine love (accepting of the
Gospel- my note) transforms both my heart and my will. Divine love enables me
to choose God’s will over mine. Without this, repentance will be nothing more
than a self-help scheme based on effort and resolve.” David
Benner
“The only way to end up at the right destination is to choose the
right road.” Warren
Wiersbe
“God's mercy is vast and beyond our comprehension. He will never
reject anyone who turns to Him for mercy. Nor will He force Himself on anyone
who chooses to live without Him.” Michael Youssef
“God promises us
redemption, but His sacred path leads us away from safety, predictability, and
comfort. Any attempt to fly over the
dangerous terrain or make a detour to safer ground is doomed because it will
not take us to God. Instead, it leads to
a host of other idols that can’t provide us with the confidence of faith, the
dynamic of hope or the passion of love we so deeply crave. Each day we either live for God or for other
gods. In each moment of hardship we fear
either God or man. When we choose to
worship gods and fear men our lives will suffer an emptiness and turmoil that
is not much different than trying to fill our bellies with dirt. At first we may feel full, but in short order
our violation of God’s plan will lead to torment.” Dan
Allender
“We are all worshipers, created to bring pleasure and honor to the God
who made us...It's what you were made to do. Should you for some reason choose not to give
God what He desires, you'll worship anyway- simply exchanging the Creator for
something He has created.” Louie
Giglio
HEART SAVOR
- · I am to choose to trust and follow God – leaning not on my own understanding – acknowledging Him in all things and He will make my path straight.
- · I am not capable of serving two masters. I either live for God or live for other gods.
- · Jesus is the right road to the right destination.
