Walk In His Purposes Psalms 37:23-24 Ephesians 2:10 Isaiah 58:11 Isaiah 30:20-21 Exodus 15:13 Psalms 32:8-9 Proverbs 3:5-8 Jeremiah 29:11 Psalms 84:5-7 Isaiah 41:10 Psalms 48:14 05.24.21

WALK IN HIS PURPOSES

BREAD

²³ If the LORD delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; ²⁴ though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.  Psalms 37:23-24 (NIV)

 

¹⁰ For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.  Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

 

¹¹ The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.  Isaiah 58:11 (NIV)

 

²⁰ Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. ²¹ Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”  Isaiah 30:20-21 (NIV)

 

¹³ “In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.”  Exodus 15:13 (NIV)

      

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.  ⁹ Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.  Psalms 32:8-9 (NIV)

 

⁵ Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; ⁶ in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. ⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.  ⁸ This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.  Proverbs 3:5-8 (NIV)

¹¹ “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

 

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. ⁶ As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. ⁷ They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.  Psalms 84:5-7 (NIV)

 

¹⁰ So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.  Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

 

¹⁴ For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalms 48:14 (NIV)

 

BUTTER

“God uses us when we are out and about doing normal things and taking steps of faith. That is how the Christian life works. We read the Word of God. We take the principles of the Word of God and put them into practice. We pray that the Lord will guide our steps. And then we go.”  Greg Laurie  

“He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him aright.”   Blaise Pascal

“In our walk with God we are told explicitly by Christ Himself that it would be His Spirit who would be sent to guide us and to lead us into all truth (John 16:13).  This same gracious Spirit takes the truth of God, the Word of God, and makes it plain to our hearts and minds and spiritual understanding.  It is He who gently, tenderly, but persistently says to us, ‘This is the way – walk in it.’  And as we comply and cooperate with His gentle promptings a sense of safety, comfort and well-being envelops us.”   Phillip Keller

“The Bible must be considered the great source of truth by which men are to be guided in government as well as social transactions.”   Noah Webster

“I arise today Through God’s strength to pilot me:  God’s might to uphold me, God’s wisdom to guide me, God’s eye to look before me, God’s ear to hear me, God’s word to speak to me, God’s hand to guard me, God’s way to lie before me, God’s shield to protect me, God’s host to save me, From snares of devils, From temptations of vices, From every one who shall wish me ill, Afar and anear, Alone and in a multitude.”  St. Patrick

 

“A life well lived is simply a life filled with continual ordinary obedience in doing the next right thing particularly when no one sees, when no one is watching.  No fireworks go off, no horns blow, no grand applause from an adoring audience.  It is living the one life we have been given for an audience of the One Who gave it to us, for His pleasure for our good.  Being a follower of sweet Jesus will always boil down to a matter of our faithful ordinary obedience. And will always lead to a life well lived.”  BHY

 

“I seek not a long life but a full one like Yours, Lord Jesus.”  Jim Elliot

“Let’s be careful to remember that God has not chiefly called us to be awesome or to be ‘winners.’ Rather, he has called us to live humble, faithful, forgiven, and free. For that, in truth, is where all the true power is.”   Scott Sauls

 

“A Christian ought to be the kind of person who makes it easy for others to believe in God.”  (Paraphrased)  Robert Murray M'Cheyne 

“No one can dissuade God from His purposes; nothing can turn Him aside from His plans.”   A.W. Tozer

“It’s an ethos and conviction underscored by so many I’ve met since being here -- men and women placed by God in the portals of power. In education, government, the military or entertainment, they’re there, holding sway and affecting for good. I keep meeting them -- nuclear physicists, university presidents, business moguls; social entrepreneurs.  Others are advisors, entertainers, journalists, and yes, even politicians. From across the globe, they are power-holders and influencers; living for God, risking all, spicing our world with His precepts, His standards, and with His grace, Amazing Grace.  These invigorating experiences have so broadened my perspective of God and the canny, brilliant ways He works. His people are everywhere -- His “sent ones” who wear not the vestments of religion nor hoist the banner of traditional “missionary”.  Yet they are equally dedicated to the purposes of Jesus -- to the death if need be.  Paula Kirby

“Peace isn’t the absence of the dark.  Peace is the assurance of God’s presence in the midst of the dark.  And when we want peace – we only need to say yes to God’s purposes.”   Ann Voskamp

“Never settle for the requirement only, but strive to exceed the expected everywhere, in relationships, at work, in school, and in your daily routine.  You represent the Savior of the world shouldn’t you be going the second mile to show the unsaved His love for them?”  Melissa Levi

HEART SAVOR

·         God’s ways are good and pleasing and perfect for every heir of mercy.  We are the losers when we do not walk in them.

·         “Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.”  1 John 2:6

·         We are children of the King and we are to walk like it.  Our purposes are to be His purposes.