October 4, 2022
Things are opening up again since the onset of the Covid pandemic. We speakers and preachers are getting back on the road as churches, conferences, retreats, and seminars start meeting in person again. As a conference junkie, I’m ecstatic! However, I still get nervous, especially now that the world has gone through so much change, wondering if I still have “it.” Will I be able to give the people what they need to hear from the Lord?
Well, if this past couple of weeks is any indication, I don’t have any reason to be nervous. After 3 speaking engagements, God has reassured me that as long as I stick to sharing His word, people will be admonished and encouraged; He and I will never lose “it.” Still, I want to be sure my life lines up with God’s word, and I have concerns of my own into which I need Him to intervene, because like the Apostle Paul, I want to “discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified” I Corinthians 9:27 (NKJ).
So, during my devotion this morning, I talked with God about those concerns. Then I opened my one-year Bible to today’s reading. In previous years, I had highlighted sections of Isaiah 59 and 60, Psalm 115, and Ephesians 5. Those highlighted sections were such exact answers that I screamed, “Thank you, Lord. Thank you, God. Hallelujah!” This was not a coincidence. God met me, reassuring me in every area for which I had just prayed. There is nothing like reassurance!
God loves you like that too. Read your Bible daily and trust His word. As my pastor says, “When you open your Bible, God opens His mouth.” Take a listen today.
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