Bread with Faith NKJV

• Today

  NKJV Key Verse: Psalm 145:8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.

  Psalm 145:8: The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving in all his works.

  How many times have you been shocked at how someone has acted simply because you have never seen them act in that manner before.

  In many ways, the key to getting people to like or respect you is to make sure you are always consistent in the way you are with them - don't keep chopping and changing to match your mood!

  People like consistency and they can object to change when it comes at an unexpected time - so try not to give them an opportunity to dislike the way you are... unless change is required!

  God is consistent. God will always be the same. God has always been the same. We have grown to depend on that!

• Day -1

  NKJV Key Verse: Psalm 144:3 Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?

  Psalm 144:3: O Lord, what are mortals that you should consider them; mere human beings, that you should take thought for them?

  How good did you used to feel when the teacher picked you out for doing something good! Maybe it did not happen much because, like me, you were a bit wayward!

  God loves each one of us and thinks of us even when we have gone off the rails and think we are in the deepest pit of despair - he still thinks of us!

  We don't have to look at the universe and compare us to the universe to consider this question being asked. We just have to think of us and what we do and believe God is still thinking of us.

  When we come to hte realisation he does, we can move forward with confidence in our prayers and requests to him!

• Day -2

  NKJV Key Verse: Psalm 143:6 I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

  Psalm 143:6: I stretch out my hands to you; my soul gasps for you like a thirsty land.

  After a rather extended dry spell here in the East of England, we are finally having some rain showers to quench the thirst of this dry land.

  I could imaging the land crying out for rain and after reading this verse, began to muse over whether we do cry out for God's word enough in our lives or whether we stumble along looking more and more parched until God sends us something to remind us of our needs.

  I fear the answer is far too often that we do not cry out to God asking him for help as much as we should. Yes he sees all and knows all, but unless we lift up our requests to him, we are not exercising our faith in all reality.

  Think about it...

• Day -3

  NKJV Key Verse: Psalm 119:156 Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.

  Psalm 119:156: Great is your compassion, O Lord; give me life, according to your judgements.

  What do you think God's role looks like in your life? Is he the person in charge, or is he more than that?

  If we simply call God the boss and do not act like he is actually in charge, then we are not really calling him the boss in spirit, just in word!

  Do not forget that God knows what you are doing and thinking about even before you get round to doing the things you may have promised...

  God looks for those who work for and with him in their hearts and not just from the words coming from their mouths!