01 December 2024


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Today God says:
 "I want you to enter into My rest".

He promises me:
  "There remains therefore a rest to the people of God". (Heb. 4:9)

My response to the word:
  God wants me to enter into His rest, but there are three things that will keep me out of it: disobedience, hardness of heart, and unbelief. Therefore, I will be careful to walk in obedience, faith, and openness before the Lord throughout this day. The Word of God declares, "Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing shall offend them".

My prayer:
  Lord God, thank you for the rest you have given to me. I will trust you, believe your promises, and remain open to all you have for me throughout this day.

Today's scriptures:
 "There is lasting peace for those who love your teachings. Nothing can make these people stumble". (Ps. 119:165 GW) "Therefore, a time of rest and worship exists for God's people. Those who entered His place of rest also rested from their work as God did from His, so we must make every effort to enter that place of rest". (Heb. 4:9-11 GW)   

Quote for today:
Whenever anything begins to disintegrate your life with Jesus Christ, turn to Him at once, asking Him to re-establish your rest. (Oswald Chambers)  

On this day:
On 1st December 1798, Albert Barnes, American Presbyterian clergyman and Bible commentator, was born in Rome, New York. An active supporter of revivalism, Christian education and social reform, Barnes is best remembered today for his "Notes on the Old Testament" and "Notes on the New Testament." He died in Philadelphia on December 24, 1870 aged 72 years.
On 1st December 1875, John Wilson died in Bombay at the age of 70 years. Born in Berwick on the Scottish borders, he was educated in Edinburgh. In 1828 he sailed for India and was soon preaching in Marathi. He established schools and a college and was fluent in many languages. When the University of Bombay was founded in 1857 he became Vice Chancellor

"Scriptures are taken from the King James Bible or those marked (GW) are from the God's Word Translation, used with permission".

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