In Search of God's Promises

What is the one thing we do when we feel out of control in a situation? We grasp onto something stable, something we can lean on, something that will hold us up. When the ground is shifting we want something solid to stand on. This is a journey through the Bible in search of God's promises for us today. Let's look together to see how many "boulders" He has in His quarry for us to stand on! "It is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants." Rom. 9:8

Monday, March 28, 2011

Promise 52 from Exodus 20:11

Ex. 20:11 - "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy." - Did you know that every single week we have one day that is especially blessed by God? This should be very encouraging for those who live in exhaustion, who are stressed and tired. God gives to us a gift of one full day where we can be filled up, re-charged, have our joy restored. Those things will happen, its a given because they all come in the "blessing package." A blessed day is one where we encounter the presence of God, He opens the treasure chest of the riches of His glory and says, with a great big grin on His face, "Here honey, help yourself!" This is the day that all of our meter levers go up: love - 100%, peace - 100%, joy - 100%, rest - 100%, satisfaction - 100%. This is what walking into a blessed Sabbath day means. And ALL we need to do is take it, just as He says, "but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God, in it you shall not do any work!" vs. 10.

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