Bread with Faith NKJV

• Today

  NKJV Key Verse: Psalm 85:8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly.

  Psalm 85:8: I will listen to what the Lord God will say, for he shall speak peace to his people and to the faithful, that they turn not again to folly.

  Can you think back to the time when being a Christian started to make sense, or when you chose to become a Christian?

  How many times have you turned away from your Christian ways in one way or another since then? I don't think I can count that high!

  God waits paitiently for us to come back to him and to turn back to doing things the way he would like us to - after all he does know what is best for us, but still gives us free will!

  The more we get used to doing things as God guides us, the more we will avoid the pitfall of the ways we used to live!

• Day -1

  NKJV Key Verse: Psalm 9:9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.

  Psalm 9:9: Then will the Lord be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in the time of trouble.

  We all love a good action hero movie where an action hero saves the person who is in desperate need - that is the way we live and it is one of our ideals in this world.

  This all stems from people helping others and we can see this happening throughout the ages - just as we can see tyrants doing things against the people.

  We have a choice as to whether we go down the tyrant route or the helpful hero route; and we all know which one will help the most people and make the most people happier!

  Jesus stepped up and helped people on every occasion it was asked of him. Yes he went away for rests, he answered people in ways they did not realise and in ways which they may not have wanted.

  But he always did things for the greater good of the person he was helping.

• Day -2

  NKJV Key Verse: Psalm 97:11 Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

  Psalm 97:11: Light has sprung up for the righteous and joy for the true of heart.

  One thing I used to get confused over was Christians talking about this 'light' and 'joy' they had - they didn't look any different to me!

  But as I got to know Jesus and as I grew as a Christian, I because to recognise this light and joy I had - which nobody else could physically see!

  Our relationship with Christ allows us to exude this joy we find in the relationship with him. That joy may well be a light to others who are living in darness in their lives.

• Day -3

  NKJV Key Verse: Psalm 121:8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.

  Psalm 121:8: The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.

  It seems like one of the hardest things to find is help which will continue no matter what. When we get help from others they may always come up with and excuse at some time to avoid helping.

  God, on the other hand, does not ever let up with watching over us and trying to guide us on the right path.

  I say 'try' because it is us who have to listen to him and obey him in order to go down that path he has selected for us which is the path toward the greater good for us and for the kingdom of heaven.

  When we back off, God does not force us to listen - he may encourage us, but he does not force us!