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Guard Your Heart 

January 4 & 5, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    We put up fences to guard our yard from outsiders and to guard others from our pets. We build large buildings with locks to protect our belongings. We put our money in safe places like a bank or a vault. Why, because all of these things are of value to us. However, how do we guard our hearts?

     In Proverbs, we are told to keep or guard our hearts because it is where all of life stems from. How do we do that? The verses that follow this one in chapter 4 of Proverbs help us with this idea.

    Verse 24 says to put away a “forward mouth,” and “perverse lips.” To be froward is to be crooked or departing from what is right. Do you want to guard your heart? Keep your conversations and your mind on what is right. Do not get sidetracked into thinking about things that are sinful and wicked. Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” God wants our minds focused on what is right so our mouths will say what is right. Be careful not to be mean to others as we may hurt them deeply with our words.

    Verses 25-26 say to keep your eyes on the path before you. Keep focused on what really matters. The eyes are a great tool that God has blessed us with. Nevertheless, Satan likes to use them to bring temptations our way. It happened to Eve. It happened to David with Bathsheba. Do not let Satan drag you off course.

    Vs 27 says to keep on keeping on. Do not let the world entice you. Guarding our heart will help us in our talk and our walk with Him.   
  

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Matt. 6:33-34 tells us to seek first the kingdom of God and not to be too concerned about tomorrow because as you well know, there will be plenty to deal with tomorrow already. So, plan ahead, but do not worry about it until you get there. Keep walking the path set forth for today and let God guide you in your walk.

Where will God guide your steps today?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and today’s Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 4, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
Genesis 7-9 / Psalm 4-5 / Proverbs 4 / Matthew 6-7

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Genesis 9-11  /  Matthew 4

WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:

    There will not be a Daily Devotion sent out on Sundays. Instead, we encourage you to attend your church and listen intently to what God has prepared in the heart of your Pastor. Write down all the scriptures he uses in that message, then when you get home re-read those passages for today’s reading. God has given to your Pastor exactly what He desires for you on that day.  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 5, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
NO READINGS ON SUNDAY

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
NO READINGS ON SUNDAY

Guard Your Heart 

January 4 & 5, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    We put up fences to guard our yard from outsiders and to guard others from our pets. We build large buildings with locks to protect our belongings. We put our money in safe places like a bank or a vault. Why, because all of these things are of value to us. However, how do we guard our hearts?

     In Proverbs, we are told to keep or guard our hearts because it is where all of life stems from. How do we do that? The verses that follow this one in chapter 4 of Proverbs help us with this idea.

    Verse 24 says to put away a “forward mouth,” and “perverse lips.” To be froward is to be crooked or departing from what is right. Do you want to guard your heart? Keep your conversations and your mind on what is right. Do not get sidetracked into thinking about things that are sinful and wicked. Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” God wants our minds focused on what is right so our mouths will say what is right. Be careful not to be mean to others as we may hurt them deeply with our words.

    Verses 25-26 say to keep your eyes on the path before you. Keep focused on what really matters. The eyes are a great tool that God has blessed us with. Nevertheless, Satan likes to use them to bring temptations our way. It happened to Eve. It happened to David with Bathsheba. Do not let Satan drag you off course.

    Vs 27 says to keep on keeping on. Do not let the world entice you. Guarding our heart will help us in our talk and our walk with Him.   
  

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Matt. 6:33-34 tells us to seek first the kingdom of God and not to be too concerned about tomorrow because as you well know, there will be plenty to deal with tomorrow already. So, plan ahead, but do not worry about it until you get there. Keep walking the path set forth for today and let God guide you in your walk.

Where will God guide your steps today?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and today’s Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 4, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
Genesis 7-9 / Psalm 4-5 / Proverbs 4 / Matthew 6-7

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Genesis 9-11  /  Matthew 4

WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:

    There will not be a Daily Devotion sent out on Sundays. Instead, we encourage you to attend your church and listen intently to what God has prepared in the heart of your Pastor. Write down all the scriptures he uses in that message, then when you get home re-read those passages for today’s reading. God has given to your Pastor exactly what He desires for you on that day.  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 5, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
NO READINGS ON SUNDAY

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
NO READINGS ON SUNDAY

A New Way, A New Walk,
A New World…

January 1, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

     We have awakened today in the beginning of a new year. New opportunities seem just around the corner. New goals get set every year at this time. Plans for a better way, a new walk, a new world, seem ever so possible today with the fresh beginning of a brand-new year. The truth is that new walk, new world, and new way are available any day. All we need to do is turn to Christ and we can realize the same feeling of beginning again any day of the year.

    In the very first chapter of the book of Psalms, we see just how this is possible. It tells us not to listen to those negative people who tell you, “You’ll never change.” Look them in the eye and tell them, “You are so right; I cannot change on my own, but with the help of God and the Holy Spirit who resides in me, all things are possible.” With God doing the changing and not we ourselves, everyone can be changed for the better. Walk not in the negative council of this ungodly world which scorns everything you try to do for God. Make the Bible your delight. Find in it the truths to stand against Satan and the world. This Bible says in Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”   
  

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     Now the rest is up to you… Whom are you going to believe today? The world who says you cannot, you will not, and you do not stand a chance? Or will you believe God who plainly has said if you delight in His Word and meditate on it then you can, you will and you have every chance for life to be better. In other words, think on the good things He has for you. Believe what His Word says is true. Then God says ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. So, who are you going to believe, God, or man? What a great day today can be when you know who God is. When you know He is on your side, by your side, and even inside you at every turn today. A New Way, a New Walk and in a New World is just outside your door. Enjoy your walk with God today.

Who are you going to believe,
a “you can’t world, or a “We Can God?”

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 01, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
  Genesis 1,2  /  Psalm 1  /  Proverbs 1  /  Matthew 1,2

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Genesis 1-2  /  Matthew 1