WHERE OUR EYES LOOK

 

Psalm 119:37

"Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to Your Word." NIV

"Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in Thy Way." KJV

It is in our nature to look at and dwell on things that would take us away from what is Godly and holy. If we pray each day for God to help us to keep our eyes on Him and not on worldly, self-satisfying things, He will strengthen, refresh, and energize us to live and walk in His ways.

Heavenly Father, we commit our eyes and minds to You so that we will not get side tracked by the things of this world. We ask for strength to keep our eyes on You and Your will for our lives. In Jesus' name, Amen.

           

©2011

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

JESUS, THE DOOR

 

John 10:9

"I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture." NIV

"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." KJV

The Truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is being attacked by false teachers who try to say everyone of every religion worships the same God and there are many roads that lead to heaven. This philosophy is of Antichrist and we as Christians recognize it. Jesus Christ is the only way, the only door to eternal life. That is the Truth pure and undefiled.

Heavenly Father, You have warned us that false teaching would flourish in the last days that would water down and lead us away from the truth of the Gospel. Give us zeal and boldness to witness the True Gospel message of Jesus Christ, our only hope of salvation to this lost world. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

           

©2011

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

EXAMINE YOURSELVES

 

2 Corinthians 13:5

"Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves..." NIV

"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves..." KJV

There are so many ways our faith becomes tainted. It is critical that we thoroughly examine our faith to see if we have taken in anything contrary to the Word of God. To test our faith, our spiritual purity we must use it. Think of it like we were seeking to find out if a paint sprayer was good or not. We could look at it and all its' parts. We could read the materials that come with it. We could even do research on the materials from which it is made. But none of this would tell us if this paint sprayer was a good one or not. The only way to know is to use it, try it out. That's how we can examine ourselves. We take note of the way we respond and cope with the everyday trials and challenges of life to see if we reflect Jesus Christ or our own fleshly nature.

Heavenly Father, give us courage to examine ourselves during challenging times so that we can test our faith and know that we are walking totally in Your ways and that we will be found faithful. We pray in Jesus' name, Amen.

           

©2011

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE YEAST

 

Galatians 5:9

"A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." NIV

"A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." KJV

The process of making bread dough is fascinating if you watch how the yeast causes the lump of dough to literally double in size. In a similar way, false teachers and worldly ideas added into the Truth of the Gospel can change the Truth into a large lie. Allowing ourselves to commit "small little sins that won't hurt anything," will cause significant damage to our Christian testimony and our relationship with our Lord. If we test all things by the Word of God, we will be alert and able to identify these "small little yeasts" and get them away before they cause damage to our churches and our own spiritual relationships with our Lord.

Heavenly Father, we humbly ask your forgiveness for allowing bits of yeast to enter our lives. We trust in You to give us discernment and boldness to identify and destroy those things that subtly try to invade the Truth and lead us off the path. We pray this in Jesus' name, Amen.

           

©2011

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

LOVE AND LIGHT

 

1 John 2:10

"Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing to make him stumble." NIV

"He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him." KJV

Recall how we have had to find our way in a dark house until we could get to a lamp or light switch. That is where we are spiritually if we are holding any resentment or anger against anyone who follows Christ. The Lord has united love with light. If we love our fellow Christians, we are walking in the light and that keeps us from falling into sin.

Heavenly Father, search our hearts and reveal to us if there is any anger or resentment in our hearts against a fellow Christian. If there is, help us to let go of this anger and fill our hearts with mercy, the mercy You have shown to us. We pray this in Jesus' name, Amen.

           

©2011

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

WHO IS MY BROTHER

 

Matthew 12:46-50

Matthew 12:48

"He replied to him, 'Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?'" NIV

"But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? And who are my brethren?" KJV

Jesus knew, as the Son of Man, it was his own earthly family waiting to speak with him. But as the Son of God, he knew that he had responsibility for all those who followed him. If we follow Jesus' example, we will attend to and minister not only to our earthly families, but to the whole family of God.

Heavenly Father, please help us to remember that all those in your family are our family and we are to love and minister to them as much as we would our own earthly families. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

           

©2011

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

A LITTLE FAITH

 

Luke 8: 43-48

Luke 8:44

"She came up behind Him and touched the edge of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped." NIV

"Came behind Him, and touched the border of His garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched." KJV

Does it seem like we pray harder and muster all the faith we can when we have a dire need? Sometimes, we might be so enveloped in our circumstance, we don't know what to pray. But our Lord responds to the slightest touch of our faith. All we have to do is just reach out to Him and He will look past those shoving and pressing Him to attend to us. It only takes a soft touch of faith.

Heavenly Father, how blessed we are to have a Savior who attends to us with even the smallest touch of faith on our parts. We ask that you help us to remember that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we can move mountains. We praise you and ask this in Jesus' name, Amen.

           

©2011

Daily Grace

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC