Dear Ones,
Hope you have a blessed day. The weather looks to be lovely and we are going to head off to the lake early this morning and stop to see a friend at the Assisted Living along the way. We are looking forward to a relaxing day by the water and possibly a sauna and swim. Maybe a game of Scrabble also with Ann and Terry. Emoji
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Hopefully, we all want to draw closer to the Lord and be more attentive to Him each day. May our desire be that we might live our life more focused on Him and desiring His will above all things. Lana Vawser, preacher from Australia, wrote about our need to live in greater intimacy and be attuned to the Lord. If we would desire and do that, so many of our decisions during our day would come easier because we wouldn’t be so distracted by the ways of the world.

The writer of the book of Hebrews tells us to keep our eyes on Jesus, the source and the perfecter of our faith. (Heb. 12) The Message translation tells us to “strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how He did it. Because He never lost sight of where He was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—He could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever.”

We probably all need to strip down and cast off the unnecessary things that hold us back from focusing on the Lord. They may not be sinful things in themselves, but could be time wasting things like continually scrolling down on our phones, excessive gaming, vegetating in front of the T.V., etc. When the Word says to strip down, it may be that we need to let go of some old things and let the Lord arrange the new things in our lives that He has purposed. He can divinely arrange our lives so that we become alive and live connected to Him. Jesus never lost sight of where He was headed, and neither should we. Let us live in greater simplicity, be single-focused and not scattered, but instead let our main thing be our connection with Him.

Challenge for today: Ask the Lord to show you ways you may need to strip down so that you will have more time and attention for Him.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy