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7 APR 2013
TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY
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COVETOUSNESS (4)
‘…Be content with such things as you have...’
Hebrews 13:5
If your goals are God-centred, He will help you to achieve them.
But if you are asking Him for something just because your
neighbour has it, you’ll be disappointed. The Bible says, ‘…No
good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly’ (Psalms 84:11 NAS). When God withholds something from you, trust Him;
He knows what He’s doing. God loves you too much to give you
what you’re not ready for, can’t handle, doesn’t fit into His plan for your life, or will end up draining your energies and maybe even destroying you. When you covet something, make it essential to your happiness, and beg God to give it to you, you’re asking Him to replace Himself with something you consider more important.
When you do this, God may allow you to experience the
consequences Israel suffered. ‘He gave them their request; but
sent leanness into their soul’ (Psalms 106:15 NKJV). Don’t reach
the end of your life only to look back with regret on a shattered
marriage, children who’ve gone astray, a blighted conscience, or
the pain of realising you missed out on God’s best. Our problem is not that we don’t want God; it’s that we want God—plus—a house by the sea, an impressive career, a perfect spouse, or whatever catches our fancy. That’s why Jesus said, ‘…Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses’ (Luke 12:15 NKJV). Life is not built on things, it’s built on relationships. And the first relationship you need to work on is your relationship with God.
Galatians 5:22, Isaiah 61, Hebrews 12:2, James 1:2-3
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TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE
PRAYER & ME
Does life feel like a dead-end at the moment? Valleys of dry bones are eerie, unpleasant places to be, but in God they can become openings to something better. Lord, help me to see this valley as not just a difficulty but a doorway. Keep me from falling into despair or sliding into distrust. I want to keep feeling the wind of Your Spirit until the dry bones of my disappointments rise up into new possibilities.

lateef4me: Thanks PeeBee fopr the update .....May God enriches your life with blessing,favour,goodness and above all mercy !

Amen.

6 APR 2013
TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

COVETOUSNESS (3)
‘He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.’
Psalms 106:15

See if you recognise this pattern. As slaves in Egypt the Israelites
pray, ‘God, get us out of here!’ So He does. Then in the wilderness,
on their way to the Promised Land they say, ‘God, we’re going to
die out here. We were better off in Egypt. At least there, we had all
the food we wanted.’ So God sends bread from heaven. He even
delivers it to their door. It was a diet so perfect that ‘…there was
not one feeble person among [them]’ (Psalms 105:37 KJV). Did
that make them happy? No! They said, ‘We’re tired of this stuff, we
want some prime rib.’ So God says, okay, ‘[I’ll] give you meat, and
you will eat it…until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe
it…’ (Numbers 11:18-20 NIV). Covetousness angers God because it
is rooted in pride that says, ‘I deserve better,’ and ingratitude that
says, ‘I want something other than what You’ve blessed me with.’
The saying goes, ‘Be careful what you wish for, you just might get
it.’ Because they thought something else could satisfy them in a
way that God couldn’t, ‘He gave them their request; but sent
leanness into their soul.’ With God, you can be satisfied with very
little. Without Him, all your acquisitions and accomplishments
will leave you empty. What are you coveting? Putting your life on
hold for? Continually begging God for? Nothing is essential but
God. Material things can never take His place. What will it take for
you to come to that settled place where the central desire of your
life is, ‘God, I just want more of You.’
Jeremiah 31-32, Mark 1:29-34, Psalm 72:12-20, Proverbs 9:7-9
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TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE
PRAYING FOR UCB
Pray for UCB’s Human Resources Department: for wisdom and
understanding as they try to implement any employment law
changes in April. Give thanks for their expertise and experience in
how to interpret the changes and apply them to UCB’s operations.
Pray for them too as they recruit the people UCB needs in order to
fulfil its vision; may they find the very best person for each job,
and may they know how best to train the whole staff.