Daily Devotional  

By Charlotte Adams 
 
“How Well Do We Wear God Each Day?”

One of my recent devotionals from my “Jesus Calling” Sarah Young Devotions talked about how we need to start each day seeking God’s face.  How do most of our days start?  Well, we wake up, get out of bed, shower, and get dressed to start our day. But, if we think about it, we aren’t really fully ready unless we’ve also sought out God and communicated with Him to prepare us for what the day holds.  If we don’t  do this first thing, we might think we’re fully dressed and equipped to handle the day, but if we haven’t added the protective layer of God’s presence, it’s  scary to think that we are starting the day on our own power.  

I try to start each day reading from several devotional books that have been given to me as gifts, or that I’ve purchased, because they are fairly short and can be read quickly with accompanying scriptures.  Despite my best efforts, though, I have to admit that some days I get distracted by doing something that I think demands that it be taken care of first rather than sticking with my usual routine of starting with the reading of God ‘s Word.  I also have to admit that when this happens, my day just doesn’t seem to go as well because something seems to be missing.  That something is that I have not clothed myself with God’s presence to start my day.   Not only should I do that as some sort of routine, but  I think that I need to do this, so that how I conduct myself and my actions throughout  the day will be more like Him, and not me, on my own, without Him. 

Don’t just take my word for it. Take God’s Word because He knows what’s best for us all. When you said “Seek My face”, my heart said to you, “Your face Lord, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8; Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Romans 13:14;  Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Colossians 3:12.

I’d like to leave you with you a Helen Steiner Rice  piece from one of the Christmas cards we received  that so touched my heart that we prominently displayed it to share for the entire holiday season.

Bless us, Lord, this Christmas with quietness of mind.Teach us to be patient and always to be kind. Show us that in quietness, we can feel Your presence near, filling us with joy and peace throughout this coming year. Have a very blessings-filled weekend and week.

We welcome you to join us Sundays at Grace Harbor for Children’s School and Adult Bible Study at 9:00 a.m. and Worship Service at 10:00 a.m 
 
Love In Him,
Charlotte