Hello
my dear friends! Today's Psalms of Discipleship addresses one of our
greatest needs: hope. Hope is what fuels us to keep on pressing on. Hope
is what gets us out of bed on a rainy Monday morning. And hope is what
helps us keep the right perspective when life's circumstances are not
going our way. May we learn the secret to life: to fix our hope on the
Lord.
Resting in Jesus,
Denny Bates
Psalms of Discipleship—Principle #37
Life Principles For Those Who Choose To Follow Jesus And Live The Discipled Life
Key Scripture: 5 For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence
from my youth. 6 By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He
who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You. 7 I
have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge. Psalm
71:5-7
Core Value: Grace
Has there ever been a time
in your life when you were without hope? Perhaps you were experiencing a
severe famine of a depleted bank account or maybe you were in the
middle of a perfect storm of crushing circumstances that left you weary
and hopeless?
Here is an important life principle that
disciples of Jesus must not only know about, but practice it too. We
must quit hoping in others, we must quit hoping that our problems will
go away. We even must quit hoping in ourselves. We must place our hope
in the Lord.
Principle #37 & Personal Application: Quality disciples have a hope that is fixed upon the Lord.
When we hope in the Lord . . .
• We place our confidence in Him: “You are my confidence from my youth”
• We give our unending praise to Him: “My praise is continually of You”
• We become an encouragement to others: “I have become a marvel to many”
• We find our strong refuge in Him: “For You are my strong refuge”
Reflect & Respond: Some Really Good Questions To Ponder…
What has been going on in my life where I have been able to place my hope in the Lord?
Can I think of a circumstance where others were encouraged by my faith in the Lord?
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, You are my hope, O Lord, my God. You are my confidence. By
Your grace You have sustained me from my birth. My praise shall be
continually of You. Because of Your grace at work in my life, I have
become a marvel to many as I have found safety in You, my strong refuge.
The Essential Core Values Of The Quality Disciple Are…
Grace—Worship—Bible Study—Prayer—Community—Service
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Discipleship: A One Year Journey with the Shepherd. Click on this link
for how you can order your copy today (Print or pdf ebook).
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Resting in Jesus,
Denny Bates
Psalms of Discipleship—Principle #37
Life Principles For Those Who Choose To Follow Jesus And Live The Discipled Life
Key Scripture: 5 For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth. 6 By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You. 7 I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge. Psalm 71:5-7
Core Value: Grace
Has there ever been a time in your life when you were without hope? Perhaps you were experiencing a severe famine of a depleted bank account or maybe you were in the middle of a perfect storm of crushing circumstances that left you weary and hopeless?
Here is an important life principle that disciples of Jesus must not only know about, but practice it too. We must quit hoping in others, we must quit hoping that our problems will go away. We even must quit hoping in ourselves. We must place our hope in the Lord.
Principle #37 & Personal Application: Quality disciples have a hope that is fixed upon the Lord.
When we hope in the Lord . . .
• We place our confidence in Him: “You are my confidence from my youth”
• We give our unending praise to Him: “My praise is continually of You”
• We become an encouragement to others: “I have become a marvel to many”
• We find our strong refuge in Him: “For You are my strong refuge”
Reflect & Respond: Some Really Good Questions To Ponder…
What has been going on in my life where I have been able to place my hope in the Lord?
Can I think of a circumstance where others were encouraged by my faith in the Lord?
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, You are my hope, O Lord, my God. You are my confidence. By Your grace You have sustained me from my birth. My praise shall be continually of You. Because of Your grace at work in my life, I have become a marvel to many as I have found safety in You, my strong refuge.
The Essential Core Values Of The Quality Disciple Are…
Grace—Worship—Bible Study—Prayer—Community—Service
Denny Bates & Something New Christian Publishers © 2012 All rights reserved.
www.dennybates.com
http://
Looking for a way to jump start your devotional life? Try Psalms of Discipleship: A One Year Journey with the Shepherd. Click on this link for how you can order your copy today (Print or pdf ebook).
http://www.dennybates.com/
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