Friday, July 21, 2006

Wow!! We've read the whole book!!!

It's hard to believe that we have been discussing the My Utmost for His Highest devotional for a whole year now. If you log on and want to read any comments on the day's lesson, please go back and check the archives. If you want to read today's lesson, go to www.myutmost.org and input today's month and date in the appropriate box.

My prayer is that all the children of my heart will continue to strive to be your utmost for His Highest!!!

I love you all!!
Mama Jane

Thursday, July 20, 2006

July 20: Dependent on God's Presence

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Always remember this: "If our common-sense decisions are not His order, He will press through them and check; then we must be quiet and wait for the direction of HIs presence."

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

July 19: Master Over the Believer

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Pray that the Lord will place someone in your path who can model for you the freedom of obedience. "Obedience is only possible between equals; it is the relationship between father and son, bot between master and servant."

July 18: The Mystery of Believing

Today in My Utmost for His Highest: http://www.myutmost.org/07/0718.html

Obedience. It seems rational to us that if we obey God MOST of the time, He won't mind too much the times when we disobey. But Chambers is so right when he says, "Woe be to me if when I see Him I say -- I will not. He will never insist that I do, but I have begun to sign the death warrant of the Son of God in my soul. ...I am backing away from the re-creating power of His Redemption."

Monday, July 17, 2006

July 17: The Miracle of Belief

Today in My Utmost for His Highest: http://www.myutmost.org/07/0717.html

Hmmm. This lesson points us to the fact that it is not our human capabilites that ever draw people to Jesus, therefore we shouldn't lean upon our talents or dispair our failings. If we totally focu on Jesus, He will do all the work!

Sunday, July 16, 2006

July 16: The Notion of Divine Control

Today in My Utmost for His Highest: http://www.myutmost.org/07/0716.html

If you suffer from fear at all, pay special attention to this reading. I am frequently asked why I am not afraid. It is because I have PRACTICED trusting God and have found Him to be faithful every single time. "Notion your mind with the idea that God is there...then when you are in difficulties it is a s easy as breathing to remember - Why, my Father knows all about it!"

Saturday, July 15, 2006

July 15: The Point of Spiritual Honor

Today in My Utmost for His Highest: http://www.myutmost.org/07/0715.html

Like this lessons implies, the more you develop a relationship with Jesus, the more you will find your self praying for others and the less for yourself.

Friday, July 14, 2006

July 14: The Account with Persecution

Today in My Utmost for His Highest: http://www.myutmost.org/07/0714.html

Always before when I have read this lesson, I have focused on the fact that "every time I insist upon my rights, I hurt the Son of God." Today, however, another point seemed to jump off the page: "You cannot imitate the disposition of Jesus; it is either there or it is not." May God help us all be more like our Jesus!