K4T It's All About God Devotional System

Devotions Friday, February 10

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

God Knows Our Needs

"Behold, the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" (Matthew 6: 26)

Gwen's bedroom window looks out on a little pond. A family of mallard ducks lives there all year long. So does a noisy flock of Canadian geese. Sometimes in the spring, there is a wood duck with feathers of so many colors that he looks like someone painted him as an art project. Gwen evens see a blue heron visiting the pond sometimes, wading into the water on its long legs and poking its beak into the tall grasses on the shore.

Gwen used to wonder if birds are able to think. What would they think about? She used her imagination.... "Hmm. I wonder if I'll find my favorite kind of worm at this pond. I hope the other ducks haven't eaten all the juiciest water bugs! Maybe I should have gone to some other pond. What if I waste so much energy looking for my meal that I'm too worn out to fly afterwards? What if I starve? Who's going to take care of me?"

Then one day, Gwen read Matthew 6:26. It says that birds don't have to plant seeds in fields or store up food in barns. God feeds them. They don't have to worry about their own needs, because God is taking care of them.

God knows your needs, too. Are you worried about something? A move to a new city? A big test at school? A visit to the doctor or dentist? Something you need that costs a lot of money? God knows what you need in each situation. The same God who cares for the birds will take care of you. You matter to Him even more than they do. Trust Him.

God knows our needs and will take care of us.

My Response:
» Am I worrying about something? Or am I trusting God to take care of my needs?

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Devotions Thursday, February 9

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

God Gives Good Gifts

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." (James 1:17)

Have you ever heard someone say, "I'm so lucky?" Have you ever said it yourself? The truth is, there is no such thing as luck. Whenever something good comes your way, it's not luck; it's a gift from God.

God delights to give His children good gifts. What kind of good gifts has the Lord given you? A warm house? A spot on the basketball team? A family vacation or a trip to camp? I'm sure you can think of many good gifts that God has given you, but maybe you hadn't thought about the fact that those things came from Him.

When you are playing outside on a sunny day, it may seem to you that the sun is changing its position throughout the day, because your shadow will fall in different directions at different times. But it hasn't – the earth is what's moving, not the sun.

God, the "Father of lights," doesn't move or change, either. He's always the same. He's constant, and we can depend on Him – not on good luck – to gives us many good gifts.

All good gifts come from God.

My Response:
» Do I give God the credit for the good things in my life?

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Devotions Wednesday, February 8

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

God Hears

"I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live." (Psalm 116:1-2)

Have you ever tried to talk to someone who isn't paying attention to you? You probably feel frustrated or discouraged if you think you aren't being heard. It is encouraging, though, for God's children to remember that God always hears them when they pray to Him. He is never too busy to listen to His children. And He is never uninterested in what they have to say. No matter what time of day it is or where you are, God always hears you.

Sometimes, though, God is the last person Christians go to when they're having troubles. Instead of going to God, they sulk. Or they go to their unsaved friends. Their friends may be good listeners, but they have no power to give true answers. Maybe God's children do go to a godly friend or parent with their problems. But the whole time, they may be resisting God, using Him as a "last resort" only.

Who is the person you go to when you are feeling sad, or when you have a need, or when you don't know how to handle a problem? Do you go to God first? Once you truly understand that the sovereign God is always available, always ready to hear your supplications (your strong requests), you will agree with the psalmist who wrote, "I will call upon Him as long as I live"!

God always hears His children when they call to Him.

My Response:
» Do I go to God first with my problems, or do I use Him as a "last resort"?

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Devotions Tuesday, February 7

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

God Never Makes Mistakes

"As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him." (Psalm 18:30)

Have you ever tried to make it through a whole day without making a mistake, a wrong decision? When I was little I used to try so hard not to do anything wrong – not to sin – all day long. Of course, it didn't take long before I did something wrong and sinned. Don't you wish you could just decide to be perfect – and then not mess up? Well, you and I can't do that, but there's Someone that never messes up.

God never makes a mistake; He never sins! The verse I quoted above tells us that God's words can be trusted. What God says has been "tried." That means His word has been tested and proved. Isn't it nice to know that we can trust what God says because He never makes a mistake? He has never made a mistake in the past and will never make one in the future. Even though we make mistakes, we know that God never will and that He can help us make fewer mistakes in the future.

When you mess up, just ask God to help you not make the same mistake twice. Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." That includes doing the right thing. With God's help you can make changes in your own life. Just trust the One who never makes a mistake!

God is perfect: He never sins, and He never makes mistakes.

My Response:
» Do I trust God to help me obey Him, or do I try to do right on my own?
» Do I trust that God will do what's best, or do I sometimes think that He's planned things badly?

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Devotions Monday, February 6

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

God Answers Prayer

"Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months." (James 5:17)

Do you remember the story about Elijah and King Ahab in 1 Kings 17? Elijah told King Ahab that it would not rain. How did Elijah know that God would answer his prayer for it not to rain? Maybe because he knew Deuteronomy 11:13-17.

Deuteronomy 11:13-17 contains some of God's promises and instructions for Israel before they enter the Promised Land. God says to them: if you listen to God's commandments to love and serve him with all your heart and soul, He will give you rain "in his due season," so you can gather in the crops you have planted. He will also send grass to your fields for your cattle, so you can eat and be full. He warns, however, that you need to pay attention so that you are not deceived into serving and worshipping other gods. If you serve and worship other gods, the Lord will be angry and He will "shut up the heaven, that there be no rain," Then your crops will not grow, and you will die "quickly" in "the good land which the Lord giveth you."

Read 1 Kings 16:30-33. Who was King Ahab serving? The Bible says that "he reared up an altar for Baal." God was not going to answer his prayers, because he was worshipping a false god named Baal. Instead, He answered Elijah's prayer, because Elijah worshipped and served God with his whole heart.

God wants to answer the prayers of those who worship and serve Him with their whole heart.

My Response:
» Do I expect God to answer my prayers when I'm worshipping things or people other than God?

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