Having a Daily Devotion with God Every Day
Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you (Matt 6:33).
The Definition of a Daily Devotion
“Our relationship with God is meant to be a love affair”
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water (Psalm 63:1)
4 Reasons to have a Daily Devotion:
►Express our love for God
We spell love = time
►Hear from God
“When the Bible speaks. God speaks”
►Talk to God (Prayer)
→ Telling God you love Him
→ Telling God you need Him
→ Telling God your struggles and needs
►Power to face the day
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).
The challenges of a daily devotion
►Fighting the flesh
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed (Mark 1:35). “God the best–‘not the rest’”
► The danger of making it into religious requirement
3 Things to do:
►Make it a priority
→ Calendar
→ Protect your time with God
→ Eliminate distractions
►You will need to find a place
►You will need to establish a process
→ Listen to this devotion
→ Read Bible
→ Pray
