In my blog post last week we talked about spending time daily with God is a way to worship Him. Time is a limited resource, and what we spend our time on is an indication of what we value. When we spend time with God, we demonstrate that we value Him.
Many people today ask, “Who should have daily devotional time?” The answer is quite simple, Anyone, who wants to have a life-transforming relationship with God as Lord, Savior, and Friend should set aside time for a daily devotional life. If we are interested in living with Christ forever, we will want to make time in our busy schedules to learn more about His plans for our life and His expectations for us. We can see that Jesus wants to have a relationship with Him. Proverbs 8:17 (NASB), “I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.
The best time to have a daily devotional time with the Lord is up to each one of us individually. It can literally be anytime we like. I personally like to do mine around 6:00 AM with my morning coffee. The house is quiet and peaceful and I don’t have a day full of stress to contend with, and it actually helps me through the day, because I’ve bathed the day in His Word and prayer. Plus, it sets my day in order. Really though, it should be at the time that suits your day the best. Psalm 55:17 (NASB) says, “Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and moan, And He will hear my voice.”
God’s Word invites us to come to Him each day to learn from Him, to receive His grace to live as His children and to accept the blessings He longs to pour out into our lives. Making this appointment with Christ a priority each day demonstrates our desire for God to have first place in our lives.
To understand how to hold daily devotions, all we have to do is observe the example Jesus shows us in the Gospels. The Gospel of Mark records Jesus taking some quiet time alone in the morning to commune with His heavenly Father in Mark 1:35. Now look at Mark 6:46 where it tells us that after a busy day of ministering to others, He had sent the people away, and then departed to the mountain to pray. Once alone with God, He received physical, mental, emotional and spiritual refreshment with God.
Daily devotions are more than just prayer time. It should also include Bible reading as part of our daily dedication to the Lord. We live in a world where there are so many ethical questions that challenge us. God’s Word commended early believers who daily studied the Scriptures to answer such questions. Acts 17:11 (NASB) tells us, “Now these people were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”
Next week we’ll continue to examine our daily devotion time in my blog.
Blessings,
Pastor Chuck
Many people today ask, “Who should have daily devotional time?” The answer is quite simple, Anyone, who wants to have a life-transforming relationship with God as Lord, Savior, and Friend should set aside time for a daily devotional life. If we are interested in living with Christ forever, we will want to make time in our busy schedules to learn more about His plans for our life and His expectations for us. We can see that Jesus wants to have a relationship with Him. Proverbs 8:17 (NASB), “I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.
The best time to have a daily devotional time with the Lord is up to each one of us individually. It can literally be anytime we like. I personally like to do mine around 6:00 AM with my morning coffee. The house is quiet and peaceful and I don’t have a day full of stress to contend with, and it actually helps me through the day, because I’ve bathed the day in His Word and prayer. Plus, it sets my day in order. Really though, it should be at the time that suits your day the best. Psalm 55:17 (NASB) says, “Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and moan, And He will hear my voice.”
God’s Word invites us to come to Him each day to learn from Him, to receive His grace to live as His children and to accept the blessings He longs to pour out into our lives. Making this appointment with Christ a priority each day demonstrates our desire for God to have first place in our lives.
To understand how to hold daily devotions, all we have to do is observe the example Jesus shows us in the Gospels. The Gospel of Mark records Jesus taking some quiet time alone in the morning to commune with His heavenly Father in Mark 1:35. Now look at Mark 6:46 where it tells us that after a busy day of ministering to others, He had sent the people away, and then departed to the mountain to pray. Once alone with God, He received physical, mental, emotional and spiritual refreshment with God.
Daily devotions are more than just prayer time. It should also include Bible reading as part of our daily dedication to the Lord. We live in a world where there are so many ethical questions that challenge us. God’s Word commended early believers who daily studied the Scriptures to answer such questions. Acts 17:11 (NASB) tells us, “Now these people were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”
Next week we’ll continue to examine our daily devotion time in my blog.
Blessings,
Pastor Chuck
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