DAD'S DAILY BREAD

11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Rom 13:11–14

Wake from your sleep! This verse makes me think about all the ways I have allowed sinful desires and my flesh to render myself useless for the Lord. There were many times I was going through my days living my life and I didn’t even realize I was asleep. The enemy and our flesh are masters at disguising themselves in things that might seem like a good thing. It’s not always a life destroying addiction that renders us useless. Sometimes it can be something good like working towards owning a home or providing for your family. If it keeps you out of your bible then it has got to change! I am not trying to say I have figured anything out but I do know that the only way to Christ is through His Word. If you are not reading it then you don’t know Him! Stop lying to yourself! If reading His Word and spending time with Him isn’t your number one priority then you are not walking with Him and shouldn’t be expecting any help. Without His Word you are cutting yourself from the vine and running on your own power. Trust me when I tell you, you wont make it far.

Coming from a life destroying addiction I can attest then nothing good happens after 7pm. When the sun goes down the creeps come out. And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out how to not make provisions for the flesh. If you don’t want to do sinful things and live in dark places then don’t hang out with sinful people and stay in the light! Darkness is a disease that only grows trying to pull in and eliminate all the light that it can. Don’t get swallowed up! Run to the light before it is to late! Stop wasting time! Whatever your sin is promising it will never compare to the glory found in Jesus!

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Rom 8:18

That is the hope I have and with the faith given to me by God I will push towards Him with everything I have. Trying to throw off all the sinful things that try to take me out along the way. It is a daily battle and it can be ugly! But it’s worth every minute! I wouldn’t want to be putting my hope into anything else! Lord please give me the faith to change the things I need to change and the strength to keep fighting and the wisdom to know Your Will. Help me to see Your plan and to put myself last! You are the King and I am not! Thank you for all that You are and all that You are going to do! Help me to get out of my own way and put You first in my life.

APPLICATION:

Read my Bible. Stay connected to the power source. Keep the correct filter locked into place! Do the hard work. Don’t be lazy! Stay in the light. Spread the light of Christ into a dark place this week! Talk about Jesus at work! Pray Pray Pray

IN HIS NAME!