Bread of Heaven Devotional

by Gwen Stephens

The Word in Isaiah 1:18 gives us pardon for our sins [wrongful thinking, ungodly actions, waywardness]. The word that makes this a but and if clause is "come". This means we must take up our cross [whatever weighs us down, issues we face, whatever we carry in our hearts and mind] and make a conscious decision to move forward.

"Come now, let us reason together...Isa 1: 18)

And "if" we are willing and obedient "then" we will eat the good of the land; vs. 19. This doesn't mean to the letter of the law. For if we live by the letter we will be judged [also] by it. But if we use the wisdom of God in our daily walk and seek Him through the understanding of His Word, what we ask for we will receive guidance in which direction He would have us to take. We will know if our will lines up with His and if our desires align with the plans preconceived for our life. Invite Him in your decision's today. See won't He lead and guide you in all truth.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Isaiah 1:18-19

[18] "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. [19] If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land

Galatians 2:19-20

[19] For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God [20] I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

James 1:5

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

John 16:13

However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

 

~Be Empowered & LIVE~