If you are reading Luke with me this month, today is our first day and we are reading Luke 1: 1-38. I used the SOAP devotional method and I invite you to join me. Here is what I heard:
Scripture: Luke 1: 29
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
Observation:
Even though the angel told Mary she was favored and the Lord was with her, she was still afraid, as Zechariah was when he was approached by an angel earlier in this text.
Application:
Sometimes God’s messages seem scary at first. But we are instructed to have faith, listen and follow God’s path.
Prayer:
Lord, I admit it, sometimes the word I hear from you puzzles me and pushes me into places I am not all that comfortable to explore. And yet, there is also so often this rush of excitement once I do realize it is you who is guiding me.
Help me, Lord, to continue to discern what is from you and what steps you have set before me to follow.
The simple act of releasing Bible in 90 Days online and inviting anyone who wants to host scared me at first, and yet I now know it is your will so that it can grow and reach those others you intend to reach that way. The new changes now exhilarate me as I think of the possibilities. And, as you know, there are so many other things like this (bigger and smaller).
Please, Lord, guide me. Help me to hear you. Please forgive me when I am filled with doubt or fear. You will not lead me astray. You know what is best. Please guide me in following you alone. And guide me in following boldly, without fear.
Please, Lord, also be with all those who are reading Luke along with me, or who will be joining us this month. Open their hearts. Open their minds and let them hear just what you have for each of them.
Thank you, Lord, for meeting with me whenever I ask. And thank you, Lord, for meeting with each of them, too.
What about you?
What did you hear in today’s reading?
How do you respond when you hear from God?
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