September 17

Spiritual Vitamins Day 17 by SGLY Ministry

SPIRITUAL VITAMIN L : LOOK
“Look to Me, and be saved all you ends of the earth !
For I am God, and there is no other” Isaiah 45:22 (NKJV)

Today’s Thought:

LOOK means: Look For-Seek:
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)

LOOK means: Look at: to see
The LORD has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God.
Isaiah 52:10 (NKJV)

LOOK means: Look to: rely on, turn to
Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 (NKJV)

The world may say there are many ways.
The flesh may say I have my own way.
Satan may say there are other gods.
But God ( El=One True God-Jehovah, Almighty God, Mighty God, Immanuel) says: LOOK TO ME!
I AM the only way.
I AM the only true GOD
I AM the only one who can save.

Today’s Action:
Today we must focus ourselves to look to God for all things.
No matter what the circumstance or problem let’s keep our eyes on Him !
He is our salvation, strength, and hope.

Let’s be like King Jehoshaphat who said:
” O God, we do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
2 Chronicles 20:12 (NKJV)

and like David who said:
“My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.”
Psalm 5:3

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Carried in His Arms

I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust! - Psalm 91:2

At various points in our lives, all of us feel we’re getting “out of our depth” or “in over our heads.” There are problems all around: A job is lost, someone dies, there is strife in the family, or a bad report comes from the doctor. When these things happen, our temptation is to panic because we feel we’ve lost control.

But think about it: The truth is that we’ve never been in control when it comes to life’s most crucial elements. The only thing that holds us up—and the thing we can be most grateful for—is the grace of God, our Father, and that won’t change. God is never out of His depth, and therefore, we’re safe when we’re in life’s “deep end” because we can trust that He will always carry us in His arms.

Prayer of Thanks
Thank You, Father, that You are a refuge for me. I know that because You are with me, I can feel safe and secure. Thank You that no matter how difficult life may seem, I can be at peace because You will never let me go.

From the book The Power of Being Thankful by Joyce Meyer.

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Philippians 4:13 'For I can do everything through Christ, Who gives me strength.'

- His presence in our lives changes the dynamic of everything around us.
- It takes us from being overcome to becoming overcomers.
- It takes us from struggling and striving to flourishing and thriving.
- Let His strength invade your life, and you will do what seemed impossible.

PRAYER: Lord, I ask that You will give me Your strength right now. I don't want to operate under my own power, but I want to operate in Your strength and in Your enabling power. Amen.

Kind Regards
Pastor Andrew Roebert

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Your Daily Inspiration

I am grateful to God for many things, but one of most favorite reasons is that He is in the recycling business. I love that He takes everything that is damaging and ugly in our lives and changes it into something beautiful and useful. Nothing, no experience, good or bad, is wasted and I take comfort in that.

So many times, when we are in the midst of pain due to the many disappointments and heartaches of life it is easy to become convinced that God doesn’t see or care about us, but I am here to tell you that He does. He sees it all. Nothing goes unnoticed by Him. In fact, every tear we cry is precious to Him. So much so that He bottles each and every one (Psalm 56:8).

I share that today because someone may be feeling as if they are all alone and the pain that they feel will never get any better, but I want to share that it will. No matter what ugly things that you are presently going through or have endured in life, it is His promise to take that brokenness and transform it into something beautiful. God is good and He is loving and I especially love that He has made provisions for each of us to take the weights that so easily beset us as His own. Personally, I know that I thank Him every day for that alone.

Beloved, I want to be bold and sound a clarion call by declaring that it is time to let God recycle your troubles today. Release the heaviness in your spirit to Him. Give Him the discouragement in your heart. Free yourself from the scars and bitterness of past disappointments and hurts by surrendering them over to Him. Today is the day to release them all over to God and clothe yourself in His joy and His peace instead. It is His will and His desire to take away all of our sadness and dress us fully in His happiness and we should let Him (Psalm 30:5).

It makes me so sad knowing that so many of us are wasting the best part of our lives because we are holding onto brokenness and heaviness. We go to bed miserable and wake up the same and it causes us to wonder why nothing has changed or gotten better in our lives. Friends, it is simply because we haven’t fully given our ashes over to Him. How much better life would be for all of us if we did that on a consistent basis? As soon as we start to feel those dark clouds descending instantly exchange them with God’s peace and His joy. That is why I cherish Isaiah 61:3 so much because it serves as another reminder that God wants us to have a good and fulfilling life and you can’t have those things holding onto fragments of brokenness and pain.

My beloved sisters in Christ, it is my prayer for each one of you to bask in the freedom of exchange. As soon as you feel heaviness in your spirit, exchange it with praise. As soon as you feel sad, exchange it with joy. As soon as you see the ashes of life, give them to God and let Him give you something beautiful in its place. He wants them all, because He wants to fill your life with the best parts of it. Let Him.

-Nina Fortson


“To all who mourn in Israel he will give: beauty for ashes; joy instead of mourning; praise instead of heaviness. For God has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for his own glory.” Isaiah 61:3 (TLB)

My Loving Father, I am eternally grateful to You for many things, but how thankful I am that You take my broken pieces and exchange them with something wholly beautiful. Thank You for encouraging me to release everything damaging to my spirit so that I can be free to be to bask in Your joy. In Jesus’ Name, I pray. Amen

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Bible Verses

"For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding." - Proverbs 2:6

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“Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.” Psalm 27:14

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Deuteronomy 6:5 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

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"For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man." (2 Corinthans 8:21)

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“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3-4)

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Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Proverbs 4:26

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Psalm 3:3 – But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

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How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver! —Proverbs 16:16

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Romans 5:6-8 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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James 3:13 "Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.”

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Prayers

For Those in Financial Difficulty

Lord God, I remember and pray for all those suffering severe financial problems; the unemployed, the homeless, the bankrupt, the hungry, and those in desperate fear of such problems; people who are deep in debt, not to be able to pay bills, who are losing or have lost possessions to foreclosure, or who have to watch their dependents go without things they need. I open my my heart to them. I pray that your Holy Spirit will be with them, that they find comfort in utter trust and faith in you, and that their anxieties be alleviated by certainty of your love. And if it is your will, I pray that they can find a way out of their difficulties, into financial stability.

And finally, I pray that I not close my eyes to them; and that I not judge those in pain, however they might have acted; but instead, that I might love them as your have loved me, despite my faults. And if it is your will, that I might do what I can to ease their pain. In the name of Christ, who loved us so perfectly, I pray, Amen.

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Finally, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, let me think about these things. What I have learned and received, let me do; and the God of peace be with us all. Amen.

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Almighty God, help me as I start this day to remember how easy it is to drive the peace from it. May I do my best to keep it, and defy any indolence or disposition, that may make me spoil it. May I lay me down at night in peace and sleep because of the contentment that has filled the hours. Amen.

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People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." Mark 7:37, NIV

Lord our God, you fill heaven and earth with your Spirit and allow us to share in your gifts. We thank you for all you have given us, for all you are giving and will give. We are poor and needy; all men are poor and needy in spite of their striving, longing, and seeking. Only you, through your Spirit, can awaken something in us to help us go toward your goal. Keep us from being caught up in what men do. The greatest help for our hearts is what you do, and each of us can tell something about it. Each of us has received help beyond anything we had hoped or thought of. How much you have done for us! How much you are doing for the nations! Yes, we thank you for this present time. Although our lives often seem hopeless and full of sorrow, your powers are still living among men, working for their good and awaking them to new life. The time will surely come when our hearts will be released from their hunger and we can be filled with the life from above, which you give us in Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Dear Lord, please help me as I face this day. Give me the strength to handle what come my way and give me the wisdom to do the right thing.