I Choose Today...

I Choose Today to Trust in God’s Plan

Let me ask you a very hard question: Have you ever been disappointed with God? Jesus? Did you ever expect something from God and felt He didn’t meet your expectation? Back in the time of Jesus, many were disappointed because Jesus didn’t live up to their expectation of what the Messiah was going to do for them. The Jewish community expected the Messiah to rescue them from Roman rule and oppression and become King of the Jews (Read Mark 15). So when Jesus died on the cross, even His closest followers were disappointed. Was what He said about Himself and God even true? What now? Were they supposed to continue looking for the Messiah, the one who is going to rescue them? What they were thinking about was the here and now; solving today’s problems. If Jesus was only there to help in their present need, what would happen to future generations? To the people who were not Jews? After all, they were the ones who labeled Him King of the Jews. But God and Jesus had something bigger in mind; something that would last forever, for whosoever will call on the name of the Lord! Their plan was for

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I Choose Today to Feel the Breeze on my Face

Do you enjoy the outdoors? What puts a smile on your face and joy in your heart? Is it the carefree laugh of a baby or child? A sunset or sunrise? Birds singing? A song that reminds you of another time or place? For me, it is feeling the breeze on my face, especially when I am at the ocean or a lake. It feels as though God is touching me with His presence through the light breeze. It shows me His gentleness; His presence. God reveals attributes of Himself in His creation. Paul tells us in Romans 1:20, “For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.” David shows us where to look in Psalms 19:1-2, proclaiming, “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands. Day after day pours forth speech, And night after night reveals knowledge.” God is all around us,

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I Choose Today to Take Part in my Spiritual Genealogy

One of the popular things to do is to research one’s genealogy. Finding out who is in one’s family line is intriguing. If there is a discovery that a relative is someone of significance or well known, the person tells everyone who will listen, announce it on social media, and slips it into general conversation. What about your spiritual genealogy? Most, if not all, of our spiritual genealogy stories draw all the way back to Jesus. Someone heard the gospel from Jesus and believed. That person told someone else about Jesus, being our Savior, how He died for our collective sins (past, present, future), and defeated death by rising from the grave to ensure an eternal life with God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit! That person told someone else (and believed), that told someone else, and so on until it got to the person (or people) who told you. So your spiritual genealogy started with Jesus! How amazing is that!? You are spiritually related to the Savior of the world! Since Jesus is the Son of God, we are coheirs with Him, and also children of our precious Heavenly Father. How mind-blowing amazing is this; your

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I Choose Today to Know God who Does Not Change

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there! ——————————————————————— Have you ever had this thought, “God must not love me anymore because I messed up?” Or “God changed His mind about me because I am not living up to His standards; a disappointment.” Well, I have good news for you today, God hasn’t changed His mind about you, because God does not change! His love for you does not change! His compassion for you does not change! When life’s circumstances get way out of control and overcome by turmoil, God does not change! Here is the good news from the Bible (which is Jesus (John 1:1)), “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” And again in Malachi 3:6, God reminds us “I the Lord do not change.” And to foot-stomp my point, James 1:17 reminds us that “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” These verses affirm that God’s character, nature, and promises remain constant and unchanging throughout time. We live in a time where things change at a very rapid pace. Technology changes so quickly. Just look at how often the

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I Choose Today to Feed From the Tree of Life

Genesis 2:9 (NIV) – “The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” Many still feed on the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, but God will feed you from within, where the Tree of Life has been planted. In the beginning, God created a perfect garden, teeming with life and beauty. In the heart of this garden, He planted two significant trees—the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. These trees represent a choice that mankind has faced throughout history and continues to face today—the choice between relying on our own understanding and seeking God’s divine wisdom. Many still feed on the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, just as Adam and Eve did when they reached for the forbidden fruit. This tree represents our human inclination to determine right from wrong on our terms, to trust in our limited understanding of the world, and to rely solely on our own intellect and judgment. The result

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