Our Devotion for Monday, March 13, 2023 is taken from: Amazing Grace Devotions for Lent by Michael Hoy.
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11 NRSV
YOU HAVE MY WORD
Friends,
Numbers 23:19 states: “19 God is not a human being, that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he promised, and will he not do it? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it.” Indeed, when God makes a promise to us God will see that it comes to fruition. It may not come when we want it the most, but God always brings it to us when we need it the most. God honor’s the commitments and promises made to us, the question is: Do we honor the promises we make to God?
Have we been faithful to change the language, behaviors, attitudes, and viewpoints we promised God we would change? Have we followed through on the promises we have made to God: to spend more time with God, to volunteer more often, and to put aside our personal preferences to genuinely welcome others? Does our word hold value and can God depend on us when we give it? As we continue on our Lenten journey, let us resolve to develop and depend the spiritual integrity needed for God to count on us.
-Pastor Anthony
Prayer
-Michael Hoy