63 Psalm 66:10,18 Refiner's Fire

JMD Devotional 63 Psalm 66:10,18 Refiner's Fire

For You, O God, have proved us; You have tried us as silver is tried, refined, and purified... If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me...

God is both merciful and severe. A.W. Tozer said that God is easy to please but impossible to satisfy, meaning He rejoices in our feeble baby steps, but cares too much to let us remain forever moral 'infants'. So He sets a high standard for purity. The silver of our soul is heated white-hot seven times, and each time more dross is removed. In the end we will be exceedingly glad that God put us through all of this. The quality of our character will gleam.

Dear God,
The refiner's fire is hard to accept, for we know the process involves pain and suffering. But we commit ourselves to You, and will trust You to know when we have had enough.
Amen

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62 Deuteronomy 32:39-41 Song of Moses Part 5

JMD Devotional 62 Deuteronomy 32:39-41 Song of
Moses Part 5

See now that I, I am He, and there is no god beside
Me; I kill and I make alive, I wound and I heal, and
there is none who can deliver out of My hand. For I
lift up My hand to heaven and swear, As I live
forever, If I whet My lightning sword and My hand
takes hold on judgment, I will wreak vengeance on My
foes and recompense those who hate Me.

I do not know what Bible the pacifist read, but my God
is a God of war.

Dear God,
Is it not right to hate those who hate You? (Psalm
139:21) The world is being polarized into two camps;
may your people not be mingled and their loyalty
confused. Draw the line clearly between light and
darkness, good and evil; so we may serve You with
distinction.
Amen

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61 Deuteronomy 32:32,33 Song of Moses Part 4

JMD Devotional 61 Deuteronomy 32:32,33 Song of Moses Part 4

For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of [poisonous] gall, their clusters are bitter. Their wine is the [furious] venom of serpents, and the pitiless poison of vipers.

Sodom literally means ‘burning’ and that can refer to fire or to lust, just as it does today. Gomorrah means ‘accumulation’.

Ezekiel 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, overabundance of food, prosperous ease, and idleness were hers and her daughters'; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

What is the root of the vine of Sodom but ingratitude and discontent? Geographically located in what Genesis describes as the richest, most fertile land; this blessing only made them lust for more. Instead of rejoicing in what God gave them, they misused and abused the blessings and each other in unbridled, burning lust. Mankind has always had a choice between Jerusalem, representing Peace with God, contentment and wholeness; and Sodom (burning lust, godless self-willed indulgence.) Given enough rope we will hang ourselves!

Dear God,
May your people not be deceived by ‘pleasant’ poisons; may we shun the wine of Sodom’s vine. Fulfillment and wholeness are from your hand alone. Help us to live by faith in your unfailing goodness; to be fully committed to your will and your way of living.
Amen

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60 Deuteronomy 32:5,6 Song of Moses Part 3

JMD Devotional 60 Deuteronomy 32:5,6 Song of Moses Part 3

They [Israel] have spoiled themselves. They are not sons to Him, and that is their blemish--a perverse and crooked generation! Do you thus repay the Lord, you foolish and senseless people? Is not He your Father Who acquired you for His own, Who made and established you [as a nation]?

How has our rebellion affected God?
Vs 16 We provoked God to jealousy…
Vs 19,15 Since we forsook and despised God, He will spurn and reject us…
Vs 20 He will hide His face from us (postponing our judgment day, ‘dooms day’)…

Dear God,
How great You are to delay the wrath and judgment your people have earned, so that a remnant may be saved! May we cherish your mercy and forgiveness. Thank you for taking the lead in mending our relationship. How blessed we are!
Amen

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59 Deuteronomy 32:3,4,18 Song of Moses Part 2

JMD Devotional 59 Deuteronomy 32:3,4,18 Song of Moses Part 2

For I will proclaim the name [and presence] of the Lord. Concede and ascribe greatness to our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect, for all His ways are law and justice. A God of faithfulness without breach or deviation, just and right is He.

The song follows with metaphors of God’s care and nurturing of His people:
>He kept him (Jacob/Israel) as the pupil of His eye…
>The Lord alone led him…
>He bore them on His (eagle) wings (to safety, the heights of goodness)…
>He fed him honey and oil from a rock (miracles)…
>He fed him with the best of the land, butter, curds, milk, lambs, rams, wine…
But how did His people respond to these blessings?

Vs 18 Of the Rock Who bore you you were unmindful; you forgot the God Who travailed in your birth.

Dear God,
We, your people, are ungrateful, ignorant and shortsighted; we lightly esteem your gifts. Your righteous indignation with your sons and daughters is well earned. Please have mercy and forgive us; grant repentance and renewal; help us to know our transgressions and how they hurt You.
Amen

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58 Deuteronomy 31:20,21 Song of Moses Part 1

JMD Devotional 58 Deuteronomy 31: 20, 21 Song of Moses Part 1

For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves and become fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise and scorn Me and break My covenant. And when many evils and troubles have befallen them, this [sacred] song will confront them as a witness, for it will never be forgotten from the mouths of their descendants. For I know their strong desire and the purposes which they are forming even now, before I have brought them into the land which I swore to give them.

Rebellion has deep roots in the heart of man. Like a weed that breaks off easily at its base, but grows back quickly to ruin the garden; we change or block our bad behaviors but have difficulty addressing the underlying motives. The latent sickness of the soul poses a risk that is never fully over come this side of eternity. We can at best keep it in check (like chess) through accountability, openness, and spiritual disciplines.

Dear God,
Prone to wander, Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love. How I hate admitting that I am not reliable, faithful, good or trustworthy! Lord, I need your holy influence active in my life to make me better than I am. You are the greatest part of me!
Amen

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57 Isaiah 53:3 Empath recovery devotional

JMD Devotional 57 Isaiah 53:3 Empath

He was despised and rejected and forsaken by men, a Man of sorrows and pains, and acquainted with grief and sickness; and like One from Whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or have any esteem for Him.

The 'Jesus' typically portrayed in Hollywood is sanguine (happy, spontaneous, light) while Isaiah has painted a very melancholy (sad, thoughtful, heavy) man. Isaiah also speaks of sickness, which leads me to believe that Jesus didn't 'wave His magic wand' to heal people, but rather took their sickness upon himself in some form. May we never mistake His gracious, loving generosity to take our sins, sickness and woes as an act that cost Him nothing. He paid in full to save us. He feels our pain and bears it for us.

Dear Lord Jesus,

Worthy are You to receive all power and glory and honor and praise! Worthy is the Lamb!
Amen

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56 Psalm 65:2,3 Terminus

JMD Devotional 56 Psalm 65:2,3 Terminus

O You Who hear prayer, to You shall all flesh come. Iniquities and much varied guilt prevail against me; [yet] as for our transgressions, You forgive and purge them away [make atonement for them and cover them out of Your sight]!

God is our Alpha and Omega, our point of beginning and ending. He knew us before we drew our first breath, and He will greet us at our last. Iniquity and guilt is common to all humans, but there are two distinct camps. There are those who try to live independently of God, who are indifferent to spiritual things, who will die in their sins. And there are those who care deeply, who depend on God earnestly, who receive the salvation that is given by His hand. The essence of sin is to live independently of God; it is rebellion. It is inevitable for all flesh to return to God, but on what terms?

Dear God,
How grateful I am, that You have given me a heart to seek You as my vital need. Truly the poor in spirit (who recognize their great spiritual needs) are rich when that drives them to You! Praise God.
Amen

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55 Deuteronomy 30:6 Circumcised Heart

JMD Devotional 55 Deuteronomy 30:6 Circumcised
Heart

And the Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and
the hearts of your descendants, to love the Lord your
God with all your [mind and] heart and with all your
being, that you may live.

Circumcision cuts away all that is unnecessary so
nothing comes between you and God. In circumcision of
the Heart the blade is suffering and hardship. We
avoid it at all costs, but without pain and suffering
we will never reach spiritual maturity. Trials are
absolutely essential to our character development.
Just remember when you encounter the next
heart-wrenching experience that God is not necessarily
punishing you, but perfecting you, to make you fit for
eternity.

Dear God,
You are my Rabboni. More personal than having a Rabbi
living next door, you attend all of my life events,
major and minor, bestowing your blessing by your very
presence in my life. May nothing insulate my heart and
life from You. Be close, Lord.
Amen

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54 Deuteronomy 29:29 Mysteries

JMD Devotional 54 Deuteronomy 29:29 Mysteries

The secret things belong unto the Lord our God, but the things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all of the words of this Law.

The heart of man focuses not on his blessings, but upon what is withheld. We had all of Eden but one tree; and striving for what was not given has cost us so dearly. Mysteries and secrets fascinate the mind, but have we cherished and utilized the truth we've been given so far?

Dear God,

I hate to see myself as a person always grasping, trying to pry your hand open. Forgive my immaturity, my lust for more. You know best; may I trust You to give me what I need. Help me to be content, and to be faithful to fully utilize the truth I have to your kingdom's glory.
Amen

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53 1 John 3:9 Divine Seed

JMD Devotional 53 1 John 3:9 Divine Seed

No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.

Most modern translations avoid offending readers by using the word ‘seed’ or ‘life’ of God, but the Greek word is “sperma”, and it means exactly that, an issue from a male. God gave us a part of Himself that transformed our very nature. It implies relationship and intimacy. In biology, when an egg is fertilized, DNA is split, and merged to form a new and unique creature. We are made new in Christ, and we will no longer be the sum of our original parts. It is not that we never sin (certainly we do!) but our new nature will never be satisfied with sinning as a way of life. Some of us may gestate faster than others, but we will eventually all resemble Jesus Christ because of Divine Seed.

Dear God,

I praise You for meeting me at my deepest point of need. How I crave to be connected, to be known, to know another, to find ultimate fulfillment. The lust of my flesh and of my eyes and of my world offer only crude substitutes but no satisfaction. By faith I grasp that in Heaven all of my longings will be fulfilled, and all of my intimacies will be with you. You have given me a personal truth that no man and no book revealed to me; but by your Holy Spirit, that INTIMACY WITH GOD IS BETTER THAN SEX. Be my great obsession, the object of my passion, my all in all.
My I be yours, completely yours, in perfect faithfulness. Thank you for imparting your Divine Seed into the very core of my being; transform my life.
Amen

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52 Isaiah 50:4,5 Servant of God

JMD Devotional 52 Isaiah 50:4,5 Servant of God

[The Servant of God says] The Lord God has given Me the tongue of a disciple and of one who is taught, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He wakens Me morning by morning, He wakens My ear to hear as a disciple [as one who is taught].
The Lord God has opened My ear, and I have not been rebellious or turned backward.

This chapter is contains a great Messianic prophecy detailing the character of Jesus hundreds of years before His advent. See what His example teaches us: for us to be used by God we must take on the posture of humility and become His servant. Inspiration, self-expression and a timely word of comfort are given by God for ministry; it is a gift and not something we should pride ourselves in. A consistent, daily morning quiet time is how God disciples His servant; intimate, one-on-one. It is a daily sacrifice and commitment to that primary relationship. The disciple must have a teachable spirit, and be receptive to instruction, fully committed to God's Lordship.

Dear God,

My spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak. Thank you for cultivating the desire and for instilling the discipline to meet with You first thing each morning. That time is precious and essential to my focus, tone and spirit. Apart from You I can do nothing. May it not degenerate into a ritual; may true fellowship with your Holy Spirit take place each day. Help me to receive instruction and give me an obedient heart, to do your will.
Amen

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51 Isaiah 50:2a Where are You?

JMD Devotional 51 Isaiah 50:2a Where are you?

Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is My hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at My rebuke I dry up the sea...

When the wicked are uprooted and taken out of the land, will there be anyone left to enjoy it? Or will God's people let themselves be assimilated by pagan culture, and be indistinguishable from the lost? May God forbid! Be salt and light, the uncompromisingly righteous, the peculiar people of God, distinctive in every way.

Dear God,
You expect your people to seek You as their vital need, but we often follow our lost and blind culture, trying every futile avenue to fulfillment. Forgive us for blending in with the firewood. Help us to stand out, to please your eyes.
Amen

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50 Deuteronomy 25:2a,3 'Worthless'

JMD Devotional 50 Deuteronomy 25:2a,3 'Worthless?'

Vs 2 Then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten (as determined in a civil court)...
Vs 3 Forty stripes may be given him but not more, lest, if he should be beaten with many stripes, your brother should [be treated like a beast and] seem low and worthless to you.

When confronted with the guilty we fail on at least two counts. We don't provide a consistent, swift and severe deterrent to crime in the form of genuine punishment. And we regard the offender as an animal, and put him in a pen. In our collective hearts the offender is less than human, hated, below worthless. But the Judge of All the Earth sees us all as law-breakers and still as bearers of His image, souls He longs to redeem at an outrageous cost to Himself.

Dear God,
Forgive me for despising the criminals who get caught, 'America's Most Wanted.' Help me to have compassion, and to see offenders as human beings without minimizing their guilt. May no person be regarded as 'worthless' by your people.
Amen

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