Nov 02, 2023
Here are my reflections and comments from today’s scripture from Our Daily Inspirations App.
My brothers and sisters in Christ, before I read or comment on God’s word, I pray that He prepares my heart to receive his guidance and ask that He uses me as his vessel to comment on His word.
The scripture is from 1 John 2:17: “This world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.”
The devotion is titled Thanks for the Problems by Ann Hendrickson. The author starts off with telling the story about singer and songwriter, Maijohn Wilkin. She showed up at a young preacher’s church in her Cadillac, adorned in all the material riches that anyone could imagine. She walked up to the young pastor and told him that she had all kinds of problems. The young pastor went down a list of things. She said finally that she didn’t know. The young pastor asked her if she ever thanked God for her problems. She returned home and sat down at her piano and began to sign a prayer that come to mind, “One Day at a Time”. This song was widely considered the biggest gospel hit in the 1970’s. The author goes on the say that we have problems even when we seem to “have it all”. The author goes on to say when we out our lives and talents in God’s hands and thanking Him for our problems, He has put in our way, he is ready and willing to use us to bless the rest of His children.
Reflections, Questions, and Challenges for Us: for what problems of yours will you thank God today.
Here is my response, yours may be different: the problems I have that I will thank God today is our finances and how we can be able to still live in California.
My Personal Prayer for us: Gracious God, Thank you for Your Son, Jesus Christ, He has not only forgiven us, but He has also given meaning to our lives, filling us with joy, hope, love, and peace. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Inspirations (2023/02/11) retrieved from Website: Daily Bible. Thanks for the Problems by Ann Hendrickson.