My heart’s desire
Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Acts 17:11
I started writing the Daily Dose everyday back in 2019. It is hard to believe that I have been doing it for four years now. Initially I started writing the Dose for me. I was looking for a devotional but couldn’t find one with the format and content that encouraged me in my walk with God and also with a potion of scripture to study out and meditate on. I emailed a small group of people each day what I was writing, but that was because I needed accountability to stay on my mission.
At the end of the first year, I had compiled 365 daily devotionals to put together into a book, but by that time I had developed quite an addiction to writing every day and did not want to lose that desire. That is when the Daily Dose blog came into existence. The richness of writing has changed my life and has grown my spirit up to a place that I never imagined could be possible. This is the reason I talk about journaling continuously to everyone that wants to grow in their spiritual life.
If I had to sum up the desire of my heart today it would be this verse in Acts 17:11. The reason I still write the Daily Dose each morning is now for you to receive God’s word with all readiness and search the scriptures daily to find the truth for every situation you are going through. I pray that you would take the time to hear the message of each passage for yourself and not just take my word for it. Let’s unpack this verse a little further.
To receive the message from God’s word with great eagerness? This would involve not only having time set aside to spend with God and His word each day, but also getting connected into a body of believers through a local church. Encouraging each other with the word and promises of God that you have spent the entire week digging into. Desiring to get into that secret place and time with your heavenly Father each day to receive the revelation and empowerment to complete your mission for the day.
Next, examine the scriptures every day. Take your time when reading the Daily Dose or whatever devotional you read each morning. Spend time in the cross-reference by searching out what a passage is saying in its context. Most of all, ask the Holy Spirit for help to understand what you are reading and to teach you the relevance it has in your life today. Then you will grow into having a more noble character like these New Testament Christians in Berea did.
Today I want to encourage you to receive God’s message to you eagerly and on a daily basis by searching out the scriptures to know the truth and how it will strengthen you for today. Not because I said to. This is not for my benefit but for yours. The only satisfaction that I will get from you digging in will be if you share with me how it has enriched your life. However, you have everything to gain. This is totally for your benefit to receive God’s goodness and grace and keep it your focus instead of the distractions of life. Immersing yourself in the Word of God and His great love for you will be the only way to survive these perilous times that we live in, and you will have the answer flowing in you to be able to rescue others that are drowning in the sea of life. My heart’s desire for you is that your life would be changed like mine has been by wrapping it up in the promises of my Father and His Word.
Today’s scripture reading: Acts 17:10-15
10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.
13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.
14 The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.
15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
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