There's a Verse for That!

Greetings~

Isaiah 55:10-11 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with My Word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it."

In these two verses God makes four mighty statements about His Word:  (1) He sends it out, (2) It always produces fruit, (3) It will accomplish what He wants it to, and (4) It will prosper everywhere He sends it.

If only we could send out His Word.  If only we could initiate the healing, help, love, comfort, joy, peace, faith, hope, and protection that is the prosperous result of coming into contact with God's word.  Oh my goodness! Wait a second! When we pray that is exactly what we are doing. And particularly, when we pray scripture directly over our situation, we can rest assured that something good will come from it.

Yesterday my sister had surgery, and she is 100% A-Okay.  AMEN. In the weeks leading up to her surgery, the verses above were front and center in my mind.  I prayed many prayers for her to have a successful surgery. 

Now that she is in recovery I am praying this verse over her based on Psalm 41:3 (The Message Version): “My sister is recovering in bed, be her nurse and nurse her back to health.”

It feels great to pray a verse that is specific to the concern. And I am holding onto God’s promise that it is producing something good in her life!

What's on your mind today? I promise you there's a verse for that. Check out this link: http://www.openbible.info/topics  Visit this website, type in a word like love, health, peace, children, marriage, discouragement, loneliness, etc…and several verses in the Bible on that topic will pop up and bless you.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Send Your word our way. We know the things You want to accomplish are always for our good. We need and desire good fruit produced in our lives. In Jesus' name, AMEN~

Heart Conditions~

Luke 8:8 “Others were planted on good ground. When they came up, they produced a hundred times as much as was planted."

Greetings,

Yeah! Good ground! That’s what we have been waiting to hear about.  No more hard, dry, gravelly, or thorn-filled soil to talk about.  And for those of us who yearn for a 100-fold return, it is important that we retain God’s beautiful Word in our hearts no matter what.

Jesus explains: “The seeds that were planted on good ground are people who also hear the Word. But they keep it in their good and honest hearts and produce what is good despite what life may bring.”

I am pleased to report that I have personally met many of you DEVO readers, and that you are the persevering, patient, enduring kind of folks who bear fruit. 

You pray until you receive the answer, you keep God’s promises close until you witness the miracles in your lives, you keep on believing the truth no matter how dark the days are.  God’s seed has made its way into your good and honest hearts and nothing – not pecking birds, a dry, arid surface, or a thorn within a million miles – is going to take it away. 

No disease, rebellious kid, ding dong spouse, financial struggle, disappointments, feelings of worthlessness, depression, loneliness, doubt, (fill in the blank), are going to scoop in and leave you fruitless.  And when you enjoy seasons of worry-free living and multiple blessings, you won’t forget Who made it possible!

In this passage Jesus teaches that there are four heart conditions – three of which produce nothing good or nothing at all, and one which produces an abundance of goodness and fruit.  I choose that one, and the way to make sure the soil is prime to receive it all is by staying connected with Christ!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, we choose You.  Even now as we pray You are nourishing and strengthening our hearts to receive and then keep Your Word in our hearts.  We all desire to produce a hundred times more than what was planted.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN~