Devotional for Friday, July 21, 2017
“Faith For the Moment”
by Dona Hake
Acts 17:28,
“It is through him that we are able to live,
to do what we do, and to be who we are..”
The Lord desires that faith in our walk be as natural as breathing. He desires that we live this life in Him just as we depend upon Him for our next breath. We need not labor to live for Him but rather we should press in to live and move and flow from His heavenly abundance, grace and strength. Let us continue to build our faith and be mindful that our dependency must be upon Him for every moment we live. The strength we received yesterday was for yesterday’s needs. Tomorrow is a new day, and we must look to Him for new strength and provision for the needs of today.
I want to share a quote with you written by Francois deFellelon…
“The comfort you find in a moment of faith will
be completely inadequate for the next.”
It is our human nature to get caught up in moments isn’t it? Some moments are so wonderful and just unforgettable. In this life we will be blessed to experience joys that are beyond our belief. There will also be those times in which we release our faith, and we just know heaven and earth has been moved for us. Oh the joy of those sweet victories!! But know this my friend, we cannot live off of the fumes of yesterday’s faith and victories.
Today I encourage you to reflect on the wonderful victories the Lord has blessed you with but remember that today is a new day with new demands, circumstances, and sometimes obstacles that are going to try to hinder or stop you. Look to Him with faith, new strength and grace for this day, and live and move in Him by faith as you serve Him fresh today!