+DEV+ Every Day is a Journal Page

Date: June 20, 2012 11:15 PM
Topic: +DEV+  Every Day is a Journal Page

Every Day is a Journal Page

"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who, for the joy set before him endured the cross..."  (Hebrews 12: 2)
Scripture Focus: Psalm 139

Society teaches us constantly that we are the masters of our destiny, that we are what we make of ourselves, that we write the script. Knowing Jesus Christ as our Savior, however, shows us otherwise. Christianity is not about me and what I make of myself; it's about Christ and what He has done for me.

He is the author and finisher of my faith; He has known each word before it is even on my tongue; all my days were ordained in His book before a single one of them came to be. With the prophet Jeremiah we learn to say, "I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps" (Jeremiah 10:23).

Those lessons come to us over time when our best-laid plans fail and we are forced down other paths. Instead of feeling that we write the story of our lives, we see that every day is a journal page - a record of all the Lord has done for us. He is the author of our lives! With our eyes fixed on Him (not ourselves), He carries us through and writes us into the wondrous plan of His kingdom.

Insight: You Can't Write Your Own Destiny; God Has Numbered Every One Of Your Days Even Before You Lived A Single One Of Them.