David Jeremiah - Discovering God: 365 Daily Devotions

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Discovering God: 365 Daily Devotions

Copyright 2015 by David Jeremiah. All rights reserved.

Previously published in 2012 as Discovery: Experiencing Gods Word Day by Day by Turning Point Ministries. First printing by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., in 2015.

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When we think of the early explorers who left their homes and their comfortable lives to discover the New World beyond their horizons, we often think of Christopher Columbus, who sought to find the East Indies by traveling west. Interestingly enough, what he sought and what he found were quite opposite. Instead of reaching the riches of the spice trade in Asia, he opened up subsequent voyages to the American continents and the exploration of the Western Hemisphere. While Columbuss navigational projections were wrong, he was able to make a great contribution to the world. But isnt that typical of life? What we seek and what we ultimately discover are often two different things.

Looking to God each day for direction and purpose is also a time of exploration and discovery. We go to the Word of God seeking to know more about the One who created our world and everything in it. And there we find treasures that were never sought but become so precious to us. Peace, comfort, hope, consolation in disappointments, and solace in loss all of these and more are found in a daily devotional time. This 365-day devotional Discovering God is designed to give you a starting point each day with God. It contains a Scripture, a heartwarming devotional thought, and a quote to take you through the day. Make DiscoveringGod a habit and allow God to open new horizons to you as you seek His Word daily.

Dr. David Jeremiah

Fall 2015

ATTENTION

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

PSALM 90:12

Ever since God issued the Ten Commandments, weve understood theres something special about that number. It serves as the foundation for our numerical system. Ten is the sum of the first four numbers (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) and the first two-digit number. It brings us full circle. We view ten as complete and perfect, which is why we often say, On a scale from one to ten...

Ten years make a decade. And since we only have about seven of those, we should pay attention. Verse 10 of Psalm 90 says that our current earthly lives are zipping by. Our years are soon cut off, and we fly away. But God is our dwelling place in all generations, from everlasting to everlasting (verses 1-2).

Starting the year without Christ is like jumping into a dark, unknown patch of the future. But with our Lord, its like taking a step with the One who holds the future.

Lord, remind us to turn our attention to the importance of each day, each year, and each decade. Help us to make our lives count for Christ.

O Father, let Thy watchful eye still look on us in love, that we may praise Thee, year by year, with angel hosts above.

MEAUX BREVIARY

TRADING STRESS FOR A SONG

Let us go into His tabernacle; let us worship at His footstool.

PSALM 132:7

A Netherlands-based electronics firm created a bracelet that senses a persons emotional state and alerts the wearer when emotions rise to unhealthy levels. The product was developed chiefly for stock traders on European exchanges. When trading becomes too intense and the traders blood pressure rises, the device issues a warning to the wearer to take a time-out, wind down, or reconsider his actions, according to the manufacturer. The results are, hopefully, beneficial to both stockbrokers and investors.

If everyone on earth were wearing such a bracelet right now, how many devices would be sensing stress? Would yours?

The greatest antidote to stress is worship. Worship is recognizing Gods greatness and glory and, in response, expressing our pleasure and praise. Its not about us, how we feel, or the kind of music we enjoy. Its about the One who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Its about who He is and what He has done.

To control stress, we dont need a bracelet on our wrists, but simply a heart of worship that adores and praises the greatness of Gods glory.

God wants worshippers before workers; indeed the only acceptable workers are those who have learned the lost art of worship.

A. W. TOZER

DIVINE DELAYS

Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.