David Jeremiah - Your Daily Journey with God: 365 Daily Devotions

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Your Daily Journey with God: 365 Daily Devotions

Copyright 2016 by David Jeremiah. All rights reserved.

Previously published in 2011 as Journey. First printing by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., in 2016.

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Most of us get excited about taking a trip, whether it is a weekend excursion, a family reunion, or a long-planned vacation to a place of our dreams. Part of the excitement is the planning, the anticipation, and the hopeful expectation of what our journey will bring. Some could say that we long for those times of retreat and refreshment.

Our lives are often like a journey, with unexpected mishaps, missteps, and mistakes. But as believers, our lives are also filled with surprising moments of joy, faith for each trial and triumph, and a deep-seated peace with the knowledge that the God of the universe is traveling that same road with us. Just as we look forward to a holiday or a special trip, as Christians we live in anticipation of crossing into Heaven with Him someday, knowing that it will be better than anything we can expect or imagine.

As you begin your journey into the next year, take time each day to remember your Creator, to read His Word, and to consider all that He has done for you. Our hope is that the 365 devotions in Your Daily Journey with God provide refreshment, encouragement, and blessing to you throughout the coming year as you live in anticipation of Christs return.

Blessed are those whose strength is in you,

whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

PSALM 84:5, NIV

David Jeremiah

Fall 2016

The L ORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him.

PSALM 28:7

Todays verse provides a happy formula for the new year. Notice the progression.

First, we realize that the Lord is our strength and shield. No matter what unfolds from day to day or from month to month, He will give us sufficient strength, and His presence will cover us as a shield.

Second, our hearts can fully trust in Him. We can relax, rest, and lean on Him, knowing He is fully able to do all He has promised.

Third, as we recognize who He is and trust Him, we are helped. Theres no sense of panic related to an uncertain future. The past, the present, and the future are His. He helps us in everything every time.

Fourth, our hearts can therefore rejoice. Today is a day for a joyful attitude. And that leads to a song of praise. We can have a hymn in our hearts today: O God our Help in ages past, our hope for years to come; be Thou our Guide while life shall last, and our eternal home.

Under the shadow of Thy throne still may we dwell secure; sufficient is Thine arm alone, and our defense is sure.

ISAAC WATTS

We know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:1

When Professor Randy Pausch learned he was dying of pancreatic cancer, he gave a talk to his students at Carnegie Mellon University. His presentation circulated widely on the Internet, and then it was published in his book titled The Last Lecture. In an interview with Readers Digest, Pausch said that his life was measured now in months, not years, and that he simply wanted to do what good he could do on my way out of the building.

Thats reminiscent of Pauls teaching in 2 Corinthians 5. Were laboring now in an earthly tent that is passing away, but we have an eternal house in the heavens. We dont know if our remaining days on earth are measured in years, months, weeks, or minutes. Our times are in His hands, and our goal is to do all the good we can on our way out of the tent: Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him (verse 9).

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, in all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.