Tuesday, November 12, 2019

11/11/19-11/15/19 Devo One - Our Blessings, His Love

This is the first devotional for the week of November 11-15. This is a devotional from the Our Daily Bread website. Read this devotional and let us know what you think by leaving a comment below the post. Three or four sentences would be good. Your comments give you devotion credit.


Today's Devotional

Our Blessings, His Love

"To him who led his people through the wilderness; His love endures forever."
Psalm 136:16

In 2015, a woman discarded her deceased husband’s computer at a recycling center—a computer that had been made in 1976. But more important than when it had been made was who made it. It was one of 200 computers hand built by Apple founder Steve Jobs, and was worth an estimated quarter of a million dollars! Sometimes knowing the true worth of something means knowing who made it.

Knowing that it’s God who made us shows us how valuable we are to Him (Genesis 1:27). Psalm 136 catalogs key moments of His people—ancient Israel: how they had been freed from captivity in Egypt (vv. 11–12), journeyed through the wilderness (v. 16), and were given a new home in Canaan (vv. 21–22). But each time a moment of Israel’s history is mentioned, it’s paired with this repeated refrain: “His love endures forever.” This refrain reminded the people of Israel that their experiences weren’t random historical events. Each moment had been orchestrated by God and was a reflection of His enduring love for those He’d made.

Far too often, I allow moments that show God at work and His kind ways to simply pass by, failing to recognize that every perfect gift comes from my heavenly Father (James 1:17) who made me and loves me. May you and I learn to connect every blessing in our lives to God’s enduring love for us.

By: Peter Chin

Reflect & Pray

How can we better remember the Source of life’s blessings? What hinders you from doing so?
Heavenly Father, please don’t allow even one blessing that You’ve given pass by without me recognizing that it came from You, and You alone!
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6 comments:

  1. Karen DNovember 14, 2019 at 8:47 AM

    I have been reading recently in Genesis- stopping and thinking about how God made man in His image. I was thinking about how this gift of being made in His images, has probably, in some ways been what makes us think more of ourselves than we ought. God gifted us to be like Him- and sometimes we grow overconfident in those gifts? I liked the analogy of the value of the maker- giving it worth- nice!

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  2. UnknownNovember 21, 2019 at 1:04 PM

    I think life moves so quickly, so we forget to stop and pause, to remember that we serve a big God, and when life gets busy we loose sight of whats most important. I do want to pause more in my life and remember life's blessings, remember what He has put before me. I love when they reference the portion about how the people of Israel and how each of the moments they experienced were not "random" they were all perfectly put together by the Lord, each moment orchestrated.

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  3. Holly RossNovember 21, 2019 at 1:05 PM

    I think life moves so quickly, so we forget to stop and pause, to remember that we serve a big God, and when life gets busy we loose sight of whats most important. I do want to pause more in my life and remember life's blessings, remember what He has put before me. I love when they reference the portion about how the people of Israel and how each of the moments they experienced were not "random" they were all perfectly put together by the Lord, each moment orchestrated.

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  4. Myra KaelinDecember 13, 2019 at 1:08 PM

    I prefer to remember the refrain a different way: "For His MERCY endureth forever, Alleluia!" While love and mercy can sometimes be interchangeable, I feel that mercy means more in so many contexts. It reminds me both of God's Love, and that I am constantly forgiven.

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  5. Melissa GunterDecember 16, 2019 at 6:45 PM

    I have tried very hard in my parenting and my teaching and in my personal life to have a grateful heart. Sometimes, I find myself thanking God for even the smallest things, like finding the oreo cookies when I thought they were all eaten. :) This year has been such a test of perseverance, and it has really caused me to pause and remember to cherish the ones who are still with us.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2020 at 1:22 PM

    I had an interesting interaction with a friend where she literally stated this same message to me. It's incredible how themes sting through our lives at different times.

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