In Touch Daily Devotional 27th January 2023 By Dr. Charles Stanley, Friday Inspirational Message
In Touch Daily Devotional 27th January 2023 By Dr. Charles Stanley, Friday Inspirational MessageRead In Touch Daily Devotional 27th January 2023 and be blessed.
TOPIC: The Greater Purpose of Blessings
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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Psalm 67:1-7
God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us– Selah.
That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.
Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.
Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.
The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.
God blesses us, That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.
In Touch Daily Devotional 27th January 2023 MESSAGE
It is God’s nature to bless. However, we need to understand that His ultimate goal encompasses far more than just our happiness, protection, and prosperity. In fact, it is never the Lord’s intention for His blessings to end with us. Rather, He wants them to flow out to others as part of His plan for the whole earth.
As we can see in today’s psalm, the Lord blesses us so that His salvation, ways, and justice may be known to everyone (vv. 1-4, 7). He is always acting with this larger picture in mind—even while working personally in our individual life.
Knowing this should fill us with an awesome yet humbling sense of significance. Every believer has a part in helping others to know and understand the one true God. Each blessing He gives not only benefits us personally but is also intended to help others.
We should keep in mind, though, that the Lord at times withholds things we want, because they don’t contribute to His higher purpose. But if we’re willing to submit to His plans, we will position ourselves to be used greatly by Him.
When the Lord blesses you, He’s not only doing something for you; He’s also doing something in and through you to affect others’ lives. Ask God how to use His kindnesses to point people to Him.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 34-35
REFLECT: God wants to work through you to impact the lives of others.
In Touch Daily Devotional 27 January 2023. Charles Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God
