Max Lucado Daily Devotional 29 July 2021, Thursday Message
Topic: Choose the Presence of God
God repeatedly pledges his presence to his people. To Abram, God said, “Do not be afraid…I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward” (Genesis 15:1). God told Joshua, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).
In the ultimate declaration of communion, God called himself Immanuel, which means, “God with us.” He became flesh, he became sin, he defeated the grave. He is still with us. In the form of his Spirit, he comforts, teaches, and convicts.
Joel Osteen 29 July 2021 Thursday Daily Devotional – When God Sings
Don’t assume God is watching from a distance. Isolation creates a downward cycle of fret. Choose instead to be the person who clutches the presence of God with both hands. We can calmly take our concerns to God because he is as near as our next breath. And because the Lord is near, we can be anxious for nothing!
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Max Lucado Daily Devotional 29 July 2021 Wednesday Message. Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and best-selling author who, in his own words, “writes books for people who don’t read books.” He serves the people of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and his message is for the hurting, the guilty, the lonely, and the discouraged: God loves you; let him