[00:00:09] Happy Monday, January 17th 2022 and happy MLK day
[00:00:18] And it's a very cold day here in Georgia
[00:00:21] It's me Kathy Lucas, and I'm back with another day of devotion
[00:00:28] Devotional that I want to share with you
[00:00:31] from
[00:00:32] my spiritual retreat
[00:00:34] seek
[00:00:36] 2022 I
[00:00:37] Just praise the Lord that I've made it today eight. I give thanks in all things. I'm very grateful and
[00:00:45] Today's subject is who do you say I am?
[00:00:50] That's taken from Mark 8
[00:00:54] Chapter and 29 verse
[00:00:59] So I'm gonna answer today's journal question
[00:01:03] That is how has your view of God influenced your life
[00:01:10] Now I'm gonna go ahead and attempt to answer that and I just wanted to really
[00:01:17] Bring life experience
[00:01:20] You know in to scripture. I believe in bringing scriptures to life and this is a perfect opportunity
[00:01:27] So I shall begin
[00:01:30] What I think
[00:01:32] Stands out the most
[00:01:35] With God and my relationship with him is when I was so very deep in
[00:01:44] sin and how God
[00:01:49] Protected me the entire time and I'm talking about many years and he was just faithful
[00:01:57] The entire time the the whole time
[00:02:01] That type of love is indescribable
[00:02:05] And I know that you all are familiar with the prodigal son
[00:02:12] Well, I would consider myself the prodigal daughter and
[00:02:18] Through the many mistakes that I made
[00:02:22] God was determined not to let me go
[00:02:28] He saw in me
[00:02:30] What I'm able to see somewhat in myself today
[00:02:36] And as the prodigal son came to himself
[00:02:42] God brought me to my and that kind of
[00:02:48] merciful
[00:02:50] unlimited and
[00:02:52] Gracious love that kind of love that looks beyond your faults and
[00:02:59] Sees
[00:03:00] my needs and my deep
[00:03:05] Within my soul
[00:03:08] Need what it needs is a love
[00:03:13] That type of love I cannot do without
[00:03:20] Also, I think that one of the most profound benefits of following Yeshua is
[00:03:27] Having a personal relationship with him and
[00:03:31] Knowing that he will never hide
[00:03:34] From me and that he will never leave or forsake me and
[00:03:39] that
[00:03:41] beloved is a love that is worth
[00:03:45] fighting and dying for
[00:03:48] Yes, I'm willing to die for it. Yeshua has no equal
[00:03:55] There's no love that equals that also today's devotional covers
[00:04:08] How the many people that Jesus healed and
[00:04:14] Fed turn their backs on him and
[00:04:17] Inlected him for crucifixion and
[00:04:22] Freed the insurrection is
[00:04:24] Barabbas so as I honor Christ today with you, I'm reminded
[00:04:35] That in my works
[00:04:40] My words and truth
[00:04:45] Must honor him at all times and if we will be truthful with ourselves
[00:04:52] We have all fallen short and disappointed Christ during our walk with him
[00:05:04] but it sums
[00:05:08] 145 an
[00:05:10] Eighth verse that says lovingly states that the Lord is gracious and full of compassion
[00:05:18] slow to anger and of great mercy of
[00:05:23] Great
[00:05:24] Mercy
[00:05:25] Great is his faithfulness to us
[00:05:29] Even when we stray we are blessed. That's what I call that's my definition of being
[00:05:39] Blessed and highly favored has nothing to do with materialism it is
[00:05:48] Knowing God in his total truth
[00:05:51] spiritually and having said that I am just blessed to serve a righteous king
[00:06:02] Who I know personally that is my protector
[00:06:08] lover of my soul a
[00:06:11] doctor lawyer a
[00:06:13] Divine healer and cares deeply from the top of my head to the tips of my toes
[00:06:21] He cares and loves me
[00:06:24] And he loves you and cares for you too beloved
[00:06:29] I sincerely hope that you enjoyed this today's devotional and
[00:06:39] If you are able to please join us, I invite you again will always extend
[00:06:47] the
[00:06:48] invitation for you to join us on our prayer line
[00:06:56] Which takes place at seven o'clock am
[00:07:01] Eastern Standard Time
[00:07:03] If you are not able to join at that time, which is perfectly understandable
[00:07:09] You can listen to the replay and the number for the call-in prayer line for seven o'clock in the morning is
[00:07:20] four two five four three six six two seven seven and
[00:07:31] the access code is
[00:07:34] Two four six one one four
[00:07:37] Hashtag the only thing changes with the proof with the replay line is that instead of using six two seven seven
[00:07:45] You will use six two seven eight. That's the only difference so I invite you
[00:07:50] I thank you for listening to today's devotion. I hope that it blessed you as it has blessed me
[00:07:57] Thank you for being a part of my life
[00:08:01] My love to you forever. I will see you hopefully tomorrow with another devotion
[00:08:08] Have a good one and be blessed wherever you are