Devotional 4-7-09

My dear sisters in the Faith,

As I sit here at my computer, I overlook the city of Denver. How fortunate we are to live in this beautiful place. Generally we have mild winters, warm summers, and we are sooo close to our beloved mountains.

We just got back from a family wedding in Texas. While Texas is a place that many people in our body love, I am glad to be gone from there. Besides numerous car problems, rainy weather, and family issues, the closer we got to Denver, I kept saying, “we are almost home”.

Before our trip, Rich and I prayed that God would reveal to us the next step to our future, confirmation that we were in fact, on the right path. Although lightning bolts never fell on us, we got the answers. We love it here. We love our church family. (Who came through for us like never before. You know who you are) We love the call that God has placed on us.

Most of all we love His Word. God continually speaks to us through it. Scripture has been preserved for us for thousands of years because God wanted it to be. No other literature in the world can boast that. Thousands of years later, and more than 5,200 preserved manuscripts have given us the letter that God wanted us to have. Please don’t take that lightly. Although our country is not free from problems, we have the freedom to have as many copies, translations, and paraphrases that our hearts desire. They are God’s love letter to us. No matter how many times we read it, it is fresh and new. Through it, we receive personal messages from the Holy Spirit to fit only our circumstances. How special is that?

I pray for you all today, that God will reveal Himself as never before. That as you read His Word, His love will grab your heart. I pray that His call on your life will be confirmed. Please keep in mind….”we are almost home”. Let’s make the time we have here on earth productive for Him. Nothing else really matters.

I love you, and am glad to be home.

Cheryl Stevens