9 Jun, 2008
Are you tasting the good life?
How about eating these sourdough bread ingredients?
What's wrong? Not your taste?
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Romans 8:28
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
John 6:35
35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
Isaiah 48:10
10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.
Psalm 34:8
8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! (ESV)
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about tasting the "good" life?
It's sort of like a recipe for constantly eating "The Bread of Life":
1) Take all the ingredients in your life and realize that God promises to use all of them, (the sweet, the sour, the tough times, the unexplainable...) and make them into something good - becoming more like Jesus Christ!
2) Go to Jesus, Who is the "Bread of Life" and rest in His love as He mixes His plan and power with your circumstances.
3) Trust God as He uses the heat of life's suffering to conform you to be like Jesus.
4) Taste the Lord's goodness every day. He will provide joy in your life no matter what, if you trust Him and obey Him.
Now, how about another taste test?
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How can we connect today's God's Story scripture to our lives?
- Thank God for promising to use everything in your life to accomplish His "good" plan for you. Ask God's Spirit to give you the faith you need to trust God when life is hard and you feel like you're being refined. Take a couple of minutes to just imagine yourself sitting down with Jesus to share a fresh loaf of bread right out of the oven. Tell the "Bread of Life" what's on your heart. Listen to Him and you will taste His goodness....
- Memorize one or all of today's verses. It will be helpful to have this "recipe" available at all times.
- Write down the different "ingredients" in your life that are hard to swallow right now. Bring them to Jesus every day in prayer and wait for God to make something "good" out of them.
- Whenever you eat bread this next week, let it remind you to "taste" the Lord's goodness every day by trusting Him completely.
How can we connect today's story and God's Story scripture and our story to others?
- Send this DAILYBIDE to friends and family members who are followers of Christ - to encourage them.
- The next time you are eating any kind of bread with a friend or family member who is not yet a Christ-follower, try asking these questions: What's your favorite kind of bread? Did I tell you about my favorite? I'm trying to eat more every day....it's always available, fresh and tastes great...not necessarily right away....but eventually it does...and the cost was out of this world, although I get it free!
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