"It matters a great deal who is going to win, but not at all who won"
Personal devotions
When you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you and pray to your Father who sees everything and will reward you. Matthew 6:6At our church we recently had a sermon on staying close to God. I want to share with you some of the content. Making a habit of meeting with God’s people every Sunday is really important. But for many of us work requires us to travel – to training camps, competition etc. It is therefore important that we develop the discipline of spending time with God wherever we are.
SHUT THE DOOR
This means finding a place and time to be alone with our Father, without disturbance or distraction.
discipline of spending time with God wherever we are.
ENJOY THE REWARD
The passage talks of the Father rewarding us as we spend time with him. Here are some of the rewards:
To know that we are loved
The assurance that enables us to call God Father
Laying down our burdens, receiving his peace (Give all your worries and cares to God for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7)
Receiving guidance, wisdom, courage, correction
Becoming more like Jesus, more loving
When I am at home I have a set time and aset place for praying and reading the Bible. When one is travelling, possibly sharing a room, it becomes more difficult. It is therefore more important that we develop the habit. Make sure to give a priority to spending time with God in 2017.
With thanks to Graham Sinden for permission to use some of his sermon.