Month: December 2015

Rest In His Presence

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“Rest In His Presence” By Kirk Hunt

 

And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

Exodus 33:14 NKJV

 

It has been a long year. Take a moment to sit here and receive His restoration. Pause in His presence, and accept His rest.

 

There is a comforting space in His arms, just for you. He wants to speak special encouragement to your soul. He longs to speak the love of His heart, directly to yours.

 

Too many of God’s people engage in non-stop frenzy. Rush here. Speed there. If there is time to breathe than you are idle, if not lazy.

 

Playing through the rest notation in sheet music ruins the song. Playing a sport without proper rest exposes the player or team to mistakes in play and injury in their bodies. Champions rest.

 

Rest allows restoration. A pause allows thoughtful consideration of past results. Insightful and innovative strategies grow from deliberate stops in the action.

 

His presence is a pleasant place. Yes, there may be correction or conviction. Still, there will be affection and care beyond your highest expectations. Your Father calls to you. Let Him love you for a while.

 

Spend your money on a quiet, restful, place and space. Let the God of Heaven restore and replenish you. There will be time later for hurly–burly. Make time now for the warmth and caring that only He can give.

 

Think:                God’s presence empowers His men and women through rest and restoration.

 

Pray:                   “Lord, let me pause here, in Your presence, and receive Your restoration.”

 

 

Copyright © December 2015, Kirk Hunt

This devotional is a ministry of https://devotionals.cadremenpress.com.

Peace On Earth

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“Peace On Earth” By Kirk Hunt

 

“Glory to God in the highest,

And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

Luke 2:14 NKJV

 

An angelic host filled the skies with their presence, then filled the silence with praise for God. The shepherds could only respond with reverence and adoration for the new-born King. The angels left the shepherds with a deep, abiding peace. A peace that comes from knowing God Himself orchestrates goodwill for all of humanity.

 

It is harder to know God’s peace in the middle of today’s turmoil and chaos. God’s peace does not mean the absence of conflict or difficulties. The shepherds who witnessed the angelic choir lived under heavy-handed Roman occupation. All of them already had, or would, experience wars, uprisings and conflicts.

 

Still, the angels were correct then and now. God intends peace and goodwill for all mankind. That includes every man, woman or child, regardless of their background, race or beliefs. “They are precious in His sight.”

 

During this Christmas season, stop and rest for a while. Seek out the peaceful silence that only God’s presence can bring. Let His goodwill flow in your heart and soul, despite the noise and chaos of this present world.

 

Consider how you can bring His peace and goodwill to a man or woman nearby. Or far away. Someone, needs to know that God still loves and cares for them. Be His hands and feet in bringing peace and goodwill to all men. They are all still precious in His sight.

 

Think:                God’s still offers His peace and goodwill to all men and women.

 

Pray:                   “Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace and goodwill to all men.”

 

 

Copyright © December 2015, Kirk Hunt

This devotional is a ministry of https://devotionals.cadremenpress.com.

Leper’s Faith

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“Leper’s Faith” By Kirk Hunt

 

Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

Luke 17:12-13 NKJV

 

A leper in ancient Israel was under a death sentence. It was a slow, steady cruel death. Alone and friendless, you might only have the company of other lepers at the end.

 

You would not get well, but you would rot away. The disease would eat away at your face and extremities, until the end came. Long before you were a true corpse, you would smell like one.

 

The Law of Moses, and the stink of your decay, made you an outcast. If that was not enough to drive you out, the risk of infecting your friends and family forced you isolate yourself. Driven from hearth and home, you were supposed to die alone and untouched.

 

Hope should not live in a leper’s heart.

 

Still, here they were. Ten men, determined to live. With reckless abandon, they wanted life and restoration. Illegally, they came within the village walls to plead their case with the Healer.

 

Perhaps something has gone wrong in your life. You think you have to wander alone and untouched. You do not. Plead your case with the Healer.

 

God’s Power is able to repair the decay in your soul. Grace can wash away the stench of your sin and error. Forgiveness can restore the damaged relationships of your life.

 

But you will have to appeal to Jesus in repentance and remorse. Restoration begins at the altar. Healing flows from the Cross.

 

Do not worry about your station and rank. Forget how it will look or sound to the crowd. Your hope and faith will carry you to healing.

 

Jesus is in town. Now is your chance. Plead your case with Him.

 

Think:                No case is hopeless with God.

 

Pray:                   “Lord, in faith I ask You to heal me and mine.”

 

 

Copyright © November 2015, Kirk Hunt

This devotional is a ministry of https://devotionals.cadremenpress.com.

Endurance

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“Difficulty Happens” By Kirk Hunt

 

But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

Matthew 24:13 NKJV

 

Endurance is the hallmark of a champion. Endurance allows you to continue on when others have given up in discouragement, or fallen in exhaustion. To win, you must first endure.

 

Athletes deliberately develop their endurance in order to better excel at their sport. The strategies of coaches, teams and individual competitors always include outlasting opponents. Military leaders may call it “toughness” but that does not change the fundamental character of staying on task after others have given up or fallen down.

 

Endurance is far more than physical stamina. A large portion of enduring is simply deciding that you will not quit. Often, athletes complain about “betrayal” by their own bodies. The mind may be willing to continue. Unfortunately, sheer will power cannot forever deny physics or biology.

 

Men and women of God have more than willpower to call upon. God grants endurance to those who ask, in His purpose. His power can suspend the laws of nature. His grace can give the gift of persistence. His mercy can push back the limiting results of poor decisions.

 

You can be a Gospel champion. First, decide you want to endure. Second, ask God for what you need to endure. Everything after that is just time or miles.

 

Think:             Endurance is not optional in the life of a Christian.

 

Pray:               “Lord, help me to endure through Your power, grace and mercy.”

 

 

Copyright © November 2015, Kirk Hunt

This devotional is a ministry of https://devotionals.cadremenpress.com.