YOUR DAILY DOSE OF GOD

Good morning Scripture reading: Acts 27 -28 Worship song: Survivor   Meditation:      On November 8, 2018, Nichole Jolly, a Surgical Nurse was on shift at the Adventist Health Feather River Hospital in Paradise when the Camp Fire broke out. Once all patients were safely out, Jolly fled the facility in her own car. Trapped in thick, choking smoke and flames, Jolly called her husband to share what she thought were her final words. Urged by her husband to get out and run to save her life, she abandoned the car and ran on foot through a perilous landscape of collapsing power lines and burning trees.       Despite surviving multiple near-death experiences and suffering from minor blisters and singed clothing, Jolly chose to return to treat other fire victims. The biblical account of Apostle Paul's shipwreck and Nurse Nichole Jolly's experience reflects an unwavering courage to protect the vulnerable in the face of peril, accompanied by miracu...

Good morning Scripture reading: Isaiah 40:28-31 Worship song: His Strength Is Perfect   Meditation:      Spiritual weakness refers to the profound exhaustion that results from attempting to navigate life's challenges by relying solely on our own understanding and limited human effort. The Apostle Paul's acknowledgment of his own weakness confirms that true human strength derives entirely from complete reliance on God. Recognizing our spiritual and physical limitations prompts us to shift our focus from our own independence to relying entirely on God's divine strength.       As the Creator, God grants power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increased strength. Conquering spiritual weakness is possible not by our limited strength but when we rely on divine strength from the Eternal God who gives to all liberally. The Psalmist affirms that human endurance has its limits; however, in our deepest moments of exhaustion, when we f...

Good morning Scripture reading: Philippians 4:8 Worship song: Whatever Is Lovely   Meditation:      A proper spiritual diet is essential as it provides vital benefits that will fuel the mind, safeguard our thoughts, and promote long-term physical and mental well-being. It is necessary to maintain a healthy spiritual diet rooted in God’s Word to foster spiritual growth and strength. The Bible functions as a spiritual filter, guiding individuals to replace toxic, anxious, or unwholesome thoughts with truth and peace thereby preventing believers in Christ from becoming weak and weary.       Spiritual nourishment is obtained through daily reading and meditation on scriptures. You can consciously choose wholesome, uplifting thoughts and intentionally filter your meditation by focusing on things that are holy, true, just, honest, pure, and lovely. Apostle Paul encouraged us not to be conformed to this world: but to be transformed by the renewi...

Good morning Scripture reading: Romans 8: 38-39 Worship song: Royal Telephone   Meditation:     If a man-made network can provide highly accessible services by removing geographical boundaries to allow instant access to essential daily tasks and limitless knowledge, imagine the possibilities of being directly plugged into the ultimate divine source of all resources. Free access to Jesus Christ offers a profoundly personal, spiritual, and eternal connection, accessible anywhere and at any time, without interruption. Prayer serves as your direct access to God’s presence; therefore cultivate a continual prayer life and pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17).       Deepen your relationship with Christ by reflecting on scripture and nurturing your faith through persistent spiritual fellowship and communication with Him. Your connection becomes stronger the nearer you are to the router. So draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (James...

Good morning Scripture reading: Leviticus 16 Worship song: By His wounds   Meditation:      A scapegoat is a goat used in a biblical ritual, described in Leviticus, to facilitate atonement and purification for the Israelites. On the Day of Atonement, the people's sins were symbolically transferred to the goat, which was then sent into the wilderness to carry their transgressions away. The ritual that was practiced before Christ's sacrificial offering was that the priest would lay both his hands upon the head of a live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and transgressions of the sins of the children of Israel upon the head of the goat, and then send it away by the hand of a competent man into the wilderness and release it in the wild.       Today, we are humbly invited into the presence of God's grace to confess our sins before our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter; it was for our transgressio...

Good morning Scripture reading: Acts 2:1-16 Hymn: Revive Us Again   Meditation:      The Welsh Revival in 1904   resulted in over one hundred and fifty thousand people being converted and added to churches and chapels in Wales. There was a supernatural outpouring of the baptism of the Holy Spirit on the people of Wales. During the revival, lives were transformed, homes and families healed and churches were packed and on fire with a zeal and desire for God. Some entire communities were changed when men and women found themselves drawn into a powerful experience of God. The sparks from their spiritual awakening were so powerful that they caused more than twelve countries to become spiritually ignited.       The Apostle Luke recorded in the book of Acts 2, that on the day of Pentecost many were gathered in the same place praising and worshipping God when suddenly, there came a sound from heaven as a mighty rushing wind, and filled the ...

Good morning Scripture reading: St. John 15:9-16 Worship song: Where The Timbers Cross   Meditation:      Reflecting on the unconditional love and faithfulness of Jesus Christ to humanity, as documented in His sacred word, concludes the verse in our scripture that states there is no greater love than that a man lay down his life for his friends. The Word of God affirms that there is no greater gift than amazing grace. The measure of love is not found in what one receives, but in how much one is willing to give. Jesus demonstrated His love through his voluntary sacrificial life for our iniquities.       The scripture details His intense persecution and the shedding of His blood, which was essential for humanity's redemption. He was nailed to the cross, His life freely given for us so unworthy of the blood, and yet He died to set us free from the penalty of our transgressions. When Christ made the ultimate sacrifice, we were entirely undes...