Prayer: Father, may I understand that what You have purposed and covenanted will be fulfilled. Your plan will not be thwarted. Amen.
Reading: 2 Kings 11 key: vs. 2-3 “But Jehosheba, daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being put to death. She put him and his nurse in the bedroom, so he was hidden from Athaliah, so that he was not killed. He remained with her, hidden in the House of Adonai for six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the country.” TLV
Attention: Most of us have heard the story of Moses, how the Pharoah had ordered all Hebrew baby boys to be killed. How that his mother hid him for three months, but for his protection, made a basket of reeds, “put the child inside, and laid it in the reeds by the bank of the Nile.” Providentially, the daughter of Pharoah came down to bathe, spotted the child and “had compassion of him.” They drew him out of the water and of all the possibilities, “called the child’s mother,” to come and nurse him (Exodus 1:15-22). What are the odds unless God is in it.
Today’s story involves the protection of a boy, son of Ahaziah the king who has died. Ahaziah’s sister stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being killed. She placed him and his nurse in the bedroom, out of sight of Queen Athaliah. She hid him for six years in protective custody, until Jehoiada the kohen (priest) ordered Athaliah’s death and installed Joash as king.
Both the stories of Moses and Joash are not accidental. Adonai intentionally and supernaturally protected them. They were born for a purpose of Adonai’s design. We too were born for a purpose, whether we know what that purpose is or whether it has been declared to us. Are you in search of your God designed purpose?
I will say, there is no greater joy than to know your purpose and be living a purpose driven life. The creation of the Choose Life Journal plan is a part of my purpose driven life. I encourage you through the reading of scripture, journaling, and the process of being mentored by the Holy Spirit, to discover your purpose. Your purpose will compel you to live a purpose driven life.
Action: I choose to live a purpose driven life for Adonai and His Kingdom.
Yield: I choose to give my life to the One who died for me.
Engage: I choose to engage with the help of the Holy Spirit in finding my purpose.
Relationship: I choose to live in intimate, holy relationship with Adonai.
Prayer: Father, I cannot imagine life without Your presence. I praise You for directing and guiding my life to live for You. I ask that You reveal to everyone reading this journal, to discover their God given purpose. In the name of Yeshua, amen.
Memory Verse: John 15: 12-13 “No one has greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. TLV
Music Video: Phillips, Craig, & Dean—I am a Friend of God! https://youtu.be/lcxKRsn-hGc?si=GWbFpy5gBBjxIPfS
Remember, “Abide in Yeshua, today!”