Welcome to Daily Moments with God, an online sanctuary written by Christian author R. Lynn Moore. This space is a dedicated resource for your everyday walk with Jesus. Through daily devotionals, scriptural studies, and deep reflections, this blog aims to build, edify, and exhort believers. Our mission is to help you silence the noise of the world, stay rooted in faith, and trust God's sovereign hand through life's unexpected turns.
God wants you to know that He loves you today. He wants you to know that you are safe in Him today. When you think about God and what He has done .... you know how good He is. You know that He will provide for you. God wants you to know today that not only will He provide for you, He loves you and you are safe in His arms. The Bible says in Psalm 91 that He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. There is safety in God. There is a secret place in Him where you can abide and you are covered by His shadow. A place where you can't be seen by the enemy ..... The only thing that enemy will be able to see is God's shadow.
The Bible also tells us that God is love. Not only is He love .... but He loves us. How awesome is that. To know that love itself loves you. Love is sacrificial. You can understand the capacity of someone's love by what they are willing to sacrifice for it. If you ever question whether or not God loves you .... look at the sacrifice that He made for you.
What is your example? When you are an example, you are one that represents a group. If God said today that He was using you "just as you are" as an example of the group you represent ... what group would that be? Would it be a group that is holy and striving for the things of God or would it be a group that talks of Him but does things opposite His will in private? Understand today that you are a representation. The question is what are you representing.
God has called us to be examples. When you are an example for God .... it doesn't mean that you are perfect. There is no one on this earth that is perfect. Only Jesus was perfect. But in order to be an example, you should be striving to do what is right. Striving to live right. Striving to speak right. Striving to show forth God's goodness and His glory.
Let God use you today. Let God shine through you today. Be a representation of who He is. Be a light and an example for someone today. Let your light shine forth His word and let your example reflect back on who He is.
What is your lifestyle? Life is defined as living things and their activity. Style is defined as the manner in which you do something. So when I ask what is your life style ...... I am asking in what manner are you being active in life? What is it that others see when they see you? What is your style? Is it one that reflects your Father or is it a reflection of just you? A self reflection.
Understand that style encompasses all things. It is all of who you are. We hear all the time about different types of makeovers. Hair makeovers, fashion makeovers, style makeovers, home makeovers. It's time that we do a God makeover. Where we say God .... here I am .... make me over in you. Where we say change me Lord. Change my appearance. Where people see me .... let them see you. Change my talk .... where people hear me .... let them him you. Change my motives .... where I have been self motivated .... let my motivation be for you and you alone Daddy. We have to get to the place where we allow God to make us over. Where our "lifestyle" is a reflection of His "life" and His "style".
What are you depending on to take you up in life? Are you depending on people, places, or things? Are you depending on your job, your family, or your friends? Understand today that the only one that has the power to elevate you is God. The Bible says that promotion comes from the Lord. God will promote you in various levels of your life. He will promote you financially, as well as, spiritually. He will promote you in the area of relationships and economically. Promotion means to go from one level to another. It means to increase. It is God's desire to increase you. To move you forward. To launch you. The question is are you pulling back when He is trying to pull you forward. Understand that as long as self is prevalent .... He can't take you where He wants to or do what He desires to do for you. When you get to your next level, it means you are more noticeable. God wants to make you more noticeable so that the people in your circle of influence will be able to see Him more clearly. The closer you are to a person or a thing ... the more clearly you can see it.
It's time for God to elevate you. Do what you need to do in order to dump all the unnecessary weight. Don't be too weighty. Don't try to take all the baggage with you. Everything and everyone can't go with you to your next destination. Did you hear me...... everything and everyone can't go. They were meant for this time and this season and God is ready to take you to a new time and a new season. In saying that ..... I need you to also understand that people in your circle may not understand your purpose ... the thing that God has called YOU to do. When you don't understand the purpose of a thing you don't know how to handle it. It can even make you feel intimidated when you try to use it. Understand that if people around you don't understand what God is calling you to do, they may feel somewhat intimidated or confused and in turn they may try to intimidate you. Break the bondage of intimidation and move forward in doing what God has called you to do. Amen.
Do you realize that you have been getting upset over the wrong thing. All the people that hurt you and those who didn't live up to "your" standards. They just didn't know. They didn't know that you were chosen. They didn't know that you were called. They didn't know the power and the presence of God that is within you. That didn't know the gift that God had given them by allowing you to be a part of their lives. If they knew .... they chose not to believe. But it's okay .... they can't stop the plan that God has for your life. Only you can hinder it by not forgiving them .....
It's time to let it go and understand that they "just didn't know". Trust and believe God when He says that He "knows" the plans that He has for you. Plans to give you a hope and a future and an expected end. God never designed you to react to a man's actions. He designed you to react to His word. When you dwell on what someone else did to you ..... you are reacting to another man's actions. When you react to your hurt and your pain .... in many cases you are allowing someone else's actions to become the determining factor for how you feel and what you do. Let it all go. Stop allowing someone else's perception to become your reality. Live "in" the life of God. The one that He has designated and designed for you. Step into His will and listen to His word concerning your life. Release those who have hurt you and move forward in the plan God has for you.
Did you lay it all down? All your hurts, all your worries, all your pain.... Did you lay it all down? All your fears, all your desires, all your ambitions..... Did you lay it all down? All of you ..... To pick up His plan, His purpose, and His desire for your life. Be crucified today .... so that you can live in Him. So that you can be covered from the inside out. Understand today that He that lives in you (covering you from the inside) is also He that wants you to live in Him (covering you on the outside). Be covered today .... from the inside out.
It's all about laying it all down for Him. About living your life for Him. About walking it out in Him. It has nothing to do with you. It has everything to do with Him and what He has done for you. Amen.....
Today is a day to meditate. Meditate on who He is. Meditate on what He has done. Meditate on His love, His grace, and His mercy for you. Let your light be seen. Let your life be an open book. Let someone else know that the power that works in you is real. Let someone else see His glory upon your life. Magnify Him in all that you "say" and "do". Don't just say you are His child and live any way you want to. When you say you are His child .... let your words and your actions be a reflection of what you are saying. When you open your mouth .... let your words be words of edification and illumination. Let them be words of encouragement and not discouragement. So often our words not only discourage others .... but we tend to discourage ourselves. The Bible says to encourage yourself. When we say things that are against who we are .... we are tearing down God's kingdom that is within us. Let your life and your light all line up. Let it magnify and let it glorify your God, your Savior, and your King.
Take time today to read His word.....to confess His word......and to believe His word. If you don't believe it for yourself, how can you expect those around you to believe?
