May 4, 2023 ~ LKMilam May 2023 Devotions: Fruitful

And so, I continue. . . That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works. Psalms 26:7

Deuteronomy 30:5-6 ~ 5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. KJV

God's great mercy is seen throughout the entire Word of God from Genesis to Revelation. And in our passage today, we see in Chapter 30 of Deuteronomy His mercy planned for the Israelites in the latter days. We know that Israel are God's chosen people, and His plan is to restore them to the rightful place in Jerusalem. He knew that soon the Roman Empire would scatter them around the world, but the Bible tells us of their returning "home", to their rightful place. But one thing God's people must do to be truly blessed is to accept Jesus Christ as His Son and the Saviour He sent to save all mankind, not just the Jews, but the Gentiles as well. 

This is what verses 5and 6 are talking about. God is going to return His children to their homeland, and they will grow, and increase in size and He will bless them beyond measure. But the day that they get saved, is the day God "circumcises their hearts," taking away the non-belief and removing the scales from their eyes allowing them to see Jesus Christ as Who He is, the Son of God, their Saviour.  

We have seen so much happen in the last few decades in Israel, all with God's divine hand in the mix! The Jews are a great power in the world, and yet they are the smallest nation in the world. This is when we remove the Vatican (called a country of its own with 0.17 square miles and Israel having 8,630 square miles.)  Unbelievable what God can do! The nation of Israel is a nation no one should mess with, and yet many try. 

God wants the Jews to ". . . love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, . . ." as He does us. When we surrender (circumcise) our hearts to Him, He will surely bless.  I want the best for me and my husband, but I want MORE for our loved ones. Those that we call family. So many of them have professed Jesus as Saviour, and yet so very few actually serve Him, not even attending church in faithfulness. Forgetting the power of prayer, believing in themselves without one thought of the Saviour that gives them their every breath.  My husband and I pray, weep, beg God to bring them back to Him. And one day He will. Either by a heart conversion or calling them home to heaven to soon!

How is your heart? Are you saved; do you know that if you were to die today you would go to heaven? Are you living a life pleasing to our LORD? Have you taught your children the same? Are they saved, or will they spend an eternity separated from you and God in hell? It would be an awful thing mom and dad, to go to heaven and lose your children to HELL.  This life is not promised forever. We have only a small window to insure we are following Christ and bringing our loved ones with us. Please consider these verses God had put in the Bible just for us today. Every dot, or tittle has a purpose and a plan for us. Read again what God wants for our lives, and then just DO IT! 

YOU MUST BE SAVED TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD! Are you? Make sure! And if you know you are saved, Chrisitan get your heart right with God. To our siblings, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren ~ listen to us! Make your home a place that Jesus would be welcome. Put away the worldly thoughts of "I don't need religion, in my home!" You are right! You need God in your Home!  Make it happen; mom and dad your children's salvation rests on you.

HE CARES! Lost person, Do You Want to Know HIM?  Lord, help us to be wise, studied up, aware, and faithful to You. Amen.  With love and prayers, may we be your faithful Philippians 2:16 Missionaries?

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In the name of Jesus, may we be HIS emissaries and used by Him to help others. 

Tom and Linda Milam

Missionaries to America and around the world! 

Philippians 2:16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 

PRAY BIG FOR OTHERS AND YOURSELF! GOD WANTS TO ANSWER OUR PRAYERS!