Sometimes in my devotional time God shows up like no other time. Today has been one of them. I had thought last night I might oversleep this morning since we lost an hour of sleep. Instead, I awoke an hour earlier than usual. It seemed there would be no more sleep so I got up. As I began with the worship music playing, I journaled about yesterday’s counseling time to start. The small group of guys did the next to last lesson in our curriculum. It was one taking a look at the ugliness of sinful porn and its effect on our personal lives as well as our marital lives. One walked away from this lesson wondering why would I ever step into such sinfulness?

As I continued my journaling I lamented with God about my own sinfulness. In so doing and asking Jesus what He wanted me to know for today, I heard this message. He said, “I know the weight of sin and its temptations for I was flesh as you. What I did have that you didn’t was a direct contact with my DAD–Father God. My earthly parents made sure of this. Even though you had access to our God, you didn’t have an earthly father who kept you in touch with your Heavenly Father. I quickly learned to rely on my Father God and Trust Him. As I faced all temptations I had my Heavenly arsonal in place–God’s Word, the Armor of God and a firm belief. I knew my purpose for being here on earth. You have learned this in your later adult years while I was born into this learning.” There is more He said, but all of this just brought me to tears of JOY.

This God we get to serve never gives up on us and I never want to quit serving Him for HE IS WORTHY!