Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Devotional today

This is my devotional today and I wanted to share it with all of you! God anoints His children with skill, ability and knowledge  in all kinds of crafts! And that includes Paper Crafts... Hallelujah to the King of Kings!

Exceeding Expectations
By Os Hillman "She said to the king, 'The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard'" (1 Kings 10:6-8).

"I'm shocked," said the woman on the phone. "I've just seen your picture. I was expecting a grey haired old man. You are too young to have the wisdom that I read in your messages."
When people meet you, or experience your work life skills, would they say that you far exceeded their expectations? Do you undersell and over produce, or oversell and under produce? Solomon's wisdom far exceeded any man's wisdom and it was evident to others. When people come in contact with you do they come away with a sense of greater appreciation of you after meeting you?
"Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men" (Prov 22:29). Whenever we exceed the expectations of man, we bring glory to our Heavenly Father and He often elevates us among men.
Bezalel was a man who designed the ark of the covenant for Moses because God handpicked him to design it because of his exceptional skill. Then Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts - to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic craftsmanship. And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others" (Ex 35:30-35).
If there was a Kingdom project to be done would God recommend you for the job? God calls you and I to live our lives and do our work with excellence.

9 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing this today. I would love to share this with others if you don't mind... I am going to cut and paste this and send it to my friends at out local church. We all have so many wonderful talents and we should always do them with excellence as if unto the Lord. Thank you for posting on your blog.
    By the way did you read the 7 things about me? I committed to a missions trip to Belize next year!!

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  2. It is beautiful Beatriz! Thanks for sharing it.

    hugs...

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  3. I think this is pretty cool! It took me a long time to understand my gifts but now that I have I am even more thankful to God!
    This made me smile today!

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  4. Hi! I thought I would visit your blog today and glad that I picked the day that you shared a lovely devotional!! I enjoyed meeting you this past Saturday. My friend Lori and I learned so much and had tons of fun! I hope that we will get to come back for more scrapbook time very soon. If you ever want to take a day trip to Eufaula and maybe even scrapbook, let me know!!!
    Susan

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  5. Hi! I thought I would visit your blog and I am so glad that I picked the day that you posted a lovely devotional! I enjoyed meeting you this past Saturday. My friend Lori & I had so much fun and learned a lot about our cricuts. I hope that we will get to go back very soon for some scrapbook time. If you ever decide to make a day trip to Eufaula (and maybe even scrapbook too), just let me know!!

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  6. Hi! I am so glad that the day I visited you blog, you had a lovely devotional posted! I enjoyed meeting you this past Saturday. My friend Lori & I learned a lot and had so much fun!! I hope to return for more scrapbook time very soon. If you ever decide to take a day trip to Eufaula (and maybe scrapbook too), just let me know!!

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  7. Thank you Beatriz...you have no clue how much I needed this today. I needed to be reminded why I do the things I do and take so much on.

    MelissaAllore on the Cricut Board

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  8. I too needed to hear this today. Thanks for posting it.

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  9. Ok....I am sorry that my message posted so many times!!!!!

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