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This is the audio from the December 21, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
Each one of us is on a journey to our final, and eternal, destination. As Christians, we live with the confident assurance that our eternal home is with God. But, we’re not home yet and there is a life to be lived as we journey toward heaven. It is my prayer that this series of devotions will help you discover not only a glimpse of heaven, but that it would prepare you to more fully live like you are home even as you continue the journey.
This is day fifteen from the devotional journal, “Almost Heaven: Devotions For the Journey Home”. Each of these devotions are designed to help a person spend time with God in the process of discovering how He would have us to live as we prepare for an eternal home.
“But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
John 6:50-51 (NIV)
What food do you find most satisfying? Why? How often do you eat it? Do you think you would get tired of it if it was all you ever had? Why/why not? What things do you use to try to satisfy the hungers you have in life? If you could have a single thing that would completely satisfy you, would you want it? What would you do to obtain it? How does knowing that Jesus is the living bread that can sustain you each day help you as you journey home?
I grew up in a home where there was little money but we always had food and plenty of homemade bread. When Jesus began talking about being the bread of life, many began to question how Jesus could be greater than the manna Moses had given. Jesus responded that Moses had only distributed bread which had come from God and now He was the living bread which came down from heaven. As you pray, ask God to help you know Him as the one who sustains your very life. Pray that you would share with everyone the living bread that God has given you in Jesus. Pray that your home would be filled with the presence of this bread.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the December 20, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
Each one of us is on a journey to our final, and eternal, destination. As Christians, we live with the confident assurance that our eternal home is with God. But, we’re not home yet and there is a life to be lived as we journey toward heaven. It is my prayer that this series of devotions will help you discover not only a glimpse of heaven, but that it would prepare you to more fully live like you are home even as you continue the journey.
This is day fourteen from the devotional journal, “Almost Heaven: Devotions For the Journey Home”. Each of these devotions are designed to help a person spend time with God in the process of discovering how He would have us to live as we prepare for an eternal home.
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities — his eternal power and divine nature — have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.“
Romans 1:18-20 (NIV)
Have you ever had someone pass judgment on you that was based on incorrect information? How did it make you feel? Do you tend to judge others based on information that may be incorrect or missing? How do you know? Have you ever had a judgment made against you that you didn’t like but you knew they were right about it? How did you respond? Does knowing that God’s standards are right and never-changing give you peace concerning His wrath?
While we may not mind undeserved credit, we definitely don’t want undeserved blame. One thing we can count on in God’s home is that His judgments will be always be right and always be based on truth. People, even you and I, can be very quick to pass judgment on others whether we have accurate information or not. As we journey towards our home in heaven, God wants us to seek Him for right judgments. As you pray, ask God to help you trust His judgments. Pray that you would turn to God when others make judgments about you that are inaccurate. Pray that the judgments you make in life would be based in the truth of God’s Word.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the December 19, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
Each one of us is on a journey to our final, and eternal, destination. As Christians, we live with the confident assurance that our eternal home is with God. But, we’re not home yet and there is a life to be lived as we journey toward heaven. It is my prayer that this series of devotions will help you discover not only a glimpse of heaven, but that it would prepare you to more fully live like you are home even as you continue the journey.
This is day thirteen from the devotional journal, “Almost Heaven: Devotions For the Journey Home”. Each of these devotions are designed to help a person spend time with God in the process of discovering how He would have us to live as we prepare for an eternal home.
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.“
Matthew 19:14-15 (NIV)
What are some of your favorite childhood memories? What makes them so special? Are there things you know now, that if you knew then, would have made them less memorable? Why? Do you ever say or do things with pure and innocent motives that get made into something not so pure and innocent by others ? How does that make you feel? How does a lack of innocence change the way you interact with people?
I can think of no scene that more vividly portrays the contrast between innocence and its loss, than the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden. To go in an instant from walking in innocence with one another and with God to, for the first time, feeling a sense of nakedness and hiding from one another and from God. Babies and very young children still have that innocence where they can live completely free and unhindered. Our home with God restores that innocence so that we have no need to hide from God or from anyone else. As you pray, ask God to help you walk with Him in complete innocence. Pray that you would be innocent of the things that are evil and excellent in the things that are good.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the December 18, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
Each one of us is on a journey to our final, and eternal, destination. As Christians, we live with the confident assurance that our eternal home is with God. But, we’re not home yet and there is a life to be lived as we journey toward heaven. It is my prayer that this series of devotions will help you discover not only a glimpse of heaven, but that it would prepare you to more fully live like you are home even as you continue the journey.
This is day twelve from the devotional journal, “Almost Heaven: Devotions For the Journey Home”. Each of these devotions are designed to help a person spend time with God in the process of discovering how He would have us to live as we prepare for an eternal home.
“He told them still another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.'”
Matthew 13:33 (NIV)
What are some things that have had a huge influence in your life? Are those exact things noticeable in your life today or just the effects of their influence? What does it mean to you to have influence, or to be influenced? What kind of influence are you? Would the people around you agree? How has being a part of the kingdom of God influenced your life?
When I was a young boy learning my way around the kitchen, I made brownies one day but got stuck in understanding the ingredient list. I did okay until I reached a point where the recipe called for 1/4 teaspoon of B.P.. I had no idea what that stood for and decided to simply bypass that line as it was such a small amount — surely it wouldn’t matter. Was I ever wrong! The brownies needed the influence of the Baking Powder to keep them from being the thin, rock hard substance they turned out to be. God says the kingdom of heaven is like that agent which works completely through our life to keep us from becoming a useless rock hard substance. As you pray, ask God to fill your life with the influence of your heavenly home. Pray that your influence would represent that home.
In prayer,
Tom
