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This is the audio from the August 29, 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
Every day you and I face a variety of choices regarding the path we take. Many things influence our decisions for both good and bad, yet God wants us to choose daily to walk according to His ways. Over the next 7 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Walk This Way”, with the prayer that it helps you to grow in your walk with God as you pursue a greater understanding of the path He calls you to.
Here is day twenty-five with an important reminder that walking God’s way will lead you on a path that is straight.
“Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.”
Proverbs 8:19-21 (NIV)
What is the shortest distance between two points? How often do the detractors of your faith cause you to talk in circles around subjects that you have a clear view of according to God’s Word. Do the people around you know where you stand in matters of right and wrong, of sin and judgment? Do you avoid certain topics because you are afraid of being ridiculed for your beliefs? Is it possible to walk a straight path in word and deed while still expressing God’s love to people?
David’s desire was that he would learn God’s ways and be led in a straight path because of his oppressors. It seems he understood that the quickest path away from his oppressors, and perhaps into the heart of his oppressors, would be the straight one. As you pray, ask God to help you walk a path that is straight. Pray for the courage to give straight answers to all who question your beliefs and faith. Pray for the wisdom to give answers with gentleness and respect. Pray that the people around you would know where you stand with God as they see you walk a straight path.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the August 28, 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
Every day you and I face a variety of choices regarding the path we take. Many things influence our decisions for both good and bad, yet God wants us to choose daily to walk according to His ways. Over the next 8 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Walk This Way”, with the prayer that it helps you to grow in your walk with God as you pursue a greater understanding of the path He calls you to.
Here is day twenty-four with an important reminder that walking God’s way will lead you on a path with Him as your shield.
“He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.”
Proverbs 8:19-21 (NIV)
Have you ever been in a situation where you feared for you safety? What things are you afraid of? If you could invent a shield that would completely protect you from one thing, what would it shield against? Do you ever feel powerless in your attempts to resist temptation? Why? How confident would you walk if you knew that nothing could knock you off your path with God? How many of the personal attacks against you would carry much weight if you were confident that you were blameless?
God says that we can walk a shielded path as He gives victory to those found blameless in Christ. As you pray, ask God to seek His wisdom and understanding in living a life that can be blameless in His eyes. Pray that you would have the courage to resist the devil as you carry the shield of faith. Pray that you would have confidence in the shielding that God provides as He promises that nothing can separate you from His love. Pray that the shielded path that you walk would help others see the protection that God provides to those who are His.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the August 27, 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
Every day you and I face a variety of choices regarding the path we take. Many things influence our decisions for both good and bad, yet God wants us to choose daily to walk according to His ways. Over the next 9 days I will be sharing from the devotional journal, “Walk This Way”, with the prayer that it helps you to grow in your walk with God as you pursue a greater understanding of the path He calls you to.
Here is day twenty-three with an important reminder that walking God’s way will lead you on a path of righteousness.
“My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.”
Proverbs 8:19-21 (NIV)
What does righteousness mean to you? How do you become righteous? What does your answer to that question say about how you should go about walking a path of righteousness? What would righteousness look like in a person’s daily walk? How would it impact the way you interact with friends? With strangers? With coworkers? With enemies? With anyone? What does your righteousness say about you relationship with God?
God makes it clear in His Word that there is no one who is righteous. Yet before you give up on walking this path of righteousness, I must point out that He also says that all who are in Christ have been clothed with His righteousness! As you pray, ask God to help you to see yourself both as you really are and as He sees you. Pray that you would daily choose to walk in His righteousness. Pray that God would fill you with wisdom to choose the way that is right in all of your dealings with people. Pray that the people around you would catch a glimpse of God’s righteousness as they watch you.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the August 26, 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
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This is the audio from the August 25, 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
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