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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
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This is the audio from the December 17, 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 eleven 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.
“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints — the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you.“
Colossians 1:3-5 (NIV)
Have you ever been in a situation that seemed hopeless? Are you still in it or did you make it through? What got you through, or keeps you going? What role does encouragement, or the lack of it, at home have in your level of hope? Does having a place of hope help you endure difficult situations? How does the way you treat others change when you are filled with hope compared to when you feel hopeless? Does knowing you are headed toward a home filled with hope help you share that hope with others?
There have been various times in my life when I felt like I was completely in over my head in situations that appeared to have no way out. Some of those times were filled with such despair that it was only by holding on to the hope that I know awaits me in heaven that I managed to make it out of the darkness. A home of hope will help us get through some of the most difficult times of life. As you pray, ask God to fill you with the hope that is stored up for you in heaven. Pray that your home here on earth would be one filled with hope. Pray that you would freely share the hope you have in Christ with others.
In prayer,
Tom
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This is the audio from the December 16, 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 ten 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 God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.“
Acts 17:24-25 (NIV)
Who seemed to be the central presence in the home you grew up in. Who would you say is the central presence where you live now? If others live there as well, who would they say is central in the home? What would a home look like where God is present? What would the home’s atmosphere feel like? Who would be central in that home? Is it possible for a person to be in charge of a home in a way that makes it known to others that God is present? How do you feel about a home with God even as you continue your journey?
I grew up in a home where my dad was very quiet but I always understood that he was in charge of the family and God was in charge of all of us. When I think of God and the various descriptions in the Bible of His dwelling, I am constantly in awe of the magnificence of being allowed in His presence for eternity. Not only that, but I can have a home with God even now as He makes His presence dwell within this jar of clay. As you pray, ask God to fill you with a desire to be at home with Him — not only when you finish this journey on earth but that each day of your life would be lived in His presence.
In prayer,
Tom
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