GOD-TRACKING IS BELIEVING THE CROSS WAS IN THE CRIB

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"Now, as Mary’s dried eyes gazed at her dear son, suspended between heaven and earth on a cross of wood; crucified for crimes he’d not committed, it all made sense. One had to die as a proxy for all; and her dear Jeshua was that One. It all made sense now – the cross was in the crib.”

Romans 5:8

but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Joseph walked wearily beside the donkey bearing his lovely new wife as they entered Bethlehem. Mary was more than 9-months pregnant and on the verge of labour. Most of his family lived in Bethlehem but none offered him a room, even though his wife was about to give birth. You see, Mary had fallen pregnant outside of marriage. “They’d never understand,” Joseph whispered to himself as he knocked on the door of the last inn, in the main road. “The angel said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.’”

In the manger of that inn, Mary cradled her new-born in her arms, wondering, “Who is this child that shepherds and kings bow before him?” She marvelled at the way he was conceived. “Mary, for you have found favour with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus,” the angel had said to her

As he grew, Mary wondered at Jesus’ wisdom and grace. And then, when he turned 30, he began to proclaim the Kingdom of God. He taught, he fed and he healed the multitudes who followed him. Mary knew he was a special person – a prophet, even. But she was still unclear as to his final calling. “Why dear God, did I give birth to him? What is your purpose for my boy?”

Jesus said things like, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” And he said, “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” Then he said, “I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.”

Now, as Mary’s dried eyes gazed at her dear son, suspended between heaven and earth on a cross of wood; crucified for crimes he’d not committed, it all made sense. Her boy was born for one purpose: to innocently die to bear the consequence of the sins of the world. She knew that he was sinless – he was conceived by the Holy Spirit – and that all humanity was sinful. One had to die as a proxy for all; and her dear Jeshua was that One. It all made sense now – the cross was in the crib.

God-tracking is believing the cross was in the crib.  

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Matthew 1:18-25
Matthew 2:1-6
Luke 2:1-20
John 14:6
John 12:24
John 10:17-18

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I now believe that Jesus Christ died for me and rose again from death, so that I could be reconciled to you

“Father God, I see it now. Though Jesus was sinless I am guilty of sin. You brought him to earth on what we celebrate as Christmas, to live a pure lie but to die for all sin. It all makes sense now. I repent of my sin – I admit it to you. Forgive me, O Father. I now believe that Jesus Christ died for me and rose again from death, so that I could be reconciled to you. I now confess Jesus Christ to be my Lord and Saviour and give my life to serve you. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail devotional, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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GOD-TRACKING IS SURRENDERING THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD TO JESUS

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“Our Lord is willing to grant you peace that exceeds all reason if you present your needs to him with thanksgiving. Greater is your Lord within in you than all the forces of darkness in the world, and nothing will ever separate you from his love.”

1 Peter 5:7
casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you

Author Bruce Larson tells how he counselled people who were struggling to surrender their lives to Christ. He says, “For many years I worked in New York City and counselled at my office any number of people who were wrestling with this yes-or-no decision. Often, I would suggest they walk with me from my office down to the RCA Building on Fifth Avenue. In the entrance of that building is a gigantic statue of Atlas, a beautifully proportioned man who, with all his muscles straining, is holding the world upon his shoulders. There he is, the most powerfully built man in the world, and he can barely stand up under this burden. 'Now that's one way to live,' I would point out to my companion, 'trying to carry the world on your shoulders. But now come across the street with me.'

"On the other side of Fifth Avenue is Saint Patrick's Cathedral, and there behind the high altar is a little shrine of the boy Jesus, perhaps eight or nine years old, and with no effort, he is holding the world in one hand. My point was illustrated graphically.”

Jesus Christ said, “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Then he added, “For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Jesus took the weight of the world on your behalf. The Bible tells us that God made him, who had no sin, to be sin for us so that, in him, we might have the righteousness of God imputed into us. You see, it was sin and corruption that has caused you and me to be overloaded by the cares of the world. Jesus removed the consequence of that sin when he died and rose again. Therefore, if we come to him and cast our cares on him, he will give us rest.

Our Lord is willing to take responsibility for your life if you acknowledge him in all your ways. Our Lord is willing to grant you peace that exceeds all reason if you present your needs to him with thanksgiving. Greater is your Lord within in you than all the forces of darkness in the world, and nothing will ever separate you from his love.

God-tracking is surrendering the weight of the world to Jesus

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Matthew 11:28-30
2 Corinthians 5:21
1 Peter 5:1-5
Philippians 4:4-7

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Romans 8:31-39

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I present my needs to you with thanksgiving; thank you that you are willing and very able to meet all my needs

“Dear Father, thank you for the promises of your word, reminding me that you love me and desire to relieve me of all my burdens. I come to you now, in the name of Jesus, and cast all my cares on you. Lord, I am weary of bearing the weight of the world upon my shoulders. I know you are great – greater than me – so I cast all my worries and concerns upon your shoulders. I present my needs to you with thanksgiving; thank you that you are willing and very able to meet all my needs according to your riches, in Christ. Praise you, O my Lord. Amen.”

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“I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,” SAYS THE LORD.

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GOD-TRACKING IS LIVING FREELY AS SLAVES TO GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS

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“Therefore, we have a new Master; we are no longer slaves to sin but now slaves to righteousness. Thank God, we are no longer compelled to sin, but, in Christ, we are now compelled to righteousness!”

2 Corinthians 5:21
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

I’m told that the population of the city of Rome during the height of the Roman empire was more than 50% comprised of slaves. That makes sense, since the citizens of Rome were wealthy and wealthy people, in those days, owned many slaves. Therefore, the letter that Paul wrote to Rome would have been read primarily to slaves.

One of the central themes of the book of Romans is righteousness by faith. In chapter 3 Paul (under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit) writes about sin. He explains that no one is righteous: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” But then he adds, “and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith.” In chapter 6 he expounds the fact that we have all been enslaved to sin.
However, because Jesus died for sin (since the wages of sin is death) he subjected himself to slavery under sin. But – praise God – he did not remain dead. Because he was sinless, Jesus Christ was freed from that slavery when he rose from the dead. Through this act, he has become the proxy for you and me to be, likewise, freed from slavery to sin and become slaves, instead, to righteousness.

A slave is the possession of his master. A slave is bought with a price. A slave is compelled to obey his master. While you and I were enslaved to sin, we were compelled to sin – sinning was our natural state. However, Jesus redeemed us. He bought us back from the master of sin to set us free. Jesus paid the price to free us from slavery with his own blood. Therefore, we have a new Master; we are no longer slaves to sin but are now slaves to righteousness. Thank God, we are no longer compelled to sin, but, in Christ, we are now compelled to righteousness! You see, Jesus became sin for us so that we might become the righteousness of God.

The people of Rome, during the first century, would have instantly understood Paul’s analogy. They had a longing to be freed people. How about you?

God-tracking is living freely as slaves to God’s righteousness

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY
For me to live is Christ. Therefore, I live by his righteousness.
“Dear God, I praise you that you sent your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to become a sin offering for me. Thank you that Jesus paid the price to buy me back from the master of sin, that I may become a slave to your righteousness. I apologise – repent – for all sin in my life, in Jesus’ name. I renounce my compulsion to sin and offer myself to be compelled to righteousness, for your glory. For me to live is Christ. Therefore, I live by his righteousness in me. Amen.”
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“I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,” SAYS THE LORD.

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail devotional, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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GOD-TRACKING IS GIVING WITH THE RIGHT HEART

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“For the Christian, giving needs to be an open and honest act; not done to impress others but done cheerfully, with the motive of giving rather than receiving.”

Psalm 37:25I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.

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Giving has always been a contentious issue among Christians. Some people believe that when we give, we should never expect anything in return. Others say that giving is a means to gain personal wealth. Which is it?

Jesus advocated giving. Firstly, he endorsed the paying of tithes with the account of the poor widow’s mite. He was sitting opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Secondly, he said things like, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Elsewhere we read of how Paul was in need and the Philippian folks gave generously to meet his budget. Of their gifts, Paul writes, “They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.” Writing to the Corinthians he says, “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. God loves a cheerful giver.” And God always blesses the one he loves. (Remember, though Paul writes these words, they were inspired by the Holy Spirit – all Scripture is God-breathed.)

God loves the act of giving because God is a giver. Notice what the Scripture says in Philippians 4 verse 19, “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” Likewise, Jesus implies that the giver, with the right heart motive, will be profusely blessed in return.
For the Christian, giving needs to be an open and honest act; not done to impress others but done cheerfully, with the motive of giving rather than receiving. Thus done, our God of abundance, who is true to his word, will never see the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread!

God-tracking is giving with the right heart

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Philippians 4:14-20
2 Corinthians 9:6-8
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Lord, you – and only you – are my source and my resource. I choose to give, believing that I can never out-give your provision in my life.

“Lord my God, I believe that giving to the needs of others, to the work of Christian ministry and tithing to my church are true and applicable biblical principles. Forgive me if I have ever given with the wrong motive – either to impress others or for selfish gain. I believe that, if I give cheerfully, open-handed and open-hearted, then I will receive your blessings, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Lord, you – and only you – are my source and my resource. I choose to give, believing that I can never out-give your provision in my life. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS HAVING THE PRESENCE OF MIND OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD

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“The presence of God is freely available through Jesus, who was offered to reconcile us to the presence of God. In his presence is fullness of joy, peace and hope.”

Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

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I recently interviewed a lady who converted from Islam to Christianity. She grew up in a devout Muslim home, praying 5 times a day, fasting at Ramadan and regularly attending mosque. However, in her fervent Islamic prayer life, she never sensed the presence of one she believed was God. One day, out of a sense of curiosity, she stepped into a Christian church. She says, “In the middle of the worship I sensed the presence of God and couldn’t stop crying.” She accepted Jesus as the Son of God and her personal Lord and Saviour.

Before Jesus came to earth, died and rose again, God’s presence was only manifest in the Holy of Holies in the temple. Indeed, God is omnipresent – everywhere all the time – but his manifest presence was only known in one place – the Holy of Holies, which was separated from worshipers by a large very heavy curtain. However, the moment Jesus died, we see that heavy curtain ripped in two from top to bottom. The manifest presence of the Almighty, holy God was exposed; it became accessible to all who would draw near to worship through Christ. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. No one can come into God’s presence but by him.

God is, indeed, omnipresent – we can never be out of his presence. Therefore, it’s a fallacy to pray, “We come into your presence.” We should rather pray, “We come into the presence of mind of your presence.” We draw near to God not by the blood of a sacrificed animal once a year on the Day of Atonement; we draw near to God by the blood of the Son of God, sacrificed for sin once for all.

The presence of God is a very special place. The presence of God is freely available through Jesus, who was offered to reconcile you to the presence of God. In his presence is fullness of joy, peace and hope. He will never leave you or forsake you. As Christians, we all too often take the presence of God for granted. Let us not. God’s manifest presence is still as holy as it was in the days of Moses and Aaron.

God-tracking is having the presence of mind of the presence of God

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Matthew 27:50-51

John 14:6

Leviticus 16:1-5

Hebrews 4:14-16

Deuteronomy 31:6

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Help me to walk every day in the sure awareness of your holy manifest presence

“Dear Lord, I’m sorry if I have been flippant about your presence. I confess that your presence is holy, almighty and good. Thank you for the sacrifice of Jesus – he became a sin offering for me, that I might know the righteousness of God, and draw near to worship. Dear Lord, I come into the presence of mind of your presence. Help me to remain here. I know you will never leave me or forsake me. I have peace of mind in your presence. Help me to walk every day in the sure awareness of your holy manifest presence. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS LIVING BY GOD’S PERFECT BLUEPRINT

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When you commit yourself to Christ you crumple up the old corrupted copy of the plan of your life and overlay it with God’s perfect, blessed and magnificent blueprint for your future

Galatians 5:16
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

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Jesus is the blueprint of God for your life. Mankind was originally designed according to this plan but, sadly, the Bible says that, when we sinned, we fell short of this plan and corrupted God’s perfect righteous image. Though God sent us the Law of Moses to rectify the discrepancies, it was rendered powerless in that it was weakened by our sinful nature. Therefore, God sent his Son, Jesus – his original blueprint – to reconcile us back to himself. Because Jesus is God in the flesh he wasn’t marred by the fall of man. Jesus was and is sinless. Even so, God’s plan was to allow Jesus to bear the curse of sin when he died in our place, for the wages of sin is death. You see, God imputed Jesus with your sin so that, by repentance and in faith, you could be imputed with God’s righteousness. In Christ, you become the righteousness of God. Jesus in you is God’s original plan for your life.

Many people think that they need to work really hard to earn God’s favour, but this is impossible. God is so holy and righteous that we would need to become as he is in order to earn his favour. But Jesus is already how God is, because Jesus is God in the flesh. Therefore, in order to be holy as he is holy, you and I need to intentionally repent of sin and then live according to his blueprint for our lives, by faith. The moment you truly repent, you admit your failings and die to the old nature of sin. Then the moment you exercise faith in God’s grace you put your confidence in Christ as God’s original plan. And so you live by his righteousness and not yours. 

When you commit yourself to Christ God’s righteousness is graciously and supernaturally superimposed into your spirit-man; you become reconciled to God’s perfect blueprint. When you commit yourself to Christ you crumple up the old corrupted copy of the plan of your life and overlay it with God’s perfect, blessed and magnificent blueprint for your future. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope,” says the Lord.

Why not do it now?!

God-tracking is living by God’s perfect Blueprint

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Romans 3:23

Romans 8:1-4

Romans 6:23

2 Corinthians 5:21

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From here on, O Lord, I choose to follow your blueprint for my life

“Dear God, I realise now that, like the rest of mankind, the plan of my life is marred by sin. I admit to my sin – stuff I have done that has displeased you and the sin of mankind that has been copied into my life through the generations. Thank you for sending Jesus – your original blueprint – to be a sin offering for me. I choose to put my faith in Jesus’ replacing sacrifice for my sins. I believe he died and rose again and now confess him to be Lord of my life. From here on, O Lord, I choose to follow your blueprint for my life. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS WISELY FOLLOWING GOD OPPORTUNITIES WITH PEACE OF MIND

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“We are called to put on Christ – get dressed in Jesus – so the world no longer sees us as old, derelict creatures but as transformed new creations revealing the beauty of Christ.”

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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I was attending a pastors’ gathering the other day when an acquaintance came up to me. “I just want to let you know that I have taken up a new position in a church 20 miles away,” he said. I was amazed because I knew Jim to be very settled in his old church and did not expect him to move. As if reading my thoughts, he went on, “It’s not that I was unsettled or anything, I just had a sense God was moving me. I was advised to apply to a different church, but I did not have peace about it. Then this opportunity opened up and everything has just fallen into place.”

I could see the joy and expectation in Jim’s eyes as he explained how the Lord had worked out all the details of his move. God had already prepared the hearts and circumstances of his old church and raised someone up to take his place. His family is young so a move to a new town would be relatively easy. And every detail of his new appointment had been worked out as if he had written the script himself. You see, Jim had acknowledged God, sought his will through Word and Spirit and had kept his heart’s motives pure, as he planned the move. This is God-tracking at its best.

Perhaps you are feeling the pull of God to move on. It could be that he has opened a new opportunity for you, but you are uncertain as to whether it is the right thing to do. Like my friend Jim, be encouraged to pray for God’s hand upon every detail of that move. Seek God’s plans and not your own, with the wisdom that comes from above. This wisdom begins with purity. Check your heart’s motives – your ambitions – for making that move. You may well gain from the changes you face but be sure that it is God’s will you seek and not selfish ambition. Beware of that prowling lion who will attempt to cloud your judgement with seemingly delightful propositions. And remember, the Holy Spirit will always give you a transcending peace when you walk in his will.

I leave you with the words of F. B. Meyer, “Live to please God and he will breathe on thee his peace. Seek his glory, and he will make thy heart his home. Do his will, and thereby good shall come to thee.”

God-tracking is wisely following God-opportunities with peace of mind

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James 3:13-17

Ephesians 5:15-17

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

Whatever the future holds, I trust you to direct my paths that I may walk in your exclusive purposes for me

“Father God, thank you so much for the wonderful opportunities you have given me in the past. I have been so blessed to be part of your plans. However, I sense you are moving me on. Lord, I don’t know where you are moving me to, but help me to hear your voice and follow your plans for my life as I move forward. I acknowledge you in the prospects on my horizon and seek your perfect will for me and my loved ones. Whatever the future holds, I trust you to direct my paths that I may walk in your exclusive purposes for me. I turn away from selfish ambition and surrender my benefits for the sake of your blessings. Thank you for your peace, which passes understanding and helps me to be content wherever you lead. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.”

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Listen to podcasts by Dudley Anderson at,

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