Saturday, 24 November 2012

trACker number421 God-Tracking Is Being Willing to Grab the Baton and Run

trACker number421
The e-Devotional helping to keep you on-track 

24 November 2012   

Dear God Tracker  

God-Tracking Is Being Willing to Grab the Baton and Run 

“But I haven’t led worship in over two years,” I said to Karen. “I’m not sure if it’s God’s will for me to pick up my old guitar again and offer to lead praise and worship in this church, however great the need.” She had just mentioned to me that the previous worship leader of the new local church we’d recently committed ourselves to, had been moved away leaving the pastor and his wife desperate for the future of the church. Karen knew that I was only scouting for excuses to doubt God’s call to serve him in. In her usual nonchalant manner my lovely wife then said something like, “You’ll never know unless you give it a try.”  

I picked up the phone and rang my new pastor. With hat in hand I rambled on about how many years experience in worship leading I had and that I’d been praying about offering my services to the church and now that I heard the previous team had resigned… Jim cut me off in midsentence. “You know what, Dudley?” he said, “You just interrupted Jane and me as we were praying. We were just asking God to provide a musician this week and that if he didn’t then we’d take it as his direction for us to leave the ministry.” I was dumfounded and not a little humbled. Only our God could provide a need like that in the way he did and use me to do it. 

Dear God-tracker, you and I are in a race – a relay race. Each of us is standing ready to humbly take up the baton from the other in the call to grow the Kingdom of God. None of us is as important as all of us so never take lightly the call of God on your life. If he has raised you up and provided you with the gifting to do whatever he has called you to do then rest assured, he will use you. And as you continue to acknowledge him then be willing to humbly make that phone call or write that e-mail. God has ways of not only confirming his calling on your life but also of meeting the needs of others in the process. Meekly take up that challenge in faith and run. He who promised is faithful and he will do it! 

God-Tracking Is Being Willing to Grab the Baton and Run

Every blessing 

Dudley 

It’s all in the Book. Read more…
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Hebrews 12:1-3
1 Corinthians 3:5-9
1 Thessalonians 5:19-24

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What is trACker?
GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003. 

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Verse of the Week 

1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
 

Quote of the Week
A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes. 

“God has not called us to be successful; he has called us to be faithful” --- Mother Teresa
 

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!
Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus!

Help Me To Play My Small Part In The Greater Purpose Of Building Your Kingdom 

Pray
“Heavenly father thank you so much for the purposes you have planned for my life. Forgive me for ever taking your call for granted and I pray you’ll help me to keep my eyes focussed upon you as you direct my ministry.  Help me to humbly run this race as I take the baton from the person behind me and help me to play my small part in the greater purpose of building your kingdom. Amen." 
 

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Friday, 16 November 2012

trACker number420 God-Tracking Is Taking God Intended Detours

trACker number420
The e-Devotional helping to keep you on-track 

16 November 2012   

Dear God Tracker  

God-Tracking Is Taking God Intended Detours 

Karen and I recently visited the lovely Mediterranean island of Malta. From our hotel in Qawra we looked across St Paul’s Bay, the traditional shipwreck site of Paul the Apostle. I remember standing on Qawra Point looking out at the choppy Med thinking about that great story. Paul had been arrested in Jerusalem and had appealed to Caesar. On his way to Rome they were caught in a terrible storm and ultimately shipwrecked off the coast of Malta. By God’s grace and purpose, none of the 276 people on board was lost.  

As I gazed out at the blue waters of the sea it occurred to me that the great Apostle had no intention of visiting Malta. In fact he’d probably not even heard of it. But God had a purpose in this detour. Twice Satan attempted to take Paul’s life, first by a shipwreck and then by snakebite. As the local people of that community watched Paul survive both attacks they were impacted by the power of God through Christ and brought their sick to be healed. Paul and his companions were unintentionally used beyond their own expectations to minister to these people, and the result… great revival – an incidental revival – which broke out on Malta the legacy of which is still found on that island today. 

Tracking the God-track can seem a bit rocky at times, to say the least. The enemy of your soul will do everything he can to prevent God’s purposes from working out in your life. Sometimes you will find yourself on an unplanned path wondering how in the world you got there. As with Paul on Malta, you may find that God is working in and through you in ways you would never have imagined possible with no intent on your behalf. So if you’re facing shipwreck today, don’t be surprised if God turns it into the greatest voyage of your life. Keep acknowledging the Lord in all your ways and you may be destined for incidental revival! 

God-tracking is taking God intended detours. 

Every blessing 

Dudley 

It’s all in the Book. Read more…
Acts 27 & 28
Proverbs 3:5-7
Proverbs 16:1-9 

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GODTRACKER IS NOW THE OFFICIAL WEEKLY E-DEVOTIONAL FOR
3 - in - 1 Walking in the Light Ministries (int.)

Listen to 1-min GodTracker for Radio at:

What is trACker?
GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.

Join Dudley Anderson on UCB UK
Saturdays from 00:00 to 05:00 GMT and Sundays from 06:00 to 12:00 GMT
Listen to UCB UK on DAB, Sky channel 0125 or online at http://ucb.co.uk 

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VoW
Verse of the Week

Ephesians 1:11
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will’
 

Quote of the Week
A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes. 

“The truly happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery even when he must take a detour.” --- Annon
 

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!
Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus! 

You Are My Guide on the Detours of Life 

Pray
"O God my Lord, I acknowledge that you are Lord of my life. I confess that you are my guide and my shepherd. Lead me according to your plans and purposes even when they seem to contradict what I have planned for my life. Help me to deal with this seeming shipwreck and help me to see your purpose in it all. Even if I impact one life on this diversion, O Lord, it is worth it. I commit my future to you and seek your will in every setback I face. You are my guide on the detours of life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.” 

PLEASE E-MAIL dudley@godtracker.co.uk IF YOU NEED MORE PRAYER. 

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Friday, 2 November 2012

trACker number419 God-Tracking Is Never Quitting the Faith Walk

trACker number418
The e-Devotional helping to keep you on-track 

02 November 2012 

Dear God Tracker  

God-Tracking Is Never Quitting the Faith Walk 

One of Jim Burke’s first projects, when he became the head of a new products division at Johnson & Johnson, was the development of a children's chest rub. The product failed miserably and Jim expected that he would be fired. However, when he was called to explain his failure before the chairman of the board, Robert Wood Johnson, he was most surprised to be asked, "Are you the one who just cost us all that money? Well I just want to congratulate you,” continued Johnson. “If you are making mistakes, that means you are taking risks, and we won't grow unless you take risks." Some years later, when Burke himself became chairman of Johnson & Johnson, he continued to spread that same word. 

God-tracking is a very precarious lifestyle. As Christians we make the bold statement that some ancient writings and an invisible force are our guide in life. Then we make life-changing decisions which are based upon mere belief. Undoubtedly there will be many times when we will make mistakes and seemingly fail in our endeavor to please our invisible God or walk by his directives. But just like Jim Burke in our story above, when we do seem to fail and then approach the throne of the One we serve we shall hear him say, “Walk by faith and not by sight!” You see, without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seriously seek him. And faith is being sure of what we hope for and what we cannot yet see. God-tracking is a risky business but unless we take those risks we will not grow in faith. 

So, if you’re sulking about today because of some failure in your Christian walk or because you have failed in your career, your relationships or finances then congratulate yourself. As Robert Johnson said, “If you are making mistakes, that means you are taking risks.” And if you’re taking risks then you’re stepping out in faith and if you’re walking by faith then you’re pleasing God. You are in good company: Peter, Paul, Elijah, Jonah and Moses, among others, all made mistakes or seemed to fail at one point or another. If you made no mistakes in life then you’d have something to boast about but God’s word reminds us to boast in the Lord, not in self. Therefore, continue to acknowledge the Lord your God in all you do and trust that, no matter how many mistakes you make, he will still direct your paths. 

God-tracking is never quitting the faith walk. 

Keep your eyes on Jesus. 

Dudley 

It’s all in the Book. Read more…
2 Corinthians 5:7
Hebrews 11:1
Hebrews 11:5-6
Hebrews 11:24-28
1 Corinthians 1:20-31
Proverbs 3:5-6
Matthew 26:69-75 

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What is trACker?
GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003. 

Join Dudley Anderson on UCB UK
Saturdays from 00:00 to 05:00 GMT and Sundays from 06:00 to 12:00 GMT
Listen to UCB UK on DAB, Sky channel 0125 or online at http://ucbmedia.co.uk 

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VoW
Verse of the Week 

1 Corinthians 1:31
Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
 

Quote of the Week
A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes. 

“It is easier for me to have faith in the Bible than to have faith in D. L. Moody, for Moody has fooled me lots of times.” --- D. L. Moody
 

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!
Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus! 

Lord I Seek Your Blessing 

Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. 

Pray
"Dear Father God, I confess that I have made many, many mistakes in life. Sometimes I feel like a right failure. I do repent of the times that I have disobeyed you or failed in sin in any way. Sin is always wrong and I turn from sin. However, Lord for the times that I have honestly endeavored to succeed in my work, my family and my private life but have failed I ask for your strength to get up and try again. I put my faith wholeheartedly in you and your power to succeed in all I do. Your word reminds me that your blessing brings success – Lord I seek your blessing and continue to acknowledge you in all I do. Amen." 

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Friday, 19 October 2012

trACker number417 God-Tracking Is Being Strong in His Joy


trACker number417

The e-Devotional helping to keep you on-track

 

19 October 2012 

 

Dear God Tracker

 

God-Tracking Is Being Strong in His Joy

 

I have been incredibly blessed this year with the birth of two beautiful grandsons, one from my son and one from my daughter. These two little mites have brought such joy into my life. I love to simply sit and watch their little faces as they explore their new world: every movement, every touch, every sound, smell and taste a novel adventure of discovery. Then as one of them may turn his little eyes to his granddad and smile it makes my heart swell with delight. It makes me want to sing and dance.

 

Listen: “The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing,” (Zephaniah 3:17). Dear God Tracker, the Bible says that you’re the apple of God’s eye. If you have acknowledged Christ as Lord and Saviour then you have drawn near to Father and have opened yourself to his care and love and joy. Just like a humble human dad (or granddad) your God and Father rejoices over you with singing. And here’s the bottom line: the joy of the Lord is your strength!

 

If you’re feeling down in the mouth or a little weak in the knees today then let me encourage you to take your eyes off of your difficulties as you seek to track God’s purposes. Look up and smile at Jesus. Then like a granddad who is filled with joy at the smile of his grandson, he will be filled with joy for you and give you strength. Paul reminds us to rejoice in the Lord. And in case you didn’t get it the first time he says, “I will say it again: Rejoice!” If God’s joy over us is our strength then let’s laugh in the face of the enemy and tell him, “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”

 

God-tracking is being strong in his joy

 

Keep on tracking the plans and purposes of God

 

Dudley

 

It’s all in the Book. Read more…

Zephaniah 3:16-20

Deuteronomy 32:9-13

Nehemiah 8:9-12

Philippians 4:4-13

 

 

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Listen to 1-min GodTracker for Radio at:


 

What is trACker?

GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.

 

Join Dudley Anderson on UCB UK

Saturdays from 00:00 to 05:00 GMT and Sundays from 06:00 to 12:00 GMT

Listen to UCB UK on DAB, Sky channel 0125 or online at http://ucbmedia.co.uk

 

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VoW

Verse of the Week

 

Psalm 17:8

Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings

 

 

Quote of the Week

A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes.

 

“God doesn't leave, He lingers.  His greatest joy is to extend and expand the moments of encounters.” --- Tommy Tenney

 

 

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!

Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus!

 

With The Joy That You Give I Lack Nothing

 

James 1:2-4

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

 

Pray

“My Lord and Father, thank you so much that you rejoice over me. I know that, in Christ, like King David, I have become the apple of your eye. Forgive me for ever taking my eyes off you. Today I choose to not give up but look up into your lovely face and tell you that I really, really love and appreciate you. Thank you that you rejoice over me. Thank you that your joy is my strength. And thank you, O Lord God Almighty that I can face all the difficulties and trials in my life with joy because I know that through them you are making me a better person. With the joy that you give I lack nothing. Amen.”

 

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