GOD-TRACKING IS BEING SECURE IN CHRIST

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Colossians 3:2

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

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Jesus performed most of his teaching outdoors along the banks of the Lake Tiberias in Galilee. I could imagine him standing on one of the hills sloping down to the lake, pointing at the birds that were foraging in the long grass nearby, saying, “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” Then he adds, “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.”

Jesus knew what tomorrow would bring him. He knew, as the Suffering Servant, he would be despised and rejected by men; wounded for their transgressions and crushed for their iniquities. As the Son of God, he had spiritual insight into the greatest trial any person could ever face – to bear the wages of sin. Yet we read that, for the joy set before, he endured the cross, despised its shame and is saw himself on the other side of the cross, seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Jesus looked beyond his tomorrow and saw himself victorious.

What are you facing tomorrow? Are you fearful of the unknown? Are you worrying where the next paycheque will come from? Will your health hold out? What about the unforeseen calamities that face us all? If you have concerns like these then Listen: “Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”

If you know Christ as Lord and Savour, then you are found in him – you are in Christ! In Christ, you are a new creation. In Christ, you are alive to God. In Christ, God will meet all your needs. And in Christ, you are seated with God in heavenly places. All this means that you are safe and secure, in Christ, and God is your provider. He has your tomorrow in his hands. Like the birds of the air, he will meet all your needs. So, don’t worry about tomorrow, just fix your gaze on Jesus and your mind on things above.

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Matthew 6:25-34

Isaiah 53

Hebrews 12:2

Colossians 3:1-4

2 Corinthians 5:17

Romans 6:11

Philippians 4:19

Ephesians 2:6

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I choose, therefore, to fix my gaze on Jesus and my mind on things above

“O my Lord, thank you so much that you have my tomorrow in your hands. I can’t see into the future, but I believe you are already beyond my tomorrow, preparing the way for me. You are my provider. You are my healer. You are my source and my resource. Today I put all my confidence in your promises and trust that you will guide and provide for me and my loved ones, as you do for the birds of the air. I choose, therefore, to fix my gaze on Jesus and my mind on things above. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS WALKING IN GOD’S HIGH ESTEEM

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“God-tracking does not build strength in the ego but strength in the spirit, where the Lord dwells. Therefore, dear God Tracker, to be confident and successful in every way, do not be self-confident; be God-confident.”

Psalm 71:5

For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

 

When I was a child, I was extremely introverted and shy. Having a brother 6 years my senior and no opportunity to interact with children of my own age made for a very lonely early childhood. When I was 9, I took up tennis. Thankfully this brought opportunity to relate to other children of my own age group, outside of school. However, although I became a fair tennis player, I would fall apart whenever I played a serious match. As a child, I had zero self-confidence.

Through high school, my self-esteem reduced even further. With only a hand full of friends I kept pretty much to myself. My invisibleness at school became evident to me a few years ago when I bumped into a woman who had gone to high school with me. I knew her well but when I said hello to her, she had no idea who I was. As a teenager, I had zero self-confidence.

It was only after I left school and was married that I began to realise that I had a problem with my self-esteem. By now the Lord had opened an opportunity for me as a worship leader and I found myself on stage behind a guitar, singing in front of a few hundred folks! One day while I was leading worship, I lost the rhythm of the song I was playing. It happened during a rather deep and gentle worship song. I was so embarrassed that I wished the wall behind me would come to my rescue and fall on me. Needless to say, it didn’t and the whole worship time was drastically reduced to a mix of dead-air and red faces. In an instant, I heard the voice of the Holy Spirit within me, “Who are you more afraid of, these people or me?” In my mind, I said, “Lord, I deeply revere you, but I’m not embarrassed in front of you. Why, I even sing in front of you in the shower!”

From that day on I realised that my self-esteem should not rest in my “self” after all. In fact, I realised that my “self” was ego and for me to have confidence in my ego was… well… not right, to say the least. I began to understand the Apostle Paul’s words when he said to the Corinthians, “I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling,” and then went on to say, “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power.”  And in Philippians, he says, “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”

What a valuable and, dare I say, relieving lesson to learn. Thank God that I don’t need to build self-confidence anymore. In fact, the Bible says that when we are weak then we are strong. You see, God-tracking does not build strength in the ego but strength in the spirit, where the Lord dwells. Therefore, dear God Tracker, to be confident and successful in every way, do not be self-confident; be God-confident. As Dwight Moody said, “Trust in yourself and you are doomed to disappointment; ...but trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity.”

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1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Philippians 4:10-13

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Dear Lord, help me to build God-confidence

“O my Lord and my Father, thank you so much that you see and know me exactly as I am. I have nothing to hide from you. I stand before you weak and lacking in self-esteem. However, I know now that my esteem needs to be in you and not in me. Dear Lord, help me to build God-confidence. You are my strength; you are my esteem and Lord; you are my success in all walks of life. I am never embarrassed before you so help me to deal with my fears of man. I choose to die to self that I may live by faith in Christ who died for me. You are my strength, and my confidence is in you. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS FOLLOWING JESUS’ EXAMPLE

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“The Bible tells us that Jesus is the author and perfecter of the faith and that we are to fix our eyes on him. In other words, he is our example; our role model in obedience to do God’s will to track his plans.”

John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.

I was thinking the other day about this whole concept of tracking God’s will and it occurred to me that Jesus himself was a GodTracker.  Yes, that’s right, you and I are fellow GodTrackers with Christ.  

I think we forget that, while Jesus walked on the earth as Emmanuel, he was not only fully God, but he was also fully human, just like you and me. We read that Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men. This implies that apart from his perfect sinless supernatural character (as God the Son) Jesus still needed to study the scriptures, pray to the Father and discover God’s purposes for his natural life. And Jesus had a God-ordained purpose. He said, “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.”

In his humanity, Jesus had the choice to follow or to reject God’s will. In the Garden of Gethsemane, we see how Jesus wrestled with the will of God. We forget that he had normal human emotions and a normal human will. It was late at night when he prayed in Gethsemane. He was tired and his disciples were tried. He could quite easily have just gone back down the hill and home to bed. But he didn’t. Thankfully, Jesus did not reject the Father’s call for him to go to the cross and that he went through with God’s plan for him as a GodTracker when died for our sins. 

The Bible tells us that Jesus is the author and perfecter of the faith and that we are to fix our eyes on him. In other words, he is our example; our role model in obedience to do God’s will to track his plans.

So, dear GodTracker, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and flourish in God’s purposes for your life.

God-tracking is following Jesus’ example.

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Luke 2:52

John 6:38-40

Luke 22:39-46

Hebrews 12:2

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Help me, dear Jesus, to track the plans and purposes of God as you did

“Oh Lord, thank you so much for your example to me. Thank you that you suffered everything that I suffer in life, yet you never sinned. Thank you that I can rest in your help when I am tempted and I can rest in your strength to face my difficulties. I take your example, O Lord, to look through my cross and see myself delivered and secure on the other side. I take to heart your example to do the will of God, no matter the consequences. Help me, dear Jesus, to track the plans and purposes of God as you did – as a sure GodTracker. 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 NOT GIVING UP BUT LOOKING UP

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“I need to look up higher than the hills to find my help!”

Proverbs 4:25

Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.

Don’t give up, look up! These were words I once wrote on the blank interleading page of my Bible between the Old and the New Testaments. I have reminded myself of that phrase countless times when pressures have risen and oppositions mounted.

My old dad’s favourite Bible reference was found in Psalm 121: “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?” He would say, “I need to look up to see the hills, but my help does not come from the hills.” Then he’d quote the next verse, “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth,” adding, “I need to look up higher than the hills to find my help!”

The Bible is full of what I call Look Up Verses. Look out for look up verses when you read the Bible. If you feel like giving up today, don’t. Rather look up! And look up these verses while you’re about it (see the context of each by clicking the Bible links below):

•  “…God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fill every good purpose of yours and every act promoted by your faith.” (2 Thessalonians 1:11)
• “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” (Isaiah 40:29)
• “…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6)
• “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
• “The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (2 Timothy 4:18)

God-tracking is not giving up but looking up

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2 Thessalonians 1:5-12
Isaiah 40:26-31
Philippians 1:3-6
Romans 15:8-13

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I lift up my eyes to beyond the hills, because I know my help comes from the maker of heaven and earth.

“Dear Father God, I feel as though I’ve reached the end of my tether. So much has gone wrong lately and I feel so totally unmotivated that I just want to give up. But I know that giving up is wrong. You, O Lord, are high and lifted up; high above all my worries and woes. So, I choose today to not give up, but look up. I lift up my eyes to beyond the hills, because I know my help comes from the maker of heaven and earth. Though I walk through this valley I know you are with me. I pray, direct my path and open your pre-planned purposes to me, that I may know the way, to walk in it. Praise you, Lord! Amen.”

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“We need to be prepared to move on what God is saying to us, which is often a very risky business. However, risk requires faith and faith pleases God.”

James 1:22

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves

Amy Grant once sang a song entitled, “Fat, Fat Baby.” The song describes a person who accepts Christ as Lord and avidly ventures out into the world of Christendom. He fills his ears with gospel music and Christian teaching. He begins to go to a church and attends all its functions and social events. This person gorges himself on everything Christian but somehow misses the importance of serving Christ. He grows fatter and fatter on God-stuff and learns to speak “Christianese” like an expert. He is a hearer of the word but falls gravely short on being a doer of the word. James says, “Do not merely listen to the word, do what it says.”

Don’t get me wrong, gorging on God’s word is very, very good but we need to practically apply the word of God in every aspect of life in order to move with God’s purposes. We need to be prepared to move on what God is saying to us, which is often a very risky business. However, risk requires faith and faith pleases God.

In 1990 God called me to leave my job and step out in faith to serve him. This led to one of the toughest periods of my life. I knew God’s word promised God’s provision. I had heard many testimonies of people who had stepped out in faith and how God had
met their needs. I had sat under many sermons teaching me that God is faithful, and he will never desert me on the road to following his call. Yet, all this teaching and a hearing of God’s word would have led to naught, unless I stuck my neck out to take God at his word. It was only when I began to do what God was telling me to do, that I discovered his faithful provision and care. It was only when I began to do what God was telling me to do, that my faith in him began to grow.

Indeed, gorge yourself on the word of God and fill your life with a Godly style of living but never get so comfortable hearing God’s word that you fail to do what it says. It’s only in the doing that you will walk in faith, and it’s only by walking in faith that you will enjoy the rewards of God.

God-tracking is naturally risky but supernaturally rewarding

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James 1:22-25
Hebrews 11:6
2 Corinthians 5:7

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I dedicate my life to obediently following your call, no matter what the apparent risk

““Dear God, I admit that I am very nervous about taking this next step of faith. In the natural it seems so risky, but I know that with you all things are possible. So, help me to trust your foreknowledge of my life and to walk by faith in your calling, O Lord. Help me to be willing to stick my neck out when you call me to do so. Help me to always keep my eyes on you. I commit my future to you. I dedicate my life to obediently following your call, no matter what the apparent risk. In faith, I come to you and seek your plans and purposes. Help me to always “do” your word and not just “hear” your word. I pray have faith that you will reward my faith, O Lord. 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.

Listen to podcasts by Dudley Anderson at…http://godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts  

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GOD-TRACKING IS CHOOSING TO FOLLOW GOD’S PLANS

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“Your heavenly Father knows what is good for you and he knows where you will be most effective in serving him.”

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

I had an experience in 1998 that convinced me of the necessity of tracking God’s will. I and my family had recently moved to the UK from South Africa with a heart for Christian ministry. In the process of job hunting, I came across a Bible college looking to set up a media department. I applied for the job and firmly believed it was for me. In the process of my application, I acknowledged the Lord and sought his will. However, despite several positive interviews, I was eventually turned down. I was extremely disappointed. “Why did this happen, Lord?” I asked my God. “I firmly believed this was the job for me. Why didn’t I get it?” As quick as a flash the words came to me, “Because, Dudley, you’re simply on track with my will for you right now.”

I was later employed by a Christian radio ministry and produced a radio programme called, OnTrack, which became very popular. OnTrack touched many, many lives across Africa and, in turn, became the source of the devotional you are reading today. You see, God wanted me to simply go through the experience of not getting what I wanted so that I would have a story to tell you of how all things work out according to his plan for our lives. And that plan is good!

God-tracking is a concept based on the fact that God has a plan for your life. It’s a plan for your benefit and the benefit of those around you. But here’s the crunch: He knows the plans he has for you, but you don’t. You are simply called to seek and track his plans and purposes one step at a time, even if his plans seem to deviate from your plans. This you do by acknowledging God in all your ways and by keeping your eyes fixed on Jesus.

Sometimes, however, as you track God’s plans it will seem that you don’t always get what you want. Your heavenly Father knows what is good for you and he knows where you will be most effective in serving him. So, don’t be disappointed when things don’t seem to work out the way you planned. Provided you continue to acknowledge God in prayer and confession; provided you continue to keep watching for his move and listening for his voice and provided you are willing to bend to his will, you will be blessed in all you do. God will achieve his good purposes through you.

I leave you with this quotation from Corrie Ten Boom, “I believe that God delights to use his children in the fulfilment of his plans for the world. I am sure he loves to use small people to do great things.” This is God-tracking.

God-tracking is choosing to follow God’s plans

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Jeremiah 29:11-13

Proverbs 3:5-6

Hebrews 12:2

Proverbs 16:1

Proverbs 16:3

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I walk by faith in the goodness of your plans and the safety of your purposes

“O my Lord and Father, I am sorry for the times that I have gone out to do things my way. Only your will matters for me. Today I choose to seek your will – your Kingdome and your righteousness – and to look for your plans in my life. I acknowledge you in all my ways including my relationships, my work and my desires. I open my heart and my life to your purposes alone and no one else’s. Help me to track your will; help me to go where you send me and do what you command me to do. Help me to not seek to do my own will but yours, always no matter what it costs. I walk by faith in the goodness of your plans and the safety of your purposes. Thank you for your promise that I will find you when I seek you. In Jesus’ name, I pray.  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.

Listen to podcasts by Dudley Anderson at…
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GOD-TRACKING IS LIVING BY GOD’S HAND

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“Even while in prison he knew he was under God’s mighty hand and not under his circumstances. Joseph lived by God’s hand to the end.”

Geneses 50:20
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Very early in his life, Joseph knew that he was different from the rest of his brothers. Although he was the firstborn son of Rachael, Jacob’s favourite wife, he trusted in God’s special plan for his life, not his father’s. Very early in his childhood, he’d come to seek the Lord Most High. But now as he lay in the raw dirt of an Egyptian prison cell, he wondered how that plan would ever become reality.

Joseph remembered those dreams he’d had so many years ago when God had shown him that he would become someone great. Even his brothers and parents would bow down to him. Yet, now as he tossed on his bed of desert dust, he might have prayed, “Ah Lord Almighty God, how long will I lay here? I asked the cupbearer to remember me to the king when he was restored after his bout in prison; thank you for giving me insight to his dreams. However, I realise, O God, that my destiny does not rest in his hands or the hands of Pharaoh. In fact, I don’t trust in father or brother’s hands either. My life is in your hands, O Lord.” Joseph drifted peacefully into sleep.

The next day he rose early as usual and set about his duties as the Egyptian prison warden’s assistant. It was not yet midday when he was called to the warden’s room. “Joseph, you have received a pardon from the king,” he said. “It seems his cupbearer put a kind word in for you and Pharaoh wants to see you… something to do with dreams.” He unshackled Joseph’s feet and pointed him toward the exit.

Joseph soon discovered that Pharaoh had dreamt some strange dreams about some cows and heads of grain. He called for Joseph to interpret these dreams. As it turned out, God gave Joseph insight and, with integrity and submission, he advised the king. Soon afterward Joseph was promoted from prison mate to prime minister of all Egypt.

I deeply admire Joseph’s faith, endurance and integrity. You can read his account from Genesis 37 to the end of the book. Never do we read that he became vindictive or selfish in ambition. Joseph had heard the word of God early in life and he held tightly to the dream God had planted in his heart. We seem to read between the lines that even when he was stripped and thrown into the cistern by his brothers and then sold into slavery, this young man had placed his confidence only in God’s plans.

Joseph was under no man’s hand because he knew Gods’ hand was on his life. Joseph acknowledged the Lord in all his ways. Right through to the end, he submitted to God no matter what his circumstances. Even while in prison he knew he was under God’s mighty hand and not under his circumstances. Joseph lived by God’s hand to the end.

How about you?

God-tracking is living by God’s hand

READ ALL ABOUT ITGenesis 30:1-24
Genesis 39-40
Jeremiah 29:11
Proverbs 3:5-6
Romans 8:28

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 DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Lord, sometimes I feel like I’m Joseph in his prison. I know you have called me and I know your hand is upon my life but so often I lose sight of this and begin looking at the “all things” in my life that seem to go wrong. I want to consciously take my thoughts captive and submit my circumstances to you. I confess that I do not live under any man’s hand – my livelihood, my circumstances and my future do not depend on any man’s decision. Lord, my life is in your hands. Help me to live by the same faith, hope and integrity that Joseph lived as I trust you that all things will work out for my good. Amen.”

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