Live Life to the Hilt Because You Can Trust Father

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“Boldly place your full trust in him to meet your needs and guide your footsteps, without leaning on your own insight. Your heavenly Dad can be trusted.”

2 Timothy 1:12
…nevertheless, I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

Tim Hansel writes, “One day, while my son Zac and I were out in the country, climbing around in some cliffs, I heard a voice from above me yell, ‘Hey Dad! Catch me!’ I turned around to see Zac joyfully jumping off a rock straight at me. He had jumped and yelled ‘Hey Dad!’ at the same time. I became an instant circus act, catching him. We both fell to the ground. For a moment after I caught him, I could hardly talk.

“When I found my voice again, I gasped in exasperation: ‘Zac! Can you give me one good reason why you did that?’

“He responded with remarkable calmness: ‘Sure...because you're my dad.’ His whole assurance was based on the fact that his father was trustworthy. He could live life to the hilt because I could be trusted.”*

What a great privilege to know we can trust Abba Father to catch us. His word to you is, “I know the plans I have for you, plans for a future filled with peace and hope.” You can depend on God’s unfailing love and faithfulness towards you to fulfil his plans for your life. Even when it appears to you, on this side of tomorrow, that God seems to be looking the other way, you know you can trust Abba to catch you when you jump.

So, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus. Fill your heart and mind with his promises. Boldly place your full trust in him to meet your needs and guide your footsteps, without leaning on your own insight. Your heavenly Dad can be trusted. Like Tim Hansel’s son, Zac, you can cry out, "Hey Dad! Catch me!" as you live life to the hilt.

God-tracking is living a full life, trusting your Heavenly Dad

* Tim Hansel, Holy Sweat, 1987, Word Books Publisher, pp. 46-47

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT

(Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!)
Galatians 4:6
Jeremiah 29:11
Hebrews 12:2
Proverbs 3:5
2 Corinthians 1:20

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me to live life to the hilt in the knowledge that I can trust you.”

“Dear Abba Father – heavenly dad – I affirm my trust in you and your plans for my life. Thank you that you are always true to your word and that all your promises are yes to me, in Jesus. I entrust my tomorrow to you. I put my confidence in your strong arms that, when I jump, you will catch me. Help me to live life to the hilt in the knowledge that I can trust you. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
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 GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

 

Jesus, Your Stunt Double

 

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 “Jesus doubled for you at Calvary when hung on that cross for the sins of the world. Jesus was qualified by the power of the Holy Spirit and the righteousness of God to take your place in death.”

2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

I once interviewed an amazing lady for my radio talk show called, Linda. Linda came from a broken home. Her father was an alcoholic and walked out on her mom when Linda was very young. Sadly, as a teenager, Linda became caught up in the same world of alcohol that her dad had endured, however she managed to pull her life together when she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour. Soon afterwards she entered the world of entertainment as a stunt double.

Linda was successful in her newfound career, doubling for many famous actors in some well-known television productions like the British soap opera, East Enders. She explained to me how exciting the job was. She met many amazing people and performed some breathtakingly stunts. She told me how she was once directed to fall down a cast-iron fire escape. “I only sprained my shoulder,” she told me with a lilt in her voice, “It was great fun.”

As Linda described her work to me as a stunt double, it dawned on me that I knew someone else who doubled for people. This person is a very dear friend to me. In fact, he was my very own stunt double. His name is Jesus.

Jesus took the fall for me in the scene of the cross. I was scheduled to bear the wrath of God’s judgement for sin, the consequence of which is eternal death. However, by his grace, God sent his own Son to stand in for me; to bear his wrath for my sin and die in my place. As I spoke with Linda, it was mindboggling to realise that Jesus doubled for me by taking my place in death. God made Jesus, who knew no sin, to be a sin offering for me that, after repentance and putting my faith in his death and resurrection, I might be made righteous before God in him.

Jesus is your stunt double, too. Jesus doubled for you at Calvary when he hung on that cross for the sins of the world. Just as Linda was qualified to stand in for actors on the film set so that they would not be injured, so Jesus was qualified by the power of the Holy Spirit and the righteousness of God to take your place in death. Join me as we admit to our sin and accept the intercessory work of the sinless Son of God, by faith. Believe that Jesus died and rose again for you and call him Lord of your life, today.

(Pray the prayer below if this makes sense to you.)

God-tracking is having faith in your stunt double.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT

(Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!)
John 3:16-17
2 Corinthians 5:9-10,17-19
Colossians 1:13-14
Romans 10:8-11

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“I accept the intercessory work of Jesus Christ at Calvary and confess him to be Lord of my life.”

“Dear eternal good God, I admit and confess the sin that I am guilty of and which separates me from you. I admit that I don’t have the wherewithal to face your judgement by my qualification and will suffer eternal death as a result. I realise now that the only one who could face your judgment and survive was your Son, Jesus. I believe he took my place in death and rose again that I might be freed from sin and walk in your righteousness. I accept the intercessory work of Jesus Christ at Calvary and confess him to be Lord of my life. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
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 GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Until Heaven, Hold Onto Jesus

 

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“Yet, the life I now live before entering heaven, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me. So, until then I will hold fast to the Lord my God.”

Joshua 28:8
but you shall hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day.

I was pondering heaven while washing dishes the other day. “Lord, thankfully I won’t be doing this in heaven,” I mused with a smile. Indeed, when we get to paradise, we won’t need to do any of the chores we do in this life. But on the other hand, neither will we be involved in any activities we deem pleasurable here on earth. Heaven is a place like no other.

Heaven is the dwelling of our loving, eternal, omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent God. The Bible tells us that heaven is filled with his glory. There will be no need for the sun or a lamp as the splendour of God fills its expanse. Often called the New Jerusalem, heaven will be a place of majesty with streets of gold, gates of pearl and foundations decorated with precious stones. God will wipe away every tear, there shall be no more death, nor sadness, nor crying nor pain. It will be a place of splendid glory, peace and ecstasy (no washing dishes). And the pleasures we enjoy on earth will pale into utter insignificance compared to the euphoric pleasure of being in God’s perpetual presence.

Heaven will be eternal (and we have eternal life through Jesus). Won’t we get tired or bored living forever, year after year, millennium after millennium? No, because as we will exist in infinite time, we will only experience it as a moment - one eternal moment of grandeur.

Still, what of now? How do I live in the here and now before I cross over to be with him in his paradise? I long to be there, not here washing dishes. This 21st-century world is filled with pain, corruption and decay, I want out! And yet, I have a mandate from my Lord that qualifies me to remain here on earth; a lifelong mandate to make disciples of all nations so that others may hold to the hope of glory to which I hold.

Christ in me is the hope of glory. I long to be home with Jesus in the splendour of his glory. Yet, the life I now live before entering heaven, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me. So, until then I will hold fast to the Lord my God.

God-tracking is holding on until Jesus comes.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT

(Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!)
Revelation 22:3-5
Revelation 21
John 3:16
Colossians 1:27
Matthew 28:19-20
Galatians 2:20


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“Until I get there, O Lord, help me to live in the here and now by faith with, holding fast to Jesus.”

“Ah, Father God, thank you for the hope of glory. Thank you that you have dealt with my sin through the cross of Jesus and promised me eternal life if I confess him as Lord. I rejoice that when I die or when Jesus comes (whichever happens first) I will walk on streets of gold. Wow! Praise God for heaven! Until I get there, O Lord, help me to live in the here and now by faith, holding fast to Jesus. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
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 GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

He Will Redirect Your Path

 

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“So, have confidence in the plans that God knows he has for you. Acknowledge the Lord in all your ways and he will direct or redirect your path.”

Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.

This motivational thought is based on the concept of seeking and tracking the plans of God. The Bible tells us that God knows the plans he has for us; plans for his shalom; that is, peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfare and a future filled with hope. This concept is what we call God-tracking. Remaining in God’s perfect will is paramount to God-tracking. To remain in the will of God we need to acknowledge him in every aspect of our lives. If we do this, he will direct our life’s track, ensuring that we remain within his plans for his shalom. However, as is my experience, sometimes we acknowledge God and then go ahead and make the decision to take on an opportunity only to discover it ends in failure. Does this mean that God has not directed our path?

I was recently presented with a business opportunity. The idea had much potential. Before I began to set it up, I prayed and committed the plan to Jesus. I acknowledge God in this opportunity through prayer and confession, fully intent on seeking his sovereign will in moving forward. I will admit, however, right at the offset, I had a still small voice check in my spirit that it was wrong for me but I progressed, regardless. After only three months, it became evident that I had made the wrong decision. We shut the operation down.

“Lord, why did this venture fail? I acknowledged you from the start. Why did you not direct my path according to your plan?” I grumbled. “But I did direct your path,” came the sense of the Spirit’s answer in an instant. “You made the wrong choice but I have brought you back on track to where I planned for you to be in the first place,” I sensed he was saying.

Your plans may be sure in your eyes but God weighs up your tomorrow. In a man’s heart, he plans his way but the Lord directs his steps. So, have confidence in the plans that God knows he has for you. Trust him without leaning on your own understanding. Acknowledge the Lord in all your ways and he will direct – or redirect – your path.

God-tracking is trusting God to redirect your way.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT

(Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!)
Jeremiah 29:11
Proverbs 3:5-6
Proverbs 16:1-2,3,9

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“I believe that, in this case, you have redirected my path back to your plan. Thank you, Lord.”

“Dear Lord, I’ve made this decision in faith that you would direct its outcome. I acknowledged you in it before I set out on this adventure. Yet, it’s failed. However, because I acknowledged you before making my decision, I trust that this outcome is according to your will. Forgive me if I missed your guidance in the first place. I believe that this result is right and good. Thank you that you were true to your word that if I acknowledge God in all my ways, he will direct my path. Therefore, I believe that, in this case, you have redirected my path back to your plan. Thank you, Lord. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
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 GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

Swimming in the Deep End

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“So don’t be surprised the next time you find yourself treading water. Just remember he is with you, even in the deep end.”

Matthew 28:20(b)
…and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age

I have been a Christian for many years. From an early age, I learned the value of trusting God to direct my life. The Scripture says that God knew me before I was born and that he has fashioned the story of my days before one of them came to be. God knows the plans he has for you and me. God is omniscient, that is, he knows all things and he is omnipotent – all-powerful. If he has a plan for your life, believe me, he has the means and the know-how to execute it.

In 1994 I approached a radio station in my hometown looking for part-time work. I was studying for the ministry at the time and needed a job to bring in some income. I’ve always loved radio so I applied to the station, prepared to do anything to earn some cash. After welcoming me at reception, I was ushered into a studio and plopped in front of a microphone. I was handed a short script. “When the red light comes on,” said my host, “just read what’s on the paper.” As I emerged from the studio a smiling controller said, “He’s a natural!” Twenty-eight years later I still sit behind a microphone and speak when the light turns red.

This little story is only one example in my life of how my Lord and Guide has opened opportunities for me by his omniscient sovereign design. Granted, we have free will and thus, the freedom to choose our life’s path. However, in my experience, if we acknowledge God in everything then he will direct the paths of our lives. And sometimes God simply throws his awe-inspiring plans at us, dropping us in the deep end saying, “There you go. Swim!”

If you continue to acknowledge the Lord in all your ways; if you walk by faith and not by sight and if you keep your eyes stayed on Jesus the author and perfecter of your faith then he will direct your life tracks according to his perfect plan for you. So don’t be surprised the next time you find yourself treading water. Just remember he’s there with you, even in the deep end.

God-tracking is going where you’ve never been before.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT
(Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!)
Ephesians 5:16 (NIV)
Proverbs 3:6
2 Corinthians 5:7
Hebrews 12:2

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“I commit my future to you and ask that you will open the doors that you know will suit me and where I will be productive and successful.”

“Dear Lord, thank you that you know the plans you have for me. Thank you that you know me better than I know myself and that your plans are always for my good. I commit my future to you and ask that you will open the doors that you know will suit me and where I will be productive and successful. I acknowledge you in every aspect of my life and trust your discretion in designing my life track. Help me, O Lord, to swim in the deep end. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
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 GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

 

Rehearse the Goodness of God

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“Rehearsing (or re-hearing) the times that God has met your needs, answered a prayer or lifted your soul will enable you to develop a habit of trusting him to do it again, and again, and again.”

1 Chronicles 16:24 (YLT)
Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders

The other day, I was reflecting on our financial situation wondering how we’ll pay the bills under growing inflation. The ins just don’t match the outs. The war in Ukraine has affected the economy of the entire globe and the cost of living has escalated to levels beyond the reach of many of us. “Dear Lord,” I prayed, “where’s the money going to come from to pay the bills?”

Just then, I had a flashback. I and my family moved from South Africa to the UK in 1996. I was not able to find employment until 11 months after we arrived. Those first few months in a new country were financially challenging. As I prayed a memory came to mind of me sitting on a bench next to the canal near my new home, opening the post for the day. In my hand was a small blue envelope from South Africa addressed to me. On opening the letter, I found a short, handwritten note from my friend Andrew, who lives in Pretoria. “Dudley, we had leftover cash from our recent trip to the UK so I’ve sent it to you. Twenty pounds fell out on my lap (a reasonable amount of cash, back in 1996). My courage returned. Indeed, I could tell you so similar stories of how God has miraculously provided for us over the years. 

As I prayed, the Lord revealed to me that I was rehearsing how he has always met our needs.

Rehearsing the goodness of God stimulates faith. The word rehearse comes from re-hear. When we rehearse a song, we re-hear it over and over until we can sing it by rote. Rehearsing (or re-hearing) the times that God has met your needs, answered prayer or lifted your soul will enable you to develop a habit of trusting him to do it again, and again, and again.

He is faithful and he will do it. My God will meet all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Ask and you will receive. For everyone who asks receives.

God-tracking is rehearsing the goodness of God

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT

(Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!)
1 Thessalonians 5:24
Philippians 4:19
Matthew 7:7-11

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“Help me to rehearse your goodness, how you have always provided for me, that I will develop a habit of trusting you to do what you have promised to do.”

“Dear Lord, thank you that you are always faithful and true to your word. Your word promises that you will meet my every need. Thank you! As I face today’s needs, I remember the many times you have met my need in the past. Help me to rehearse your goodness, how you have always provided for me, that I will develop a habit of trusting you to do what you have promised to do. Amen.”

If you prayed that prayer today email me dudley@godtracker.co.uk

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What is GodTracker?
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 GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Thank God for the Bible

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“Our lifestyles, as followers of Christ, are based upon the principles, purposes and precedents laid out in God’s Word. Therefore, may we worship God in thanksgiving for this marvellous miraculous book, the Holy Bible.”

Psalm 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Thank God for Bible! May we never take it for granted. The Bible is more than a book, it is a volum e of 66 different books, penned over a period of about1,500 years by 40 different people. Few of these people knew each other yet each writing confirms the other. The oldest writing is thought to be the book of Job, possibly penned almost 4,000 years ago and still, we can enjoy the auspicious privilege of holding it in our hands today.

The Holy Bible contains the written word of God, preserved through the millennia. The word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and joints and marrow, and discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart. The Word of God endures forever. Heaven and earth will pass away but the words of Christ will remain.

Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. Jesus said, “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” God’s Word is a lamp to your feet and a light to your path. Read it discerningly. Read it slowly. You have the rest of your life to read the Bible so read the Bible for the rest of your life.

Our lifestyles, as followers of Christ, are based upon the principles, purposes and precedents laid out in God’s Word. Therefore, may we worship God in thanksgiving for this marvellous miraculous book, the Holy Bible.

God-tracking is reading the Bible

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT

(Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!)
Hebrews 4:12
Matthew 24:35
John 15:7
Colossians 3:16

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“It says in the Bible that you watch over your Word to perform it, So, dear Lord, perform your Word in my life.”

“Dear God thank you for the Bible. Thank you for inspiring people to pen your word to us and for preserving it over the millennia so that I may hold it in my hands today. Help me to understand what I read and help me to apply it to my daily walk. It says in the Bible that you watch over your Word to perform it, So, dear Lord, perform your Word in my life. Amen.”

If you prayed that prayer today email me dudley@godtracker.co.uk

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What is GodTracker?
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 GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.