Glorious in its Dying

 GodTracker 970

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“As you surrender to the autumn, like an oak tree glorious in its dying, so you will yield pleasing fruit in the new season. Whatever you do will prosper.

Psalm 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

Squealing children run through the bright autumnal fall beneath the regal oak as it sighs upon their heads magnificent orange, red and yellow. Arms outstretched, the tree resigns to its destiny to be as though dead for the next five months. It’s been a good summer. Birds have nested and their young have fledged. The sun has streamed upon its majesty in the glow of green but now the tree is dying to its former brilliance and yet, somehow glorious in its dying. Beneath the soil it survives and strengthens. Slowly with every passing day of winter its ancient roots take hold, bravely extending deeper and deeper into the earth so that at the next season of green, it will be more secure to boldly reach from glory to glory.

We read in Scripture, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me,” and “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness.”  Like that oak tree that appears to die when the autumn comes, so we appear to die when we surrender to Christ. We all have that old sinful nature to crucify in the promise that we will live in Christ. In Christ we become new creations; old things pass away and all things become new.

Sometimes God requires that we lay down our dreams or aspirations. Sometimes it’s for our good that we need to surrender ambitions before we can know God’s fresh new life. Scripture makes it clear, the former things have come to pass and God is declaring things new. As you surrender to the autumn, like an oak tree glorious in its dying, so you will soon yield pleasing fruit in the new season. Whatever you do will prosper.

God-tracking is dying to self.

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Galatians 2:20
1 Peter 2:24
Isaiah 42:9

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“As I die to the old self, I know, in you, I am glorious in my dying.”

“Dear Lord, forgive me for holding onto old ambitions. I know now that these have come to pass and that you have new things in store for me. I choose to let go of past dreams, ideals and aspirations – I crucify the old life – that I may flourish as a tree planted by streams of water. As I die to the old self, I know, in you, I am glorious in my dying. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, 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. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Trusting His Good Things

GodTracker 969
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“May we humble ourselves and seek him again with all our hearts. His promises are reliable and trustworthy; not one word of them has failed.”

Joshua 23:14
Not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.

The prophet Jeremiah was instrumental in predicting the demise of Judah and its exile to Babylon. The People of God had rebelled against him and run after foreign gods so the Lord God was executing retribution on the Jews for the disobedience. And yet, God had never forsaken his people or his promise to their forefather, Abraham, to raise them a great nation. Through Jeremiah he says, “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Though we, like the people of Judah, often compromise our faithfulness to Father God, he remains faithful to his promise of blessing. Though we may become consumed with selfish ambition, the Lord our God never abandons his unselfish love and care for us. Today we can pause and remember how true God has been, even when we have strayed from his purposes. May we humble ourselves and seek him again with all our hearts. His promises are reliable and trustworthy; not one word of them has failed.

Turn your face toward his light. It’s not by your vision that you will gain victory, it’s only by the light of his face that you will be successful; for he loves you. Not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord has spoken concerning you. So, resubmit to his good plans by acknowledging God in all your ways and leaning not on your own understanding.

God-tracking is humbly following his good things.

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Jeremiah 29:10-14 (NIV)

Jeremiah 30:18 (NIV)
Psalm 44:3 (NIV)
Proverbs 3:5-6

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I submit to your will and choose to trust all the good things which you have spoken concerning me.”

“Dear God, forgive me for taking my life into my own hands. I realise now that I have taken my eyes off your purposes and looked to do things my way. I acknowledge you again in all my ways and seek your purposes above my own ambition. I submit to your will and choose to trust all the good things which you have spoken concerning me. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, 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. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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

 

Alignment for Assignment

 GodTracker 968

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“Your assignment is to spread the good news of the Gospel of the Kingdom and to heal the sick. Your assignment is to love the lost, feed the poor and care for the hurting.”

Matthew 4:23
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

When I was in school, I hated it when the teacher would announce, “Assignment time!” and proceed to write up a project on the board for us to complete within the next week or two. In my day, we had to visit the library, find the reference books on the topic then search the pages until we found the information we needed for the assignment. Then we needed to actually copy the words from the book onto our notepad with a pen. When we returned home, we’d re-write the information neatly onto slips of paper, and then, together with pictures we’d cut from magazines, paste the slips onto a large cardboard sheet. It always felt like a mission impossible to me. If only we had the Internet and MS Word in my day!

Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, is to go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. And proclaim as you go, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You and I have received a kingdom assignment from the King of kings. We are called to all the world, to preach the gospel of the kingdom, as Jesus preached, and heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. The gospel of the Kingdom is preaching what Jesus preached, doing what Jesus did.

This might seem like mission impossible to you. But, when Jesus gave us the commission, he promised to be with us to the end. Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth and he has sent us in his name. By the fellowship of the Holy Spirit in the here and now, we have the power to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom and heal the sick. Jesus said we’d receive power when the Holy Spirit came upon us to be his witnesses in our neighbourhoods, towns, countries and to the ends of the earth. It is by the power of the Holy Spirit that Jesus is with us to the end. This is why we call it the co-mission. Your mission possible.

So, go for it! With God, all things are possible. Your assignment is to spread the good news of the Gospel of the Kingdom and to heal the sick. Your assignment is to love the lost, feed the poor and care for the hurting. This is your alignment for assignment.

God-tracking is a kingdom assignment.

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Mark 16:15-18
Matthew 10:7-8
Matthew 28:18-20
Acts 1:8
Mark 10:27

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Jesus who brought us this good news and healed the sick has instructed me to do the same. Help me, O Lord, to perform my Kingdom assignment.”

“Ah Lord my God, thank you for sending Jesus to redeem us from the curse of sin. You loved the world so much that you gave your only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him will not perish but will have the promise of eternal life. This is the Good News of the Kingdom of God. Jesus, who brought us this good news, has called me to share it with my friends and family. And Jesus who brought us this good news and healed the sick has instructed me to do the same. Help me, O Lord, to perform my Kingdom assignment. Help me, O Lord, to receive alignment for my assignment. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, 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. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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

 

Uprooted to Prosper

GodTracker 967

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“Know this, he who knows the plans he has for you will plant you in his chosen location in his garden. The Gardener may uproot you – even prune you – but you will soon prosper, producing new pleasing fruit.”

Psalm 62:5
My soul, wait silently for God alone. For my expectation is from Him.

Young David had recently killed the Philistine champion, Goliath, and gained victory for the Israelites. Sadly, King Saul was jealous of David’s fame and fortitude and sought to take his life. I could well imagine how David must have felt. He may have hoped that the king would promote him to serve the Lord as Saul’s right hand. Unfortunately, this was not the case. David must have been greatly disappointed. But David knew his God and he knew his God had great plans for him. David writes, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust.”

Disappointment can be immensely disheartening. You may feel you have trudged through life working so hard to achieve your goals only to be let down by others. Disappointment is not failure. Failure only ensues if you quit. Sometimes God allows your goals to come to naught only to raise you up for new and prosperous opportunities.

Imagine a young tree growing strong in a fine garden. The gardener waters it regularly and gently prunes it every season. It’s growing tall and strong in, what it believes is, a splendid location. One day, the gardener decides that the tree would be far more effective in a different position in the garden. So, he carefully uproots it and replants it in a newly chosen place. The tree may feel forlorn and disappointed, believing he has been rejected by the gardener. Initially, it wilts. It loses many leaves. Its fruit fails for one season but then, as spring arrives anew, the tree takes root and begins to flourish, providing shade to the weary and fruit for the hungry.

Perhaps, like David and our dear tree in this story, you feel you have been let down or rejected. It could be you feel disappointed and abandoned. Know this, he who knows the plans he has for you will plant you in his chosen location in his garden. The Gardener may uproot you – even prune you – but you will soon prosper, producing new pleasing fruit.

God-tracking is being replanted by the divine Gardner.

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1 Samuel 19:8-14
Jeremiah 29:11
John 15:1-2

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Help me to adjust to my new position in the garden and, like King David, help me to rest in you, my rock.”

“Lord, I feel so lost. I’ve been disappointed and let down by others. I feel like I don’t belong in this place anymore. Yet, I know you’ll never abandon your plans for my life. If I need to be uprooted and replanted then do it. Help me to adjust to my new position in the garden and, like King David, help me to rest in you, my rock. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, 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. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

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