Lion DevotionalSample
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DANCING DEVO
LYRIC EXCERPT:
Dancing on the mountain of a victory
Dancing through the valley of a broken dream
Dancing on the plains of the in between
If it’s You and me
I won’t stop dancing
Sometimes, problems manage to pop up out of nowhere, taking us by surprise. Other times, we find ourselves facing the same issues over and over again, stuck in an old pattern we can’t seem to shake.
When you’re struggling to get to the place you want to be –– when you can’t seem to push past your current situation –– it can be difficult to keep moving forward. You might even be tempted to quit.
You’re certainly not alone in this. When Moses died, the Israelites had been wandering the wilderness for 40 years. After decades of struggle, it’s easy to imagine they were ready to give up. They had just lost their leader and they weren’t sure if God even still cared about them. But God spoke to Joshua and reminded him that He was with them — that He would “never leave or forsake them.”
He was with them every step of their journey. God lit their path as a pillar of fire at night and gave them shade as a cloud during the day. He was there on the mountain tops and in the lowest of valleys. He told His people something that still rings true for us today: “Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
He’s with us wherever we go. It’s a partnership, when one moves so does the other –– a little bit like dancing. It takes both parties meeting and flowing together to bring beauty and connection into difficult situations.
He extends His hand out to us because He desires closeness with us — but we have to accept it and let him in.
What’s one area of your life that you’ve given up on where you can invite God into today?
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In Revelation, we see Jesus as the “Lion of the tribe of Judah” and the “Lamb who was slain.” So much of God’s kingdom embodies paradox; even Jesus Himself was sovereign AND He submitted to authority. He’s the beginning AND the end. He isn’t relegated to one or the other. Join us for this 14-day study as we learn about how God’s kingdom and character may surprise us.
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