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LIVING IN YOUR OWN LIGHT Poem Devotional

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August 7
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But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: You will soon fall down in great torment.
– Isaiah 50:11 (NLT)
LIVING IN YOUR OWN LIGHT
A poem and essay by ILMA
Be watchful, you who live in your own light
You will be missing many things and lose sight
If you rely only in your own strength and ability
You are going to enter a period of instability.
The consequence of living in your own is fatal
Without the Lord’s guidance, your life is detrimental
He created you to be dependent on him
If you alienate yourself from God, you will sin.
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“Ichabad” is the Hebrew word for “independent” which means to be without glory or the loss of God’s favor or presence. When someone is acting in isolation from God, they are risking a blessed life. I can attest to this truth because I lived many decades of my life thinking that I can do it all on my own. To be “self-reliant” in our world today is very much accepted. With the “selfie-generation,” we believe the lie that everything is about “me” and doing things in my own way, without consulting a higher being. We make decisions without asking for guidance, no wonder we make mistakes. The bible tells us that the consequence of living in your own light is great torment.
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PRAYER
Lord, help me to depend on you for all things.
REFLECTION
How is independence considered a form of idolatry and pride?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

DEPENDING ON GOD Poem devotional

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August 27________________________________________
The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.
-Lamentations 3:25(NLT)
DEPENDING ON GOD
A poem and essay by ILMA
Do you run to the throne when in need?
Do you seek his Word and constantly read?
To live independently of God is dangerous
It leads to a life of being constantly impetuous.
The Lord is good to those who depend on him
Those who seek his truth will be redeemed
Depend only on your heavenly Father for all things
Then you will find peace and joy in everything.
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Do you recall how a child is? They constantly depend on their parents and caregivers around them. They trust them immensely and will run to them for anything. Their childlike dependency on adults makes them very vulnerable, but those who love them will surely make a way that they are safe and protected. This is exactly how God wants us to rely on him, just like a child. He requires us all to be like little children or we won’t enter his kingdom. When a child relies on her parents for her or his needs, the parent must meet that basic need. When they are not provided safety, love and the basic human needs, they become corrupted and confused. God will never want us to live this way.
The bible talks of the goodness of God especially to those who depend on him and those who seek him.
PRAYER
Lord, let me always rely on you.
REFLECTION
What hinders you from total reliance on God?
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For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com