The Word for today - Sunday 13th Jan

But God (2)
"I wanted ... to write ... about ... salvation ... But ... felt the need to write you about something else."
Jude 1:3 NCV

Max Lucado writes, 'I awoke early one morning for a meeting ... [and] spotted a bag of cookies. Our daughter had attended a bake sale so I thought she must've set them out for me. I ate one ... interesting texture ... I ate a second ... with coffee it made an interesting option. I grabbed a third for the road, and would have grabbed the fourth but only one remained. Later my wife phoned, "Looks like someone's been in the bag." "It was me," I admitted. "I've had better breakfast cookies but those weren't bad." "Those weren't breakfast cookies," she replied, "they were homemade dog biscuits!" All day when I scratched my belly, my leg kicked ... not to mention my interest in fire hydrants! I should've consulted the maker.'
The Bible says, 'God is working in you to help you ... do what pleases Him' (Php 2:13 NCV). So when you sense 'a hold' in your spirit, He's probably trying to get your attention. He promised to 'guide you along the best pathway for your life ... advise ... and watch over you' (Ps 32:8 NLT). So you need to listen to Him and do what He says! Jude said, 'I wanted very much to write you about salvation ... But I felt the need to write ... about something else.' Jude wanted to dedicate his epistle to one topic, but God had other plans.
A century ago, FB Meyer wrote, 'Are you in difficulty about your way? Go to God ... get direction from the light of His smile or the cloud of His refusal ... wait there silent and expectant, though all around you insist on immediate decision or action - the will of God will be made clear; and you'll have a new conception of God.'

Soulfood Bible Readings
Ex 20:4-6, Dt 7:17-8:2, Isa 40:18-31