DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY

Dr. Rich WILKERSON

A Place With Space

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: Job 36:16 He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food. O-bservation: This young friend of Job named Elihu continued to encourage him. He said to Job in the midst of his pain, “God is pulling you out of your weakness and struggle into an incredibly spacious place of victory.” A-pplication: Every painful place for a “Follower Of Jesus” is an opportunity to elevate from the pain to a better Place with Space through faith. Perhaps you’re in a very tough place right now and you’re wondering, “How much longer?” The answer is most likely connected to two things. First, are your enduring the challenge through faith? And second, are you ready to walk out of your weakness and into God’s spacious place? You’re not about to walk out of the fire and into the frying pan. The Bible tells us, “We will reap a harvest if we do not give up!” (Gal. 6:9b). Through spiritual endurance we always graduate to a better place than where we began. That place, in God’s

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Show Me What You’ve Got

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. O-bservation: Paul the Great Apostle defended his apostolic authority in this chapter. He made it very clear that many folks talk about the Christian walk, but others actually deliver with power and signs following. A-pplication: You’ve heard it said before, “Talk Is Cheap!” Anyone can talk about what God can do, others go into action and actually deliver the goods in the power of God’s might. When that occurs, there’s a whole lotta questions that don’t have to be asked because people have witnessed with their own eyes the power of God. Paul was a man who had raised people from the dead, cast out demons in Jesus’ name, and seen miracle after miracle take place. When false preachers with silver-lined speech came calling, this Apostle would simply say … “Show Me What You’ve Got!” P-rayer: Dear Jesus, I only want to please You this AM. I’m not moving forward with a great speech, instead I’m moving forward serving a great and mighty God! Amen

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God’s Always Speaking

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: Job 33:14 For God does speak—now one way, now another—though no one perceives it. O-bservation: Job’s friend Elihu brought a powerful thought to Job’s attention. Job had questioned whether or not God had answered his prayers. Elihu said, “God’s Always Speaking.” A-pplication: What Elihu was saying to Job was simply that we don’t have the full intelligence or wisdom to accuse God of not communicating with us. This young friend of Job said God does speak! He communicates one way this time and another way next time. In the next verse he said that God speaks at night, in dreams and in visions, while a person is in deep sleep, but “God Is Always Speaking.” If you will think back to that time, maybe it was only yesterday, perhaps that really was the Lord speaking to you. Samuel had to ask his priest Eli three different times if he had called him at night. Finally, Eli said, “The next time the voice speaks to you say, “Speak Lord for Your servant is listening.” Now if it took a priest three times to figure out that God was trying to

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SOAP STANDS FOR:

S – Scripture
O – Observation
A – Application
P – Prayer

When you study God’s Word using the SOAP method, you are choosing one verse out of that day’s reading and focusing on it in several ways. The SOAP method is a 4-step Bible study process that allows you to dive deep into God’s word and actively apply it to your life. Here are the four steps you will take.

S – Scripture

Write down the Bible passage you’ll be studying and spend time really thinking about the verse itself and what is happening in that verse.

O – Observation

Really look at the text and write down your observations. You might write about:

  • What jumps out to you in the passage?
  • Who is it written by? Who is it written to?
  • What’s one thing you didn’t notice before?
  • What seems interesting or unusual?
  • What comes before and after the text?

A – Application

In the applications step, you will apply God’s Word to your life in a practical way. This is where you personalize your study of Scripture. As you read over the text, how does it apply to you? Is there a specific action you need to take or a confession you need to make?

P – Prayer

Finally, take time to write out a prayer in response to God’s Word. Thank God for the insights He’s given you and ask Him for His continued influence in your life.