“Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” Proverbs 30:5 (ESV)
When I was just a boy, my dad would say to me, “Son, this book is not just words on paper. It’s not just black on white. Every time you open God’s Book, you are literally opening the mouth of God. You are hearing the voice and words of God.” He went on to say, “Son, I
want you to go to your room and have a conversation with God (prayer). Then, let God speak to you through His Word, the Bible.”
As a young boy with a great imagination, I went straight to my room with great expectations. When I completed my special times
with the Lord, I would return to report back to Dad. He would ask, “Now, son, what did God say to you today?”
You see, my father was painting a picture in my mind. I was not asked just to read the Bible like any other book. I was asked to take time to have a personal conversation with — and to — God. Every word and message from God is true and real to me today. It is fresh and
new every morning of every day.
God’s Word says, “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3, ESV). He continues to say in Ephesians 1:3: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the
heavenly places” (ESV).
Even to this day, I long for those personal times with the One who created me — the One who knows me better than myself. His words
will never fail. They are true and give wisdom, life, and purpose in my times of need. What is God saying to you today?
— Huron Claus
Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
The Council Fire Daily Devotional Book Set is available on the Intertribal Life Ministries website.
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