Seeking & Finding God's Hidden Treasure E-Book

Cherilyn Buhlmann

• Herausgeber: RWG Publishing
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

As God blesses through giving me the devotions I share with my coworkers at Southeastern University– I bless Him by giving them to others as He leads me. It is my birthday gift back to God and is my passion. He has given me insight in His Word I count as treasures. They are hidden treasures, as God's Word says until they are found.

Step deeper into the river, as I have, only after seeking God's attributes. God Bless You!

Cherilyn Buhlmann

Leseprobe

Scripture from the King James Version

Devotions: "God's Attributes" and "Look Unto His Face" are from the New King James Version Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.

All rights reserved

Photo from "Thy Rod and Thy Staff" is by RC Photography; used by permission

Devotion, "Drawing Near to God" photo, with my friend Cindy and myself is used with her permission

Excerpts of devotions, "I Call you Friends" and "Minister to Jesus" are used by permission from Robert Crosby, author of "More Than a Savior."

God has used Robert and his wife Pam Crosby in a much needed ministry, helping marriages today. They conduct seminars throughout America.

Copyright by Cherilyn Buhlmann © 2013 and 2018.

Book design Copyright © 2018.  All rights reserved.

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Paperback: 978-1791555283

Contents

Acknowledgments from Cherilyn Buhlmann

Mysteries Hidden and Revealed

The Ultimate Planner

Christmas is Something Else!

Assignment 2012: come to Order

It's 'the Relationship!'

Minister to Jesus

I Call you Friends

The Lamb of God - King of Kings and Lord of Lords

On the Way to Emmaus

Know your Calling

Ezekiel's River

Thy Rod and Thy Staff

What Shall I Put On?

God's Covenant

America Pray

The Lord Hath Blessed us

Predestination "Choose your Destiny'

Hope In God

I want a Double Portion

Salt and Light

Unto All Pleasing

Do you Know your Value?

Thanks be to God

Favor Brings Destiny

A Modern Day Bible Story

2013 Magnify Thee

Be a Keeper

Vigilant Virgins and Diligent Men

Game Plan: Establish a Legacy of Faith

Speak Forth Blessing

The Story of Jesus

Look Unto His Face

Closer Than a Brother

A Cousins' Tribute

The Hearty Olive Tree

The Love of God

Attributes of God

Drawing Near to God

Mercy - a touch of Heaven

Immeasurable Gifts From God

The Twelve Foundation Stones of The New Jerusalem

The Colors of Jesus

Keys of the Kingdom

Make Me a Sanctuary

Abiding in Christ

Exercise your Faith

The Rebuilding of Jerusalem

A Way of Holiness

Bloom Where you are Planted

Glimpses of His Glory

Acknowledgments from Cherilyn Buhlmann

I give my Heavenly Father all the glory and praise for leading me in my seeking to know Him more. Through the blessing of holding devotions with my co-workers at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, God has given me insight in His Word I count as treasures. They are hidden treasures, as God's Word so says until they are found. Jesus is 'the find' of a lifetime...

the everlasting kind. He brings a glimmer of light to the glass the Word says, we see through darkly, as we seek the things of God.

I thank God for the support I have received from my husband, Rudolf Buhlmann, my parents, Carlyn and Josephine Kulick for our family's Christian heritage, my Pastors Stephen and Jan Strader of Ignited Church in Lakeland for their unrelenting passion to lead us to be passionate to God. Ann Kiemel, who inspired me through her stories and singing a little song, in the 70's. She shared the love of Jesus one person at a time, and exclaimed, "Jesus and me are out to change the world." And they did.

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I thank God for my life line: my three children, Angel, Jeremy, Abraham and three grandchildren, Shelby, Bailey and Channing.

I pray that you find these devotions a treasure to your heart also and that you seek and find for yourself how awesome our God really is.

Mysteries Hidden and Revealed

Romans 16:25 "According to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began."

Matthew 13:11,16,17 Jesus said, "It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them."

I Peter 1:10-12 "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you. Unto whom it was revealed that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel; which things the angels desire to look into."

Ephesians 3:5,6 "Which in other ages, was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed that the gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body and partakers of His promise in Christ by the gospel."

Revelation is, a covering taken off and the mystery removed, so that all can see. Oh, the mystery of that day, when Jesus' Bride, the Church will have her covering and veil removed so that all can see who the beautiful Church is. We are a mystery - let's not keep it a secret!

The Ultimate Planner

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans that I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans for well-being, and not for calamity, in order to give you a future and a hope." (ISV)

Jeremiah 29:12-14 "Then shall ye call upon Me, and ye shall go and pray unto Me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord."

In that day the heavenly invitation was given to the shepherds to "find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." Luke 2:12

"The shepherds said one to another, let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child." Luke 2:15-17

When the days of Mary's purification was accomplished, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord and to offer sacrifice.

Luke 2:25-33 "And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for Him after the custom of the law, then took he Him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A Light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people, Israel, and Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him."

This first announcement by a Jewish prophet proclaims that Jesus was to be a light to the Gentiles. It took a divine, rebuke for the apostles to concede such a doctrine. It was over this, that controversies raged in the early church. (Acts 10:18 and 11:18)

(Acts 15, Gal. 2) This was the mystery that was kept secret from the foundation of the world and it came from Simeon's lips, that the Gentiles would be shown this Light and should be fellow heirs in Christ.

Christmas is Something Else!

Christmas is celebrated with the knowledge that angels brought "good tidings," peace is pronounced and declared, and salvation is God's gift to mankind through the birth of His Son, Jesus.

When we celebrate Christmas, we get a taste, a preview and a glimpse of the future of God's Millennial reign! In that day, all men on earth will see face to face the Lord and resurrected saints of all ages. Watchmen who in times past had alerted the people when enemies approached, will in that day, rejoice seeing the remnant of Israel returning to Jerusalem to make the Millennial nation.

Isaiah 52:7-9 "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of Him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem."

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As Jesus has said, "this do in remembrance of Me." Have a blessed Christmas remembering what Christ has done for us and will do in our future.

Assignment 2012: come to Order

We have entered the year 2012. What do these numbers mean to you? Twenty is expectation. Twelve is God's Divine Power, Rule and Authority. As we prepare ourselves for this year, let us align ourselves to the position where God can unfold His Sovereign plan in each of us. God wants us to bring it to order: our lives, church body, community, region, leaders, country and the whole earth to Come to Order. Let us declare it, decree it and cause it to happen; as raising and sounding of a Judges Gavel - Bring it to Order!

Romans 12:1 " I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."

Leviticus 1:7-8 As the burnt offering was offered unto the Lord... "lay the wood in order upon the fire... lay the parts, the head of the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the Altar." May we also lay our lives in order before God.

There are many instances showing God's divine authority through the number twelve. Twelve hours a day, to the night, twelve months to the year, and twelve constellations. In the New Jerusalem, twelve gates, pearls, twelve kinds of precious stones representing the twelve Apostles. Twelve manner of fruit on the tree of Life and bore its fruit every month of the twelve months. Twelve is also very pertinent in the measuring of making the Tabernacle.