Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...wherever in the world you live! I hear you're a chocoholic too - I won't tell a soul! Chocolate is good for the body - and God's Word is good for the soul: "O taste and see that the Lord is good...(Psalm 34:8 KJV)." So please join me for a few moments of fun, food and inspiration - it's all calorie-free (believe that and I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge) and might even make your day!

Bible Byte 'n Chocolate Chew for Today!

"When God Shows Up!"

Today's Bible reading (International Bible Society): Mark 6:48-51 (NIV)

Peter loved God with all his heart too--Jesus knew it, and the devil was ABOUT to find out--for one night, a "ghost" showed up on the lake. Scared? They were terrified, for they had NO idea the "ghost" was actually their Lord walking on the water. (Sometimes when God shows up, He does it in STRANGE ways!)

Peter said, "Lord, if it is YOU, bid me to come on the water." Now how in the world could Peter walk on the water to Jesus? But hold on, for when JESUS shows up, He provides the miracle for you to get to Him, if need be, and He DID!

Peter steps one foot out of the boat, then the other--and WOW! He's walking on water--then WHOA! He's drowning in water! He got his eyes off the Lord, on the leaping waves and fear overwhelmed him. Jesus extends His hand, rescues the drowning disciple, and within one shake of a lamb's tail, he's walking on water again, this time with Jesus, back to the boat! What a story Peter would have to tell his grandkids some day....Kids, let me tell you about the time when a "ghost"--I mean, when GOD showed up!

Will God show up when we are trembling with fear, facing circumstances that would overwhelm and override us? You'd better believe it! He knows you're afraid, He knows the enemy's tactics to bring terror to your heart, and He is not about to forsake you. He holds out His hand, lifts you from the crashing waves, and YOU walk on water too, only because HE bids you come.

He is Lord of the raging billows of your life. Don't give up now--watch the horizon, for HE may be WALKING towards you right now! Believe it, receive it, and you will have a God-filled, choco-rich, sea-safe day!

Prayer: "Lord, I need You to show up on the scene of my life right NOW, but if that's NOT possible, then Lord, help me learn the lessons You want me to learn so I'll be ready with joy and gladness for the day when You DO show up, for I know You and watching and You will! You are that kind of Lord and I place my trust in You. In Jesus' Name, Amen."

--excerpted from When God Shows Up - A Words from the Well devo by Peggie.

--by Peggie C. Bohanon. Copyright 2008, Springfield, MO. All rights reserved.

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Chocolate-Related Devotionals by Peggie!

Chocolate De-Light! . . . The Rat, the Cat--and the Chocolate!

Confessions of a Chocoholic--by Peggie!

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