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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Today's Passage : Today's Passage: Subject:1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (NIV) Bible Verse:God’s Holy Temple "Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple." Message:
Many people, especially those who are accustomed to more restrained forms of worship, sometimes push the Holy Spirit to the back of their minds. But the Bible teaches us in this passage, in black and white, that God's Spirit dwells in us. No interpretation can belie this fundamental tenet of Christianity. Although various denominations have different beliefs on how we receive the Holy Spirit and place very different emphasis on the Spirit in their worship services, none (to my knowledge) rejects the clear Biblical teaching, that the Holy Spirit dwells in those who have received Christ's grace.
Man praying in devotion
It is important to remember our life in the Spirit in our daily lives, our thoughts and our prayers. The Spirit's presence is a gift that is given to us during our human existence, and it is a gift filled with power. The Bible teaches us that it will put words into our mouth when our brains fail us, in order to speak Christ's message. The power of the Spirit can and will help us resist temptation to sin, if we only use it. Calling on the Spirit can lift us from the despair that is the “gift” of Satan.
We must always remember that the Holy Spirit is a face of God. Although the Spirit serves us, He is not room service; He will only move us and empower us when we are acting in faith, as Christ's servants.
There is another problem: unfortunately, the power of the Holy Spirit is easily confused, in our minds, with our own human traits and powers. Charlatans posing as Christian ministers mislead many people who have been touched by the Spirit and actually encourage them to call upon the Spirit to feed their own human drives.
Just as often, people will become confused in their own minds; instead of following God, and calling upon the Holy Spirit to help them, they will seek the Spirit's help in satisfying the desires of the flesh: their pride, their wealth, their lust. They seek to become gods in their own right, harnessing the power of the true God to fulfill their human will. “Thy will be done” should be ever foremost in our minds, when we pray.
When we become confused about what is our will and what is God’s, the solution is to read the Bible and to compare our thoughts — or what somebody else is trying to tell us — against it. It is especially important to read the New Testament and even more especially important to read the teachings of Christ himself. We must actively seek not to dwell on passages that reinforce our personal beliefs; it is much more important to read passages that conflict with our beliefs and to meditate on contradictions between Biblical teachings and our own thoughts.
Meditation : Prayer : O good shepherd, seek me out, and bring me home to your fold again. Deal favourably with me according to your good pleasure, until I may dwell in your house all the days of my life, and praise your forever and ever with them that are there.. Amen |
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