Have you thanked Him?
Have you praised Him?
Have you made it your priority to agree and
cooperate with Him today?
Have you taken that deep breath and listened for
what He has for you today?
1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)
The first thing I want you to do is pray.
Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.
“Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our
years.” ― Charles H. Spurgeon
That is a powerful quote isn’t it?
That little Bible, those 66 books, are not a
stagnant text.
No. It is
alive vibrant and ever expanding.
John Hagee often makes the statement that “We don’t read the Bible, it reads us.”
What is it reading about you right now?
For me it is CONTINOUSLY pressing me to REFINE, to
cut away the chaff, the poor choices, the indecision, the fear and all the naggy
strongholds.
...tear down every proud idea that
raises itself…
...capture every thought and make it
give up and obey Christ…
1 Corinthians 10:5 (ERV)
For me it often says “get MORE real” with GOD; stop
“dilly-dallying”…
Get serious… James 4:8 (MSG)
I know my thoughts need taken captive.
My pride needs to checked and balanced.
My thoughts sometimes are “not overly
representative” of anything remotely CHRIST-LIKE.
That is why I thank GOD for His powerful TRUTH that has the
capability and promise of showing me the way to tear those strongholds down,
experience His grace and freedom and push my bad habits to surface for
“pruning” and correcting.
There’s nothing like the written Word of
God for showing you the way…Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful
one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our
mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together
and shaped up…1 Timothy 3:15-17 (MSG)
Lord knows we all can use some shaping up.
Some truth.
Some correction.
That is why the WORD is so useful.
Not just for me.
It is useful for you. But you knew that, right?
Feeling fearful? There is a Word for that. Go find
it!
Feeling anxious? There is a Word for that. Go find
it!
Misplaced anger? There is a Word for that. Go find
it!
Frustration got the best of you? There is a Word
for that. Go find it!
Pesky sin? There is a WORD for that…Go find it!
Confused? There is a Word for that…Go find it!
Remember the WORD is DEEP and the WORD is
WIDE!
Remember the WORD is alive and
ever-applicable!
Remember the WORD is an invaluable resource!
Therefore…
…pray that out of the glorious richness
of his resources (HIS WORD IS ONE!) He will enable you to know the strength of
the spirit’s inner re-enforcement—that Christ may actually live in your hearts
by your faith. And I pray that you, firmly fixed in love yourselves, may be
able to grasp (with all Christians) how wide and deep and long and high is the
love of Christ—and to know for yourselves that love so far beyond our
comprehension. May you be filled though all your being with God himself!
Ephesians 3:17-19 (PHILIPPS)
I opened with Spurgeon today, might as well close
with him as well to drive the point home…
… see to it that the Word of God is in you, in your very soul,
permeating your thoughts, and so operating upon your outward life ― Charles H. Spurgeon
HAVE A BLESSED DAY!
LOVE YOU ALL
OPPORTUNITIES
for HOPE
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