Monday, April 30, 2007

13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory
Ephesians 1:13-14

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Friday, April 27, 2007

Your Choice

Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
Proverbs 22:1

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:14

I think I can be one of the most impatient people ever! But, over and over again in the Bible the Lord tells his people to wait. I think back to Moses and the Israelities. God is faithful, but we must wait on Him. His timing is perfect, and always right. This is the biggest prayer I have at the moment. To be patient and wait for the Lord. Man it is hard!

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Friday, April 20, 2007

Freedom!

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18

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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15"If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[c] in you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."
John 14:15-21

I am learning so much right now about the Holy Spirit, and it blows my mind. The fact that God is always present is comforting. The Spirit is alive and present in everything. One of my favorite songs right now talks about God being in everything and being everything. Christ in us is hope, and His glory resounds in each of us.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Fruit of the Spirit

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23

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Monday, April 16, 2007

3 You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Isaiah 26:3 NLT

I am finding this verse to be oh so true. When my thoughts start wandering, I generally start worrying. Most likely because I am trying to control the situation, and not giving it over to God. His word is clear. We need to focus on Him. When we do, we give him control, and He grants peace. It's all about SURRENDER.

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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Receiving power

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea & Samaria, and to the ends of the earth!"
Acts 1:8

The last two weeks I have been in training for my leave into the mission field for 11 months. The majority of our lessons were focused on being awake to the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Alive! We must not contain Him in this box that we have!

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

8What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
Philippians 3:8

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins
2 Peter 1:5-9

The Bible is clear on the characteristics we should strive to attain and multiply. Faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindnesss, and love. Faith is the catalyst, and as we increase our faith the rest of things should increase too.

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Friday, April 06, 2007

Good Friday

24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
1 Peter 2:24

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Thursday, April 05, 2007

38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[m] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord
Romans 8:38-39

There is nothing in the world that can keep Christ's love from us. This is such a comforting fact to know and let resonate. God believes in me. He believes in me so much that He refused to let me be separated from Him. He did pay it all. It is my life I owe to Him. I belong to God and He is everything I need. He is King. Nothing will ever change that. It is finished.

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
Isaiah 53:7

This is the week to reflect on the love God has for us. Jesus Christ suffered for the glory of the Father, and because He loved us all too much. He gave his life as a sacrifice. In the end, death was defeated.

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Matthew 20:28

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Sunday, April 01, 2007

If anyone...

1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God.
If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides,
so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.
To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

How's that for a think before you speak or act?

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