2 Chronicles 7:14
For the past several months, I have found it very difficult to come up with anything for my Breads. I was in such a quandary that I thought I would look over some of my past Breads to see if I could reuse one. I had to laugh at the sameness of the themes over the years. Here are some:
Pray!
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
I Thessalonians 5:17 pray without ceasing,
There are 82 Old Testament verses and 57 New Testament with the word pray. There are 106 verses in both with the word prayer. Prayer is the only way you can maintain a relationship with Jesus Christ. Prayer is how you tap into the power of the Spirit, how you stay focused, centered, grounded and able to show Christ's love to the world. When your walk with God gets shaky, it is generally because you have stopped praying at some point.
Read your Bible!
Acts 17:11The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Psalms 119:11-11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You!
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
When you know what the Bible says for yourself, it can teach you, cleanse you, heal you, provide comfort, hope, strength and salvation. Without knowing the Word for yourself, you have no way of knowing if what your church teaches is truth or not. The Bible is Jesus Christ in a book. The more intimately you know that book, the more insight you have into the character of God.
Be ye separate!
1 Corinthians 6:17-18 Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you. 18 I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me, says the Lord Almighty.
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
James 44: Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
As the end approaches, satan makes it more obvious all the time that he is in control of this world. As the prince and power of the air, he floods the airways with filth in media of all forms. We as the church need to be a shining beacon of hope and purity in a hopeless, sinful world. I've seen a church sign that says "Come as you are but don't stay that way." If the world cannot tell the difference that Christ makes in your life, why would they want to serve Him?
He is coming soon!
Mark 13:28 "Learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that He is near--at the door!
As I remind myself again of the basics; prayer, fasting, reading my Bible, living a holy life and reaching for lost souls, the drumbeat of His soon coming punctuates my every thought. We who are privileged to be the end-time generation and see the latter rain are also charged with the tremendous responsibility of making sure we have done all we can to prepare the world around us. I heard an evangelist say one time that his hearts desire was to be praying for someone to receive the Holy Ghost when the rapture occurs. If we could ever see the world the way Christ sees it, we would put aside all our reasons for not witnessing and reach for everyone we could with the same intensity as if we were pulling them from a burning building. We are you know.
In His service for His glory,
Deborah
Pray!
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
I Thessalonians 5:17 pray without ceasing,
There are 82 Old Testament verses and 57 New Testament with the word pray. There are 106 verses in both with the word prayer. Prayer is the only way you can maintain a relationship with Jesus Christ. Prayer is how you tap into the power of the Spirit, how you stay focused, centered, grounded and able to show Christ's love to the world. When your walk with God gets shaky, it is generally because you have stopped praying at some point.
Read your Bible!
Acts 17:11The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Psalms 119:11-11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You!
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
When you know what the Bible says for yourself, it can teach you, cleanse you, heal you, provide comfort, hope, strength and salvation. Without knowing the Word for yourself, you have no way of knowing if what your church teaches is truth or not. The Bible is Jesus Christ in a book. The more intimately you know that book, the more insight you have into the character of God.
Be ye separate!
1 Corinthians 6:17-18 Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you. 18 I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me, says the Lord Almighty.
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
James 44: Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
As the end approaches, satan makes it more obvious all the time that he is in control of this world. As the prince and power of the air, he floods the airways with filth in media of all forms. We as the church need to be a shining beacon of hope and purity in a hopeless, sinful world. I've seen a church sign that says "Come as you are but don't stay that way." If the world cannot tell the difference that Christ makes in your life, why would they want to serve Him?
He is coming soon!
Mark 13:28 "Learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that He is near--at the door!
As I remind myself again of the basics; prayer, fasting, reading my Bible, living a holy life and reaching for lost souls, the drumbeat of His soon coming punctuates my every thought. We who are privileged to be the end-time generation and see the latter rain are also charged with the tremendous responsibility of making sure we have done all we can to prepare the world around us. I heard an evangelist say one time that his hearts desire was to be praying for someone to receive the Holy Ghost when the rapture occurs. If we could ever see the world the way Christ sees it, we would put aside all our reasons for not witnessing and reach for everyone we could with the same intensity as if we were pulling them from a burning building. We are you know.
In His service for His glory,
Deborah
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