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Silence
40 Days Break.Build daily devotion:
Silence
1. Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence
2. Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.
Praise and Thanksgiving
1. Think through your day, all the times that made you smile
2. Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people
"Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sin to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gift to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."
Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html)
1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to work in you:
“Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
“Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
2. Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:
"Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sin to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gift to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."
The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 78:32-55; 2 Chronicles 14:1-16:14; Romans 9:1-21; Proverbs 20:1)
Bible link:
English(ESV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=列+王+紀+下+13&version=ESV
Bible link:
English(ESV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=列+王+紀+下+13&version=ESV
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My Listening
The topic I received from Jesus is: "不要手軟！"
We can see in today's 2 Chronicles 14:1 - 16:14 is Asa had been a good king for 39 years and then away from God the last two years. He reigned 41 years.
We read from 2 Chronicles 14:1 - 15 that he was being attacked by the king of Cushite with a large size army, almost double the size of what Asa had. But, because of his humbling himself and his called to God, God showed forth His mighty hand and he was in victory.
After that the Holy Spirit came on prophet Azarah telling him to be strong and not to give up. King Asa then took courage and removed the testable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured!
It is surely a miracle that King Asa could defeat the Cushite army, but the greater victory was how he removed all the idols of those places under his reigned!
r There are lots of idols in our culture and our lifestyles that we are not strong enough to kick them out, or just being discouraged and give up.
If you can be strong and not giving up to remove all those idols and bad or even wicked behaviour, lifestyle, you will taste the promise of the last verse of 2 Chronicles 14:15:
They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
I sincerely hope and pray that you will be following King Asa' good example of how to seek God eagerly and never give up.
Most of all, not like the last two years of King Asa that he chose not to be with God and he died. Just as prophet reminded him when he had that great victory in 2 Chronicles 15:2:
The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
Follow the good example of King Asa but not to follow his bad example of forgetting and forsaking the Lord!
Dear Lord Jesus,
What does "不要手軟！" mean? NIV translates as "Do not give up".
We read from 2 Chronicles 14:1 - 15 that he was being attacked by the king of Cushite with a large size army, almost double the size of what Asa had. But, because of his humbling himself and his called to God, God showed forth His mighty hand and he was in victory.
After that the Holy Spirit came on prophet Azarah telling him to be strong and not to give up. King Asa then took courage and removed the testable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured!
It is surely a miracle that King Asa could defeat the Cushite army, but the greater victory was how he removed all the idols of those places under his reigned!
r There are lots of idols in our culture and our lifestyles that we are not strong enough to kick them out, or just being discouraged and give up.
If you can be strong and not giving up to remove all those idols and bad or even wicked behaviour, lifestyle, you will taste the promise of the last verse of 2 Chronicles 14:15:
They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
I sincerely hope and pray that you will be following King Asa' good example of how to seek God eagerly and never give up.
Most of all, not like the last two years of King Asa that he chose not to be with God and he died. Just as prophet reminded him when he had that great victory in 2 Chronicles 15:2:
The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
Follow the good example of King Asa but not to follow his bad example of forgetting and forsaking the Lord!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to be strong and never give up. Lead us by your side so that we are willing to be with you each day and taste the fruit and power of you being with us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. Do you think sometimes you think of giving up? Why?
2. How do you understand today's verse from 2 Chronicles 15: 2 "The Lord is with you when you are with him"?
3. How do you understand today's Romans 9:21: "Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
3. How do you understand today's Romans 9:21: "Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
3. What have you received from Jesus today?
Praise and Thanksgiving