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Silence
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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 10:11-15; Genesis 35:1-36:43; Matthew 12:1-21, Proverbs 3:21-26)
Bible link:
English(NIV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+2&version=NIV
English(NIV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+2&version=NIV
PAUSE HERE!!!
Please read all four passages first before reading my sharing.
To know, learn and practice this method of Time with Abba, please click this link:
Please see below the passages I copied today:
My Listening
The topic I received from Jesus today is:
"We often forget to be with God, But God always love to be with us!"
I often forget to be with God! This is what Jesus reminded me today!
May be you are thinking, Silas, you have so many hours to have Time with Abba, to write your blog and record your podcast everyday, how come you say you often forget to be with God? Well, what you do not know is that sometimes I am lazy and always procrastinate!
I often forget to be with God! This is what Jesus reminded me today!
May be you are thinking, Silas, you have so many hours to have Time with Abba, to write your blog and record your podcast everyday, how come you say you often forget to be with God? Well, what you do not know is that sometimes I am lazy and always procrastinate!
Now, let me share with you my BIG catch today:
1. Psalm 10:11-15
The wicked people think that God forgets to look at what they did and they will not be accountable of those wicked things. But, God sees and listens, when God's time come, He will act!
2. Genesis 35:1-13
Poor Jacob had to have that life and death situation of his whole family be chased and killed that he could listen to God's voice again! And, till that time, to be willing to do what God wanted him to do. Sad!
After he and his people destroyed all the idols, purified themselves and went to Bethel, God acted and no one dare to chase them.
When they went to Bethel, built an altar to worship God, God appeared to Jacob again and told him the second time that his new name is Israel, blessed him and gave him promises and then went up to heaven!
Well, I think we are just like Jacob, called God when we are in distress and no way out, and then God acted and we forget God!
3. Matthew 12:6-8, 13-14,18
Jesus said to the Pharisees that"something greater than the temple is here."
Yes, a temple/a church without Jesus is just a building, just some kind of system controlled by human power and not a living and continuous experience of the presence of God, His healing, freedom and salvation. Not a close relationship with God and the fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit. If we act just like Jacob to forget God like that and we are just going to an empty space so called a church but without God, useless!
4. Proverbs 3:21-26
Wisdom and understanding are the gifts of the Holy Spirit. You are willing to be with God each day, you will be filled with the Holy Spirit each day, that is life, that is security! And, every night you are able to experience the promise of Proverbs 3:24: sweet sleep!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help me not to forget to be with you anymore so that I can be filled with the Holy Spirit everyday, to have wisdom and understanding, to be secure and to have sweet sleep. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. Do you often forget God?
2. What is your next step to be with God more often?
3. What have you heard from Jesus today?
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Please find below today's "Abba's Heart: A daily Inspiration from Time with Abba" written by the founder of Time with Abba and Pastoral Care School. I have received his permission to put his write-up each day from now on.
Praise and Thanksgiving