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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 10:16-18; Genesis 37:1-38:30; Matthew 12:22-45, Proverbs 3:27-32)
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.
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Please see below the passages I copied today:
My Listening
The topic I received from Jesus today is:
"Why we can forget to be with God? What is the consequence?"
Today's catch made me shivered and shocked!
I found out something in the life of Jacob that I can't believe that could happen!
Jacob experienced God many times, God changed his name to Israel two times and commanded him to go back to Canaan, the Promised Land God gave to Abraham and Isaac. Up to that time, Jacob could be able to listen to God's voice. But, right away, his beloved wife Rachel died and everything changed, that was around 1903B.C. In that year, Jacob stopped listening to God's voice and his whole family was broken! His ten sons wanted to kill their brother Joseph and then sold him to go to Egypt. It's like leaving God, then his family was broken!
Until he knew his beloved son Joseph was not dead and became the Prime Minister of Egypt, Genesis 45:27 says:
" the spirit of their father Jacob revived!"
That was around 1875B.C.! The father of Israelites needed 28 years to have his spirit revived! And, he needed 28 years to worship God and made sacrifices to Him again! Then, God spoke to him again and gave him the promise of "God with you"!
Today's Matthew 12:24-32 Jesus describes Satan as "strong man". This strong man can enter into human souls to take possession of that soul as a man broke in a house. Only with the power of the Holy Spirit that that house can be taken again by Jesus and people's souls "revived" just like how Jacob was being revived!
I believe that Jacob anger against God to take away his beloved wife, and then his beloved son, because of that Jacob cut relationship with God!
But because of his close relationship with God before that his son Joseph learned that from him and Joseph had a very intimate relationship with God and had the gift of prophecy and many other gifts from the Holy Spirit. Joseph, by the power of the Holy Spirit, kicked out the "strong man Satan" and that Jacob was being revived as the same as the prodigal son became conscious!
So, how about you? Revived yet?
Today's catch made me shivered and shocked!
I found out something in the life of Jacob that I can't believe that could happen!
Jacob experienced God many times, God changed his name to Israel two times and commanded him to go back to Canaan, the Promised Land God gave to Abraham and Isaac. Up to that time, Jacob could be able to listen to God's voice. But, right away, his beloved wife Rachel died and everything changed, that was around 1903B.C. In that year, Jacob stopped listening to God's voice and his whole family was broken! His ten sons wanted to kill their brother Joseph and then sold him to go to Egypt. It's like leaving God, then his family was broken!
Until he knew his beloved son Joseph was not dead and became the Prime Minister of Egypt, Genesis 45:27 says:
" the spirit of their father Jacob revived!"
That was around 1875B.C.! The father of Israelites needed 28 years to have his spirit revived! And, he needed 28 years to worship God and made sacrifices to Him again! Then, God spoke to him again and gave him the promise of "God with you"!
Today's Matthew 12:24-32 Jesus describes Satan as "strong man". This strong man can enter into human souls to take possession of that soul as a man broke in a house. Only with the power of the Holy Spirit that that house can be taken again by Jesus and people's souls "revived" just like how Jacob was being revived!
I believe that Jacob anger against God to take away his beloved wife, and then his beloved son, because of that Jacob cut relationship with God!
But because of his close relationship with God before that his son Joseph learned that from him and Joseph had a very intimate relationship with God and had the gift of prophecy and many other gifts from the Holy Spirit. Joseph, by the power of the Holy Spirit, kicked out the "strong man Satan" and that Jacob was being revived as the same as the prodigal son became conscious!
So, how about you? Revived yet?
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help me not to be captured by this Strong Man Satan to be in a spiritual coma and that I remember to be with you each day so that you can use me to bring your healing, freedom and salvation. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. How about you? Revived yet?
2. What is your next step to be with God more often?
3. What have you heard from Jesus today?
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Praise and Thanksgiving