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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 13:1-6; Genesis 42:18-43:34; Matthew 13:47-14:12, Proverbs 4:7-10)
Bible link:
English(NIV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+14&version=NIV
English(NIV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+14&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:
3. Two times concerning with how cruel Jacob was as he was willing to give up Simeon rather than to let Benjamin to go to Egypt!
4. Two times concerning how cruel Herodias and her daughter were to put John the Baptist to death!
This cruel world is to destroy our foundation of "Jesus is Lord" as the centre of our lives, then to have us brain washed making us to be cruel and merciless persons!
What can we do?
If you were Joseph who saw your ten brothers who wanted to kill you and sell you to Egypt, what would you do to revenge? You were the Prime Minister and you could do anything now!
But, because the foundation of Joseph was so firm and secure he already left that cruel world and entered into the Kingdom of God, his merciful realm. Bitterness and hatred changed to be meek and merciful! His tears tell us that he was a merciful servant of God in His merciful realm, His Kingdom. He is the "good fish" in today's Jesus parable!
How about you? Are you a merciful servant of God in His merciful realm, a good fish?
My Listening
The topic I received from Jesus today is: "A merciful realm Vs a cruel world"
Today's topic seems yesterday's topic's second part. Yesterday's topic was "The foundations are destroyed, what can you do?". Today's topic allows us to leave this cruel world to walk into God's Kingdom, his merciful realm!
If you take a look at what I coped today above, you will find I wrote down the word "how cruel" seven times:
1. Two times concerning with how cruel Joseph' ten brothers were who wanted to kill him and sold him to Egypt!
2. One time concerning with how cruel Reuben was to tell his father that he could kill his two sons if Reuben could not bring back Benjamin!
4. Two times concerning how cruel Herodias and her daughter were to put John the Baptist to death!
This cruel world is to destroy our foundation of "Jesus is Lord" as the centre of our lives, then to have us brain washed making us to be cruel and merciless persons!
What can we do?
If you were Joseph who saw your ten brothers who wanted to kill you and sell you to Egypt, what would you do to revenge? You were the Prime Minister and you could do anything now!
But, because the foundation of Joseph was so firm and secure he already left that cruel world and entered into the Kingdom of God, his merciful realm. Bitterness and hatred changed to be meek and merciful! His tears tell us that he was a merciful servant of God in His merciful realm, His Kingdom. He is the "good fish" in today's Jesus parable!
How about you? Are you a merciful servant of God in His merciful realm, a good fish?
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help me to remember to be with you each day so that we can be in your merciful Kingdom to be a righteous servant of you, blessed by you and use by you to bring your healing, freedom and salvation. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. Are you a merciful servant of God in His merciful realm, a good fish?
2. What is your next step to be a merciful servant of God in His merciful realm, a good fish?
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