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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 17:10-15; Exodus 5:22-7:24; Matthew 18:23-19:12, Proverbs 5:22-23)
Bible link:
English(NIV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+17&version=NIV
English(NIV):https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+17&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 can't forgive from your heart, let go?"
The topic I received from the Lord makes my hands shaking and my heart trembling!
Because if I am that person who cannot forgive those who owed me, those who did me harm even I did good to them, I would be like those as says in today's Psalm with callous hearts, or the Pharaoh whose heart was hard, unyielding and refused to let go of God's people.
I was being challenged by the Holy Spirit this morning if I still put into jail deep down in my heart those who did me wrong. Have I let them go?
Oh, Lord, I do have!
I repent and ask for forgiveness!
How about you?
If you are willing to examine yourself and repent, then each morning you can claim God's promise from Psalm 17:15, believe that God will give you vindication from those who did you harm and not for you to put them into your own jail deep down in your heart. Each morning you can enjoy your having the image of God and not the image of Pharaoh. Each morning you have the presence of God and a face to face closeness and relationship with Him! Satisfied each morning!
The topic I received from the Lord makes my hands shaking and my heart trembling!
Because if I am that person who cannot forgive those who owed me, those who did me harm even I did good to them, I would be like those as says in today's Psalm with callous hearts, or the Pharaoh whose heart was hard, unyielding and refused to let go of God's people.
I was being challenged by the Holy Spirit this morning if I still put into jail deep down in my heart those who did me wrong. Have I let them go?
Oh, Lord, I do have!
I repent and ask for forgiveness!
How about you?
If you are willing to examine yourself and repent, then each morning you can claim God's promise from Psalm 17:15, believe that God will give you vindication from those who did you harm and not for you to put them into your own jail deep down in your heart. Each morning you can enjoy your having the image of God and not the image of Pharaoh. Each morning you have the presence of God and a face to face closeness and relationship with Him! Satisfied each morning!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help me not to have a callous heart, or like the Pharaoh whose heart was hard, unyielding and refused to let go of Your people. That Each morning I can enjoy having the image of you, your presence and a face to face closeness and relationship with you that I can be satisfied each morning and through out that day. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. What kind of attitude and action you need to take so that you won't become a Pharaoh not letting go of God's people into His Promised Land and that you do not have anyone put into the jail deep down into your own heart?
2. What is your next step for this to happen?
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