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
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 shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:
“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 126:1-3, Ezekiel 40:28-41:26; James 4:1-17, Proverbs 28:3-5)
Bible link:http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/
Today's main passage:
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
4 You adulterous people,don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
“God opposes the proud
but shows favor to the humble.”
but shows favor to the humble.”
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:1-8
Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him.
My Listening
The topic I received today is: Come near to God and He will come near to you
Yes, if you come near to God and He will come near to you!
Contrary, if you come near to the devil and the devil will come near to you!
How do we know that person is away from God and close to the devil?
Today's passage in James tells us that those who come near to the devil will have these characters:
Yes, if you come near to God and He will come near to you!
Contrary, if you come near to the devil and the devil will come near to you!
How do we know that person is away from God and close to the devil?
Today's passage in James tells us that those who come near to the devil will have these characters:
1. Fight and quarrel
2. Desire battle within one self
3. Desire but you do not have, so you kill，covet but can not get what you want, so you quarrel and fight
4. Ask with wrong motives，spend what you get on pleasures
5. Adulterous people，proud，friendship with the world，enmity against God
So, what are the characters of those who are close to God?
They do not have those characters above but should have the characters opposite to those five points!
Yes, you come near to God and He will come near to you, then you won't have those terrible characters and you will have the opposite of those, so naturally!
Dear Abba Father,
Help us to come close to you and to be away from the devil. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
They do not have those characters above but should have the characters opposite to those five points!
Yes, you come near to God and He will come near to you, then you won't have those terrible characters and you will have the opposite of those, so naturally!
Dear Abba Father,
Help us to come close to you and to be away from the devil. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. What kind of inspiration and invitation have you received from today's message?
2. What is your next step to come close to God and to be away from the devil?
Family Corner:
Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message?
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