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Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:
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
3. Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)
Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.
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 and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
"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 gifts to love God and His people. 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 and having Jesus as my Lord. 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 gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."
3. John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)
(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/
"Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.
Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.
Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 148:7-14, Zechariah 14:1-12; Revelation 20:1-15; Proverbs 31:8-9)
TWA Bible link: http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/
Today's main passage:
Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds, kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth, young men and women,
old men and children. Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
And he has raised up for his people a horn,
the praise of all his faithful servants,of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 148:7-14
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 to Jesus as you listen to him.
My Listening
The topic I received today from Jesus is: All His faithful people will be strengthened!
The meaning of Psalm 148:14 "And he has raised up for his people a horn" is that God is going to strengthen His faithful people with mighty power like the sounding of a horn, a trumpet.
We want to be strengthened in this way that we can show forth God's glory. But, many people think it is too difficult! Today's Psalm tells us that it is not difficult at all. What we need to do is only one thing.
And, this one thing that we need to live out is to be close to the Lord each day because those who are close to the Lord will be strengthened.
NIV version is "the people close to his heart"! And that is as close as we can have an intimate relationship with God!
How can we enter into this relationship?
Well, that's the purpose of this blog and it is to lead more people to have more time to be close to the Lord and to sing praises to Him each day. Just like a lover sing love songs to his or her loved one. And, that is how "close to his heart" really means!
Yes, Jesus wants to tell you that those who are close to His heart praising Him and worshipping Him each day will be strengthened!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Stir ups our hearts to love you more and to be close to your heart more each day that we can be strengthened by you each day. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Reflect on these questions:
1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?
2. What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus?
Family Corner:
Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message.
To know, learn and practice this method of Time with Abba, please click this link: https://www.pastoralcareschool.org
A 40 days of daily devotion during Lent - Break.Build: 破.立 Break.Build: http://breakbuild.blogspot.com/2015/02/day-1-new-message-go-home-please-click.html
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