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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."
The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 149:1-9, Malachi 1:1-2:17; Revelation 21:1-27; Proverbs 31:10-24)
TWA Bible link: http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/
Today's main passage:
Praise the Lord.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
let the people of Zion be glad in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music to him with timbrel and harp. For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
he crowns the humble with victory.
Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor
and sing for joy on their beds.
and sing for joy on their beds.
Psalm 149:1-5
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: Time with Abba, Singing Praising
The most important thing I learn in the past almost three years in the midst of this pandemic is that the importance of Singing and Praising and how our Lord Jesus Christ to command me to have videos each day in Cantonese and English to help people to sing and praise God each day to experience His Comfort and strength. Most important, His daily presence!
Two years ago when our granddaughter Zoe, Michelle and I were playing a Board Game together, the card she got is to answer a question:
What do you do when you are angry?
ZOE answered, "When I am angry, I will worship! "
Wow! What a surprise!
Because starting when Zoe was born until now, our son Ignatius and his wife Anna have Time with Abba each morning with Zoe and we always can listen to their songs of praise loudly. That's how Zoe learned the best way to solve her uncomfortable feeling or even angry is to sing praises to God!
All 150 Psalms according to Jewish tradition are songs of praise and for Jews to sing, not to read. May we understand what it means in today's Psalm 149:1-5 that when we use all we have to sing, dance, playing drums, trumpets and everything to praise God, God will be delighted!
And, according to Psalm 149:4 "Crowns the humble with victory" meaning God will reward us with a crown, a crown of victory. Wow! When we praise God in all circumstances, even in distress and calamity, we will experience victory!
Do you believe that will happen to you?
Yes, Jesus is telling you this just as He tells you through Psalm 148: 14,
those who are close to His heart praising Him and worshipping Him each day will be strengthened!
This morning I had the honour to attend late Archbishop Yong's funeral and experienced a glorious singing and praising of more than 400 Christians praising and worshipping God giving thanks to the life of our dearest Archbishop Yong. We were all strengthened in a miraculous way!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Stir up our hearts to love you more and to be close to your heart more each day to sing praises to you more that we can be strengthened by you and you will give us the crown of victory. 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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