Day: August 12, 2017

Governed by Christ

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Reflections For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. (Rom. 8:14) The Greek word translated, “led,” and the context of this verse in Romans 8, makes it clear that Paul is not talking about LEADINGS. Rather, the children of God are ones who are GOVERNED by the Spirit of God. This means more than simply being, “led by God.” It would be a rather shallow Christian life if all God did was give us LEADINGS. Rather than simply give us leadings, God gives us Christ. He is seeking to form Christ …

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The Broken Vessel..

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Really hard sometimes to smile when your heart is crying.. I can relate to the broken and I can also see God has chosen all us broken souls for a reason.. “Take me,” cried the gold one. “I’m shiny and bright, “I’m of great value and I do things just right.” But God passes by the gold, silver, brass, crystal, and wooden urns, and chooses the vessel of clay. The poem explains why.. Then the Master looked down and saw a vessel of clay.. Empty and broken, it helplessly lay. No hope had the vessel that the Master might choose, …

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Times of Searching

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2 Kings 2:1-14 (KJV) 2 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel. 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away …

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Developing Patience

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The Holy Spirit is conforming us to Christ’s image. As we cooperate with Him, He will help us become more patient Colossians 3:12-14 (KJV) 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. On any given day, we may encounter frustrating people and situations. We may feel like …

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