Free On-Line Spiritual Gifts Analysis On-Line Catalog Church Signs Team Ministry Spiritual Gifts GROUP Database More Information Spiritual Gifts Inventory Printed Version More Information Ten Different Discovery Tools More Information Team Ministry PowerPoint Presentation More Information Visit Prime Time With God on FACEBOOK at Facebook/PrimeTimeWithGod OR CLICK HERE to see the page, like the page, share it with your friends and post your comments. From there, anyone can click to view the devotion of the day or can click to sign up to receive their own daily devotional e-mail! Follow us on TWITTER @PTWGdevotions. CLICK HERE. Online Giving For information on making a tax-deductible one-time contribution or a monthly automatic gift to support the ministry of Prime Time With God daily devotional, Click Here. Todays Prayer Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me. And lead me in the way everlasting (Psalm 139:23). Please show me where I am wrong and give me the wisdom, courage, and conviction to repent and to always do what is right. This I pray, in the name of Jesus, dear God. Amen. Discerning the Work of God TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1, by Os Hillman 03-18-2014 Remember Tobiah and Sanballat, O my God, because of what they have done; remember also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who have been trying to intimidate me. - Nehemiah 6:14 Nehemiah set out to rebuild the wall at Jerusalem that had been destroyed. Nehemiah held a position in the Persian Empire that would be comparable to Chief of Staff in our government. Nehemiah wept over the destruction of the city wall and repented for the sins of his generation and the generations before him that had led to the fall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah responded to the news by seeking approval from his superior to take time off to rebuild the wall. Tobiah and Sanballat met Nehemiahs action with resistance, as did Noadiah the prophetess and other prophets. These were the religious and political leaders of his day. They became distractions to his work and opposed him. Whenever God does a new work, it is often met with resistance by those in the established religious community, and sometimes among those from whom we would expect support. Jesus met the same resistance when He began His public ministry. This same phenomenon happens today. When God begins a new work that cannot be easily explained based upon prior experiences, many make the mistake of assuming it not to be of God. The very people who should embrace and encourage the work become the source of skepticism and opposition. God tells us that His ways are not our ways. He does things in ways beyond our limited understanding. Before you are tempted to criticize or oppose something that looks different from your past experience, ask God for wisdom and discernment. Examine why you might be tempted to oppose it. The Lord cannot be put in a box. He delights in doing things in ways that may not fit our former paradigms. Today God Is First (TGIF) devotional message, Copyright by Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders. Share Prime Time With A Friend Recommended Resource An in-depth study of the unique characteristics of each type of personality. Your entire church will benefit from gaining a complete knowledge and understanding of their own personality. Find out what motivates or demotivates them, and how they are most/least effective. For more information or to order, CLICK HERE! You opted in as Judy Ernst, [email protected] to receive Prime Time With God daily devotional emails from Church Growth Institute or are an existing subscriber of our email list. Unsubscribe or Edit Your Subscription Permission is granted and encouraged to forward this email in its entirety to others without making any changes or deletions. Church Growth Institute, PO Box 7, Elkton, MD 21922-0007 USA
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