Our Daily Gospel 07/17/2014 Our Daily Prayer Thank You LORD for all that You have done to help us free ourselves from the thing so easily ensnare us. The things that act as thorns and thistles are quickly removed as we are reminded of Your SONs suffering on the cross. Help us to be faithful, trustworthy servants, prayerfully going about our work for You. Let us strive to have a stronger faith that the world can see through our actions all that You have and will give. Give us the spirit that exemplifies goodness and mercy. Dear LORD, You are our choice! Please give us strength to commit ourselves to You and follow Your ways. We ask this prayer in You the Father, Your Son JESUS, and the Holy Spirit name AMEN. Our Daily Bread A Word from the Lord Romans 12:3a For by the grace given me I say to every one of you...Thoughts for Today:.......A few weeks ago the pastor of my church and I were talking. The Sunday sermon came up in our conversation and he asked me how I liked it. I said, Very much. I think it was one of your best. That one part really spoke to me. Were you thinking about me when you wrote it? He smiled then answered, No, but Ive had several people ask me that same question. He asked me, What did you hear the Lord saying specifically to you? I told him. He said, One thing I find so interesting about preaching is how differently each person hears. Following a sermon Ill have one person say, Wow, you really called out the sin in my life, while another person tells me after listening to the same exact words, I have never felt so encouraged. I sometimes wonder if they both were in the same room. The Lord moves in mysterious ways! .....As I read our passage today I thought back to this conversation with Pastor Ty and the evidence of the grace God has given him in his words as well. The Greek word used for grace is charis, which Strongs defines as: that which affords joy, pleasure, loveliness, grace of speech, good will, loving-kindness, and favor. But even more, it is also: the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues. I think thats a pretty good description of the kind of grace God has given to both Paul and the pastor of my church.Questions to Ponder: .....Once in a while a person will come to me and say, The Lord has given me a word for you. I cant help but put up my defenses a little. I wonder, If the Lord has a word for me, then why didnt He tell me personally? Regardless, I politely listen while applying our passage today: For by the grace given me I say to every one of you... I ask, Is there grace in the words and in the person? And if so, Is this consistent with what the Lord has been speaking to me about? What has the Lord been speaking to you about recently? Has it come up in your prayer time, Bible study, during a Sunday sermon, or while listening to Christian radio? The Lord speaks to us all the time, and He uses multiple venues to communicate His message. Are you listening---------------------------Pocket Testament League Earnest R. Stone The one who kneels to the LORD can stand up to anything.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:52:26 +0000
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