Hebrews 12:5-6 (NASB) -" and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, "MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES."
I will never forget the conversation with my dad when he was laying flat on the bed after he had broken his back at work. I ask him why this happen. His answer was that God sometimes has to discipline us and that what God was doing to him. Has or is God discipline you?
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“ The victorious life is not one emphasis in the Christian life; it is the Christian life.”7/19/2024 “ The victorious life is not one emphasis in the Christian life; it is the Christian life.”
The Old Testament describes Canaan as a land flowing with milk and honey, a land of luscious clusters of grapes and pomegranates and figs. The New Testament describes our Canaan as: “ Peace which passes all understanding.(Phil.4:7) “ joy unspeakable and full of glory.” ( 1 Pet.1:8) “Blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”( Eph.1:3) “ More than conquerors through Him who loved us.” ( Rom.8:37) ARE YOU LIVING IN THAT LAND? What do you want to see God do in your life ?
Satan is not afraid of your plans. Satan is not afraid of your programs But he is afraid of your prayers Because anytime God wants to do something great in your life, in your family, in your church, in your career, or in your nation he begins by moving you to pray. If you are not praying then maybe He is not going to do something great. Your nation needs spiritual reawakening, a renewal, a spiritual revival It won’t happen through politics or petitions, marches, or sports. Things happen when a group of people commit to pray together! PRAY THIS WEEK Ps.119:37 +40 “Lord, keep me from paying attention to what is worthless. (Instead) let me live by your Word... I want to obey to your principles. Please renew my life with your goodness!” Lam. 5:21 “Bring us back to you, God; we're ready to come back. Give us a fresh start.” (Mes) Ezekiel 22:30 says," So I sought for a man among them who would make up a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none." God has always sought intercessors, someone to stand in the gap before Him for the sake of the land, but He has a hard time finding them. In Ezekiel's day God looked for a man to stand in the breech of the wall that sin had made between God and Israel. He found no one. Isaiah tells us that God looked for a man, but found no and "wondered that there was no intercessor"( Isaiah 59:16).
God is still looking, and when Jesus returns He will still be looking for an intercessor. I am going to continue sharing about prayer. I have and am reading a book called," Don't Just Stand there, Pray Something" by Ronald Dunn. I must introduce Ron to you. He happens to have been a distant mentor of mine. He is with the Lord now but his messages continue to help me regularly in my Christian growth. Ron Dunn lived from 1936-2001. He was an international itinerate Bible teacher. When I met him he was pastoring MacArthur Baptist Church in Irving,TX. A mighty revival swept through that church in the 70's later Ron went on the road preaching and teaching all over the world. An interesting thing happen. I met Ron in 1969 , as I was living and serving in Irving. Then in 1994 Ron was doing a Bible conference in Santa Fe, TX next to Hitchcock ,TX where I was serving. I went to the noontime Bible studies held there. Afterwards I went up to introduce myself and Ron quickly said yes, I remember you , you served at Plymouth Park didn't you. I going to share from his book for awhile with you.
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