Tuesday, July 08, 2014
JULY REVIVAL PROMO
TEXT: PROVERBS 20:16-30
Key verse: “The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly” (Proverbs 20:27).
The Bible account of the creation of man is a wonderful insight into the mystery, majesty and power of God. “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7). Thus, the spirit of life was imparted into man, enabling him to conform to the image and likeness of the Most High.
God desires an enduring relationship. It was this desire that was at the root of the special privileges that our first parents, Adam and Eve enjoyed. Then this relationship was broken by the sin of disobedience and paradise was temporarily lost. But the Lord was not happy with the new state of things and He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to be the propitiation of the sins of the whole world. We can also be purified through His sacrifice. “A new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 36:26).
This new spirit, which is through regeneration, gives him power to walk in His steps. It is the Spirit that enables him acknowledge and appreciate God’s presence. He hears God’s word, holds it and heeds it. And because he has this new consciousness, he no longer goes about as a tale bearer, neither does he accept the wages of deceit and fraud. When he is hurt, he will not think of retaliation knowing that vengeance is of the Lord. He will not lean on his own understanding conscious now that his “goings” are of the Lord.
The Spirit of God in us is a searchlight, a compass, guiding and directing us in the way to go. He never leads us into sin. “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” (Romans 8:14). Does God’s Spirit lead you? The Spirit searches out all things. Let us renew the spirit within us so that our thoughts, actions and meditations will be pure before God.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: He who succumbs to the leading of the Spirit invariably prevails in all situations.
EASTER RETREAT PROMO
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