Psa 95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
Lord, as we approach this conference, let us first approach your throne. Let our worship of You, and who You are, create in our hearts a humble spirit that will translate into our life as we arise from kneeling before you. Let our focus as we petition your throne be that of wonderment and praise. May we simply sing to you of our love and adoration. You Lord are our creator. You are Master of all. You control all and have power over all things. Our decisions are our acts of worship to a Holy God. May all we do bring glory to Your Holy Name, and may You be pleased in us, Your created. Today, our act of surrender is our worship of You on the throne of our lives. We simply and completely acknowledge You as our Savior and Lord, and as the One who controls our lives. May we spend some time today in worship, bowing down in heart and body, falling prostrate before Your throne. In the mighty Name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Seek First
Matthew 6:33 “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness…”
This verse just seems to fit. Probably because it is written to be the base of all we do. As we draw closer to time for the upcoming “Total Surrender” conference, this just had to be the verse we started our devotionals with.
First, may this be the prayer of everyone involved in putting the conference together. The Psalms 51 team, Susan Duke, Gerry and Eva Dee, and even down to the staff at the Riley Center where the event will be held. May we truly seek the Lord’s Kingdom first. May our desire be to please Him and Him alone. May our view of success of this event be the degree to which He was glorified and truly sought by all in attendance, not the numbers of those who show up. May we individually seek to please Him in all decisions we make. May we commit ourselves to follow hard after His righteousness in all areas of our personal lives, and may we show up to the conference having asked Him fervently to greet us face to face with His love and His Kingdom view.
Secondly, this may be the simplest prayer of total surrender that there is. For if we truly do seek Him, and His Kingdom, first, is that not what Total Surrender really is? I surrender my desires, and focus on Your Kingdom. I surrender my fears, and focus on Your Kingdom Lord. I surrender my ideals of success in this conference, and focus on Your Kingdom. I surrender my promotion, or praise, or power, and seek first Your Kingdom, as well as Your righteousness. I seek You first Lord, before I make a plan, say a word, speak in a breakout, listen to a speaker, or raise my hands in worship. I seek You and Your Kingdom first, and Your righteousness.
Thirdly, our prayer is that each of you will do the same. We pray that if God is tugging at your heartstrings to attend, that you will surrender to seek His Kingdom first that weekend. We pray that if you have signed up to attend, that you are in prayer for that weekend so that you arrive seeking His Kingdom first, and not what He can say to your friend or your neighbor, but truly desirous of meeting the Lord in a head on collision with His Love and His Word, but most of all, His Son.
NO matter your plans for the weekend of the conference, I pray that you will make it your prayer as well, to “seek first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness.” He is waiting for you. Read on in the Word of the Lord, when you seek, you will find, and finding Him is worth everything.
This verse just seems to fit. Probably because it is written to be the base of all we do. As we draw closer to time for the upcoming “Total Surrender” conference, this just had to be the verse we started our devotionals with.
First, may this be the prayer of everyone involved in putting the conference together. The Psalms 51 team, Susan Duke, Gerry and Eva Dee, and even down to the staff at the Riley Center where the event will be held. May we truly seek the Lord’s Kingdom first. May our desire be to please Him and Him alone. May our view of success of this event be the degree to which He was glorified and truly sought by all in attendance, not the numbers of those who show up. May we individually seek to please Him in all decisions we make. May we commit ourselves to follow hard after His righteousness in all areas of our personal lives, and may we show up to the conference having asked Him fervently to greet us face to face with His love and His Kingdom view.
Secondly, this may be the simplest prayer of total surrender that there is. For if we truly do seek Him, and His Kingdom, first, is that not what Total Surrender really is? I surrender my desires, and focus on Your Kingdom. I surrender my fears, and focus on Your Kingdom Lord. I surrender my ideals of success in this conference, and focus on Your Kingdom. I surrender my promotion, or praise, or power, and seek first Your Kingdom, as well as Your righteousness. I seek You first Lord, before I make a plan, say a word, speak in a breakout, listen to a speaker, or raise my hands in worship. I seek You and Your Kingdom first, and Your righteousness.
Thirdly, our prayer is that each of you will do the same. We pray that if God is tugging at your heartstrings to attend, that you will surrender to seek His Kingdom first that weekend. We pray that if you have signed up to attend, that you are in prayer for that weekend so that you arrive seeking His Kingdom first, and not what He can say to your friend or your neighbor, but truly desirous of meeting the Lord in a head on collision with His Love and His Word, but most of all, His Son.
NO matter your plans for the weekend of the conference, I pray that you will make it your prayer as well, to “seek first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness.” He is waiting for you. Read on in the Word of the Lord, when you seek, you will find, and finding Him is worth everything.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Day 5 - Walking in the Spirit
Galatians 5:16-17 (New King James Version) I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Walking in the spirit. Seems like such a distant and idealist theory, to which there is no concrete "proof" or evidence that it is ever truly happening. Or is there? I would say that there IS proof.
Day 5, and no one has died, shriveled up, starved, or even convulsed. That is walking in the spirit. Having the eyes to see someones pain instead of their rudeness. That is walking in the spirit. Making the decision of obedience over self-satisfaction. That is walking in the spirit. Desiring to serve others rather than have others always serve you. That is walking in the spirit. Having a word for someone that touches their hearts. That is walking in the spirit.
You see, if we are filled with the spirit of the Lord, every action we take should be an extension of that Spirit, and therefore we are walking in the spirit. Walking in peace, harmony, and agreement with the Holy Spirit housed inside of us is an incredible priviledge. It is that very spirit that also gives us the strength and ability to carry out the works of the Spirit. You see, in our own strength we are merely flesh and will live according to that flesh, but in the Spirit of the Lord we are able to live by the calling of the same Spirit that empowers us to carry out the call.
What an awesome God we serve. Let every act of my life today be in accordance with walking in the Spirit, may He empower me to answer the call, and may each choice of obedience over flesh be my act of worship to the Lord of Lords. Praise be the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, the One, the Deliverer, The Strength, and the Power. Amen.
Walking in the spirit. Seems like such a distant and idealist theory, to which there is no concrete "proof" or evidence that it is ever truly happening. Or is there? I would say that there IS proof.
Day 5, and no one has died, shriveled up, starved, or even convulsed. That is walking in the spirit. Having the eyes to see someones pain instead of their rudeness. That is walking in the spirit. Making the decision of obedience over self-satisfaction. That is walking in the spirit. Desiring to serve others rather than have others always serve you. That is walking in the spirit. Having a word for someone that touches their hearts. That is walking in the spirit.
You see, if we are filled with the spirit of the Lord, every action we take should be an extension of that Spirit, and therefore we are walking in the spirit. Walking in peace, harmony, and agreement with the Holy Spirit housed inside of us is an incredible priviledge. It is that very spirit that also gives us the strength and ability to carry out the works of the Spirit. You see, in our own strength we are merely flesh and will live according to that flesh, but in the Spirit of the Lord we are able to live by the calling of the same Spirit that empowers us to carry out the call.
What an awesome God we serve. Let every act of my life today be in accordance with walking in the Spirit, may He empower me to answer the call, and may each choice of obedience over flesh be my act of worship to the Lord of Lords. Praise be the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, the One, the Deliverer, The Strength, and the Power. Amen.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Day One
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Beautiful, snowy day. Flakes have fallen and covered our dry dark land, just as the blanket of Yours mercy and grace falls on us in righteousness and holiness before You. Today, my prayer is again that Your Holy Spirit descend and cover my dry dark sin with Your mercy, grace, forgiveness, and love. Just as the few places outside not covered in snowstick out to our vision as eye-sores, let any sin in my life be an eye-sore to my spirit. Let Your Holy Spiri reveal any sin in my life so that I may seek forgiveness for those areas that I may not have even been aware of. Lord Jesus, forgive me. Let me be quick to repent today. Let my heart be pure white before You, and let there be no area of my life withheld from You. I love You and praise Your Holy Name. You alone have the power to blanket me in Your love and wash my sins white as snow. Amen.
Beautiful, snowy day. Flakes have fallen and covered our dry dark land, just as the blanket of Yours mercy and grace falls on us in righteousness and holiness before You. Today, my prayer is again that Your Holy Spirit descend and cover my dry dark sin with Your mercy, grace, forgiveness, and love. Just as the few places outside not covered in snowstick out to our vision as eye-sores, let any sin in my life be an eye-sore to my spirit. Let Your Holy Spiri reveal any sin in my life so that I may seek forgiveness for those areas that I may not have even been aware of. Lord Jesus, forgive me. Let me be quick to repent today. Let my heart be pure white before You, and let there be no area of my life withheld from You. I love You and praise Your Holy Name. You alone have the power to blanket me in Your love and wash my sins white as snow. Amen.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
OK 2011, watch out, here we come! We are fixing to light a fire in our faith that cannot be dimmed. The 21 Day corporate fast begins tomorrow. First, may I say, congratulations on taking this leap of faith in the first step. There is not a time in my life where I feel more exhilerated that a time of fasting. Of course, anytime you purpose to resist the needs of the flesh....in any way...for the renewal of the spirit, there is going to be a war. But hang in there...God will richly reward you. Spend the next 21 days soaking up as much time in His Word and in His presence as you can.
Here are some musts...
1. You must write down your length of fast. If you just say you are going to fast until you don't feel like doing it any more, you will only make it about 5 hours. You must decide with the Lord how long a fast He is calling you to, and write it down. There is an end to the time of fasting, and you need to know exactly when that is.
2. You must write down exactly what you are fasting from. If you leave it up to speculation, it will turn into eating all you see. Clearly write down exactly what the guidelines of the fast the Lord has called you to are. There are several examples in the Word of fasting...total fasts, liquid fasts, and partial fasts. Do not name your fast based on what you can do in your own strength. Pick your fast as to what you feel the Lord is calling you to. If you are going to do a fast based on your own strength, you may as well not start one. My daughter came to me with a delima on picking what she was going to fast...she said it was between cold drinks and vegetables. Even funnier since I have not been able to get her to eat a vegetable since she came off baby food!
3. You must write down what your are fasting for. What is your purpose? What are the things in your life you are truly seeking an answer from the Lord on? What are some things you are wanting the Lord to show you? Just like in keeping a prayer journal when you write down your purpose you can't get sidetracked or confused. You will not be as likely to doubt what you are doing or why if you have clearly specified and written down goals.
Some things need clarifying at this point. First, this is not a name it, suffer a little, and claim it proposal. I can not explain the supernatural power in fasting exactly, but the Holy Word of the Lord, spoken by Jesus Himself tells us that it is true. Mark 9:29 "And he said unto them, 'This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.'". If the Son of God Himself found it necessary to fast throughout His ministry, and God saw fit to have the Holy Spirit lead Him to the wilderness for a time of fasting prior to the beginning of His earthly ministry, then how much moreso would it be important for us.
Second, in all 3 examples above, you will read that you are to make all decisions in fasting by leadership of the Holy Spirit. This is not some mystical thing. In Matthew Chapter 6 it speaks of "when you give", "when you pray", and "when you fast". Fasting is to be as much a part of the life of a believer as is giving and praying. In Ecclesiastes 4:12 it states, "And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Giving, praying and fasting are one of those threefold cords. Everything a believer does should be in accordance with and under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.
But here is one thing life, and fasting,has tought me...to trust Him moment by moment. Not for the end result or the 21 days down the road...but for this very moment and this very hour. If you try to look at the whole thing, it is completely overwhelming. Look at this moment, this choice, this hour. Will I trust Him in this moment. Will I stay focused in this temptation. Will I choose to worship Him this hour when the enemy is raging, and my stomach is growling.
I applaud you for your leap of faith in this corporate fast. I pray that you will leave your feedback and encourage each other through this time. Share with others on the fast what the Lord is doing in your walk together. Most of all, seek Him. Trust Him. Praise Him. Rely on Him. Amen.
Here are some musts...
1. You must write down your length of fast. If you just say you are going to fast until you don't feel like doing it any more, you will only make it about 5 hours. You must decide with the Lord how long a fast He is calling you to, and write it down. There is an end to the time of fasting, and you need to know exactly when that is.
2. You must write down exactly what you are fasting from. If you leave it up to speculation, it will turn into eating all you see. Clearly write down exactly what the guidelines of the fast the Lord has called you to are. There are several examples in the Word of fasting...total fasts, liquid fasts, and partial fasts. Do not name your fast based on what you can do in your own strength. Pick your fast as to what you feel the Lord is calling you to. If you are going to do a fast based on your own strength, you may as well not start one. My daughter came to me with a delima on picking what she was going to fast...she said it was between cold drinks and vegetables. Even funnier since I have not been able to get her to eat a vegetable since she came off baby food!
3. You must write down what your are fasting for. What is your purpose? What are the things in your life you are truly seeking an answer from the Lord on? What are some things you are wanting the Lord to show you? Just like in keeping a prayer journal when you write down your purpose you can't get sidetracked or confused. You will not be as likely to doubt what you are doing or why if you have clearly specified and written down goals.
Some things need clarifying at this point. First, this is not a name it, suffer a little, and claim it proposal. I can not explain the supernatural power in fasting exactly, but the Holy Word of the Lord, spoken by Jesus Himself tells us that it is true. Mark 9:29 "And he said unto them, 'This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.'". If the Son of God Himself found it necessary to fast throughout His ministry, and God saw fit to have the Holy Spirit lead Him to the wilderness for a time of fasting prior to the beginning of His earthly ministry, then how much moreso would it be important for us.
Second, in all 3 examples above, you will read that you are to make all decisions in fasting by leadership of the Holy Spirit. This is not some mystical thing. In Matthew Chapter 6 it speaks of "when you give", "when you pray", and "when you fast". Fasting is to be as much a part of the life of a believer as is giving and praying. In Ecclesiastes 4:12 it states, "And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Giving, praying and fasting are one of those threefold cords. Everything a believer does should be in accordance with and under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.
But here is one thing life, and fasting,has tought me...to trust Him moment by moment. Not for the end result or the 21 days down the road...but for this very moment and this very hour. If you try to look at the whole thing, it is completely overwhelming. Look at this moment, this choice, this hour. Will I trust Him in this moment. Will I stay focused in this temptation. Will I choose to worship Him this hour when the enemy is raging, and my stomach is growling.
I applaud you for your leap of faith in this corporate fast. I pray that you will leave your feedback and encourage each other through this time. Share with others on the fast what the Lord is doing in your walk together. Most of all, seek Him. Trust Him. Praise Him. Rely on Him. Amen.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Expecting the Christ
This time of year you see a lot of people getting ready for “The Claus”. Shopping, parties, cutsie sweaters with matching socks, and “stockings hung by the chimney with care”. Then the season has come and gone, and all that lingers are the decorations we accidentally miss as we put our house back in order, and the debt we went into to make sure that everyone around us got what was expected. But what if….just what if…what was expected was The Christ?
In Matthew 1:20 the Word says that “while he (Joseph) thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.” Mary was truly “expecting” the Christ. For 9 months she dealt with questions, pointing, ridicule, and shame put on her by others because she was literally and physically expecting Jesus to appear. God had chosen her. That did not mean the road was easy, it meant that He would also enable her. Day by day she would live expecting Jesus Christ, but also the hand of the Lord on her through her journey. Truly she was blessed.
Later, John the Baptist would also live in expectation. In Luke 3:15-16 we read “and as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” The people of the day knew the prophecy of the coming Christ. They got it wrong, but at least they were looking for Him to come. John the Baptist had it right. He was doing all the Lord had asked of Him in expectation that The Christ would soon come. He lived his life serving a King that he did not fully understand or even realize was close by, but when God was ready for His Son’s role as the Christ to be revealed, John had lived in expectation long enough, and dedicatedly enough that He knew The Christ when He showed up. Would you or I? Have we lived our lives in quiet obedience with our eyes open for The Christ to be revealed to us in our day? Do we truly expect the Christ to walk in our days and our hours with us? Do we live like we even know Who He is?
Paul also walked in close relationship with the Lord. In Philippians 1:19-21 we hear Paul’s words as he writes, “For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” The Christ, His earnest expectation. His intense anticipation, and from the head, as the original language speaks it. Meaning? The thought of The Christ was always in the front of his mind. He lived his life intensely mindful of watching for The Christ in all things, in all conversations, and in everything he did. He lived his life with the purpose of serving The Christ with all that he was and all that he had. Now, he had met the Lord face to face. Once a murderer of the Christians, he met the Lord face to face on the road to Damascus, and was never the same again. Some of us have met The Christ. Some of us have come face to face with Him as He searches us out, calls us to Himself, and hands us His gift, paid for by His blood, His gift of salvation and trust in who He is. Others of us have heard Him calling and turned the other way. For some, this may be the first time you have even thought of this life changing Christ. Can I just tell you that living a life “Expecting The Christ” is the greatest gift you could receive. James 1:15 states that “when lust has conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” You see, whether we realize it or not, we make a choice. We either live Expecting the Christ, or we choose to expect sin and its price of death. The best gift you can give your family this year, is the gift of knowing Christ yourself. God says he sets choices before us this day…life and death, blessings and curses. And then He gives us the answer just in case we were confused. “Choose life.” Choose Christ and live. Live a life of great expectation. Meet him face to face today, and have your own Damascus road experience. Call out to Him and He will answer you.
For those of you who claim to be living a life of expectation and intense anticipation. Sometimes the world around us can steal our zeal. Cheesy way of saying it, yes, but true. We get dull, we get lukewarm, we doubt our vision or desires, and we get to where we blend in with the crowd. Take a look back at Matthew 1:20. I am just going to quote a section. “that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.” Do you see it? Babies are not the only lives that God births within us. He births ideas, gifting, ministries, prayers, understanding of the scriptures, and love. Not too long ago, I was whining to God about our ladies ministry. What I thought it should be or look like by now, was this really what He had called me to, was I just out there living my own ideas separate from Him, because I just knew that if He had called me to it, He would have made it look very different. This verse was in my daily reading …that day. When I read it, it jumped off the page at me. What was conceived in me…the vision of what He had given me to do, the heart for the women’s ministry…was conceived by the Holy Spirit. He put it there. He had a part in it. He was nurturing it and growing it as only He could. What an amazing God we serve. What are the dreams He has given you? Have you turned your back on them because they did not look the way you thought they should? What about The Christ Himself…have you quit living “Expecting The Christ” because it did not go the way you thought? What will it take for you to return to living your life in intense anticipation of seeing The Christ at work in you, through you, and all around you?
This Christmas, how about we worry more about anticipating The Christ than we do the Claus. This much I know…the joy, excitement, and vision will not diminish after the 26th of December, or even the 1st of January. If we ever truly live our lives Expecting The Christ, it will carry over day to day, week to week, and year to year. It may not always be easy, we may meet opposition, but we must keep pursuing the goal of being able to say that “for to me to live is Christ.”
I choose “Expecting The Christ”.
In Matthew 1:20 the Word says that “while he (Joseph) thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.” Mary was truly “expecting” the Christ. For 9 months she dealt with questions, pointing, ridicule, and shame put on her by others because she was literally and physically expecting Jesus to appear. God had chosen her. That did not mean the road was easy, it meant that He would also enable her. Day by day she would live expecting Jesus Christ, but also the hand of the Lord on her through her journey. Truly she was blessed.
Later, John the Baptist would also live in expectation. In Luke 3:15-16 we read “and as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” The people of the day knew the prophecy of the coming Christ. They got it wrong, but at least they were looking for Him to come. John the Baptist had it right. He was doing all the Lord had asked of Him in expectation that The Christ would soon come. He lived his life serving a King that he did not fully understand or even realize was close by, but when God was ready for His Son’s role as the Christ to be revealed, John had lived in expectation long enough, and dedicatedly enough that He knew The Christ when He showed up. Would you or I? Have we lived our lives in quiet obedience with our eyes open for The Christ to be revealed to us in our day? Do we truly expect the Christ to walk in our days and our hours with us? Do we live like we even know Who He is?
Paul also walked in close relationship with the Lord. In Philippians 1:19-21 we hear Paul’s words as he writes, “For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” The Christ, His earnest expectation. His intense anticipation, and from the head, as the original language speaks it. Meaning? The thought of The Christ was always in the front of his mind. He lived his life intensely mindful of watching for The Christ in all things, in all conversations, and in everything he did. He lived his life with the purpose of serving The Christ with all that he was and all that he had. Now, he had met the Lord face to face. Once a murderer of the Christians, he met the Lord face to face on the road to Damascus, and was never the same again. Some of us have met The Christ. Some of us have come face to face with Him as He searches us out, calls us to Himself, and hands us His gift, paid for by His blood, His gift of salvation and trust in who He is. Others of us have heard Him calling and turned the other way. For some, this may be the first time you have even thought of this life changing Christ. Can I just tell you that living a life “Expecting The Christ” is the greatest gift you could receive. James 1:15 states that “when lust has conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” You see, whether we realize it or not, we make a choice. We either live Expecting the Christ, or we choose to expect sin and its price of death. The best gift you can give your family this year, is the gift of knowing Christ yourself. God says he sets choices before us this day…life and death, blessings and curses. And then He gives us the answer just in case we were confused. “Choose life.” Choose Christ and live. Live a life of great expectation. Meet him face to face today, and have your own Damascus road experience. Call out to Him and He will answer you.
For those of you who claim to be living a life of expectation and intense anticipation. Sometimes the world around us can steal our zeal. Cheesy way of saying it, yes, but true. We get dull, we get lukewarm, we doubt our vision or desires, and we get to where we blend in with the crowd. Take a look back at Matthew 1:20. I am just going to quote a section. “that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.” Do you see it? Babies are not the only lives that God births within us. He births ideas, gifting, ministries, prayers, understanding of the scriptures, and love. Not too long ago, I was whining to God about our ladies ministry. What I thought it should be or look like by now, was this really what He had called me to, was I just out there living my own ideas separate from Him, because I just knew that if He had called me to it, He would have made it look very different. This verse was in my daily reading …that day. When I read it, it jumped off the page at me. What was conceived in me…the vision of what He had given me to do, the heart for the women’s ministry…was conceived by the Holy Spirit. He put it there. He had a part in it. He was nurturing it and growing it as only He could. What an amazing God we serve. What are the dreams He has given you? Have you turned your back on them because they did not look the way you thought they should? What about The Christ Himself…have you quit living “Expecting The Christ” because it did not go the way you thought? What will it take for you to return to living your life in intense anticipation of seeing The Christ at work in you, through you, and all around you?
This Christmas, how about we worry more about anticipating The Christ than we do the Claus. This much I know…the joy, excitement, and vision will not diminish after the 26th of December, or even the 1st of January. If we ever truly live our lives Expecting The Christ, it will carry over day to day, week to week, and year to year. It may not always be easy, we may meet opposition, but we must keep pursuing the goal of being able to say that “for to me to live is Christ.”
I choose “Expecting The Christ”.
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