The more spiritually you
grow, the more you realize just how much your thoughts are actually focused on
yourself. Even the thoughts that formerly seemed good and acceptable all of the
sudden look selfish. Only then do the words "look to Jesus" finally
take on real meaning.
Doctrine
You can have all of your
doctrines right yet still not have the presence of God.
The
Book of Hosea
Steps to knowing God:
Hosea, perhaps more than any
other prophet, reveals the loving heart of God. God desires to bless, not to
chastise His people. The Lord puts a premium value on His relationship with us.
Guidelines for Growing in
Godliness:
Paul caught the essence of
godliness when he wrote, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children"
(Eph 5:1).
Just as God called Hosea to
live out His undying, eternal love for His people by instructing him to marry
an unfaithful woman, He callus to illustrate His Word and His very character in
the way we live.
Meditation
When you think
about a problem over and over in your mind that is called worry. When you think
about God’s word over and over again in your mind that is meditation. So, if
you know how to worry then you already know how to meditate.
Evangelism
.. The men and
women whom God uses … have moved out of religious routine into the winds of the
Holy Spirit.
.. The essential
thing is the anointing of God. Until you do have that, all else is presumption.
When you have His orders, it is presumption not to obey.
2
Chronicles 7:14
"If my people, who are
called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn
from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin
and will heal their land."
While this is a passage
often emphasized when talking about the problems with nations and governments,
let's remember that the truest application of this must find its home in us and
in our churches. We can begin revival in our land if we will commit to daily
prayer, weekly fasting, and hearts yearning for God to enter our world and transform
it.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Post a Comment