Sunday, April 26, 2015

Romans 8:14

Because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

The Holy Spirit is God's seal on us. The Spirit lives in us and his presence in us means we are God's temple. The Spirit works to transform us to be more like Christ. The Spirit helps us produce the virtues of Christ -- love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, self-control, and faithfulness. 

The Spirit intercedes for us when we pray, communicates the groaning’s of our heart when we don't have words, and fills us with power when we worship. In addition, the Spirit is our assurance that we are God's children. We are his. His future, his blessings, and his grace are ours.

Quotes from Billy Graham

Only those who want everything done for them are bored…Billy Graham 

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life…Billy Graham 

Once you've lost your privacy, you realize you've lost an extremely valuable thing…Billy Graham 

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course….Billy Graham

Evangelism

-"I should like to allude to a few points in the character of Mr. Hudson Taylor which impressed me personally, and which I think had something to do with the blessing that God granted to his efforts on behalf of this country (China). First his prayerfulness; he was of necessity a busy man, but he always regarded prayer itself as in reality the most needful and important part of the work. He practically recognized that much time must be spent in seeking God's guidance, if a right understanding was to be obtained of the problems and difficulties that confronted him, in carrying on the work of the Mission. 

He knew that in no other way was the power of the Holy Spirit to be obtained for himself and his brethren, as they sought to develop the work. I venture on this occasion, not only to impress upon myself, but upon you as well, the importance of our copying him in this respect." - D. E. Hoste

Thought

If Jesus needed to communicate with God to accomplish His mission, how much more do we need to pray!


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