Revelation of the day: "Surprised by the power of the Spirit"
i was taking a study break when i saw a book "Surprised by the power of the Spirit" by ex Dallas seminary professor Jack Deere on my shelf. felt the Holy Spirit telling me to just flip thru e book and did just that. the first page of that i flipped to had this title, "Seduced by" which instantly caught my eye. author was talking about being subtle seductions that can bring us away from the Lord. here are his main points:
1) be careful of loving your denomination more than the Lord.
2) be careful of loving the Bible more than the Lord.
3) be careful of loving your commitment to the Lord more than the Lord Himself.
the following verses are what i found in the scriptures. :)
Eph 4:4-6
There is one body and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in you all.
Deu 11:22
For if you will carefully keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love Jehovah your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him,
Luk 18:10-14
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed within himself in this way: God, I thank You that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. I fast twice on the Sabbath, I give tithes of all that I possess. And standing afar off, the tax-collector would not even lift up his eyes to Heaven, but struck on his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner! I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
his examples were so presonal and heartfelt and he has raised some points which touches me personally and echoed with my own experiences. awesome! thank you Holy Spirit!
1) be careful of loving your denomination more than the Lord.
2) be careful of loving the Bible more than the Lord.
3) be careful of loving your commitment to the Lord more than the Lord Himself.
the following verses are what i found in the scriptures. :)
Eph 4:4-6
There is one body and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in you all.
Deu 11:22
For if you will carefully keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love Jehovah your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him,
Luk 18:10-14
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed within himself in this way: God, I thank You that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. I fast twice on the Sabbath, I give tithes of all that I possess. And standing afar off, the tax-collector would not even lift up his eyes to Heaven, but struck on his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner! I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
his examples were so presonal and heartfelt and he has raised some points which touches me personally and echoed with my own experiences. awesome! thank you Holy Spirit!
posted by JasonOng | 12:47 AM
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