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Daily God Walk

1/30/2015

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I Will Return As The Comforter

I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever -- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. -- John 14:16-18

Jesus could see the forlorn look on the faces of his disciples as he was explaining that he was going away and he was no doubt moved with compassion for them. He was explaining that one of his purposes in going away was to prepare a place for them so that they could then come to him and be with him for eternity.

He could see that they weren't really getting the idea so he tried to give them comfort by promising that they weren't being left as orphans but that he would soon return to them as comforter or counselor. He seemed to be saying, "Hey guys, cheer up. It isn't all that bad. Look, I have been with you for these few years, but the time of my being with you is coming to a close. Now you will experience something that is better than my being with you; I will be in you."

While in a  physical body on earth the Christ could only be in one place at a time, but in Spirit he can be in all believers at all times. That is the truth he was trying to convey. The disciples were trying their best to understand, but these were new ideas to them. They didn't understand how he could actually be in them.

Finally, as a he was about to ascend to heaven, after he had taught them many things, with his parting words he sent them back to Jerusalem to wait for this promised gift from the Father. He knew that they didn't quite get the idea, but he also knew that when the Holy Spirit came upon them they would understand.

They went to Jerusalem to wait. They weren't sure what they were waiting for, and they weren't quite sure what the future would hold, but they knew the Father had something special in mind. There in Jerusalem it finally became clear to them. The counselor who had been promised finally arrived in spectacular fashion.

The same Spirit of Christ, the counselor, the Holy Spirit, is in the church today giving comfort, strength and power to believers.

Prayer: Thank you for the counselor who is always with me. Amen.


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Daily God Walk

1/22/2015

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Words From The Spirit To The Church At Ephesus

To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:... You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love... He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. - Revelation 2:1-7

In the Revelation John, writing what God gives him to write, is sending a message to seven churches in Asia Minor. His first message is to the church at Ephesus. Many believe that these messages to the seven churches is representative of seven church ages and others believe it is to seven conditions which exist in the body of Christ in any age.

Whatever deeper meaning these messages have we will leave to another forum, but for our purposes we will look at them as if each one is a warning to believers today. We can certainly see how each of these messages can be received as a warning for us and also an opportunity to hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.

The church at Ephesus is being congratulated for their diligence in defending the Christian faith. They have not tolerated evil ones who would pretend to be followers of Christ but who in fact were driven by their own lusts and greed.

However, while contending furiously for purity of belief, they lost something very valuable. They had lost their first love. What is the first love of a believer? When we have been truly born again we have such a love for God and others that our lives are profoundly affected. Our focus becomes pleasing God and serving others.

In this passage we are being called back to intimate relationship with God. We are not to disregard truth and doctrine, but neither are we to forget that loving God and others must come first.

Those who hear this message and who overcome their lack of love is given the right to eat from the tree of life. Let us hear what the Spirit says, repent of our hardness and allow God to give us a refreshing baptism of love.

Prayer: Father, help me not to allow my zeal for the truth to override my love for you and others. Restore my first love. Amen.

Principle:  We are being called back to intimate relationship with God. We are not to disregard truth and doctrine, but neither are we to forget that loving God and others must come first.

Affirmation: I have learned that when I make loving God and others first I have no problem keeping my doctrine pure and aligning myself with truth.

Reflection: How can a church value the truth, have pure doctrine, and yet lose their love? What would be the signs that this is happening? Something to think about: If those who hear this message and overcome their lack of love will eat from the tree of life, what will happen to those who continue in truth yet do not renew their love?


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1/6/2015

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His Words Build A Strong Foundation


Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. – Matthew 7:24-25

When I read this passage I am reminded of the old hymn, “My Hope Is Built.” In 1834 Edward Mote felt moved to write a hymn and as he walked to visit a friend the words began to come to him, “On Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.” That's what Jesus promised.

This passage only gives half of the story. Jesus went on to say, “But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash” (v26-27).

When we build our life on the solid truth of Christ and the words of instruction he left us we will have a solid foundation for a fruitful life. When we do not listen carefully and choose to follow our own way in building a life without the wisdom of his counsel, we build on ground that is unsure.

There is a person very dear to me who has been trying everything the world has to offer for years, yet he is continually in difficult times. I have talked to him about the way of Christ and he has repeatedly told me he just doesn’t believe it, yet he continues to follow a path which is destroying his life.

This man cannot see that he is building on sinking sand and he will never have a secure life because he doesn’t have a foundation which will stand against the storms of life. Until he comes to the Rock he will not have a secure life.

Examine your life. Are you building your life on truths with eternal value or are you attempting to have security in the temporal things of this world?

Prayer:  Here I am again Lord, search my heart so that I may be sure that my hope is in the Rock Christ Jesus. Amen.

Principle:  When we build our life on the solid truth of Christ and the words of instruction he left us we will have a solid foundation for a fruitful life.

Affirmation: On Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. I am secure now and for eternity because my life is built on the words of Christ.

Reflection: There are some who say they can't live by the words of Christ because it is just too hard. What do you think makes it hard for some people to live the Christ life while others seem to easily live that life?





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Daily God Walk

1/2/2015

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God Sends His Word

He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly… He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel. He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord.  – Psalm 147:15-20 

Many years ago I was moved by the last five psalms. Each one begins with an exhortation to “Praise the Lord;” and each one ends with an exhortation to “Praise the Lord.” The point seems to be that believers are to always be prepared to praise the Lord.

This particular psalm was written after the people had returned from their exile to Babylon. In another psalm the people lamented that they had hung their harps in the trees and could no longer sing because of their exile to Babylon, but in this psalm they are offering praise to God for being allowed to return to their homeland.

They had endured being separated from their promised land, but now they have returned. Now they declare, “The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (v2). They had lost much but now the Lord was restoring them.

Have you been there? Has there been a time when you felt like everything was done and you no longer had hope for the blessings of the Lord? I think we’ve all been there, but thank God we don’t have to stay there.

God sends his word to men. The Hebrew word here translated “command” also means speech or word. We could read v15, “He sends his word,” or we could paraphrase, “He makes a speech.”

What is this speech God has made? He has revealed his will and he has given great peace and joy to those of us who have heard his word and responded in faith.

Prayer: Lord, help me to always be conscious of the results of not following you and to be grateful for the grace of being restored to fellowship with you. Grant me the grace to hear and obey your word. In Jesus name, amen.




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