It is the Spirit Who gives life [He is the Life-giver]; the flesh conveys no benefit whatever [there is no profit in it]. The words (truths) that I have been speaking to you are spirit and life.
- John 6:63
Sometimes our own minds, wills, or emotions interfere with our ability to hear God’s voice. When we try to hear and obey God, negative thoughts can bombard us to the point that we feel like giving up. But if we quiet out minds and see what is in our hearts, God will give us confirmation of what He is speaking. We will sense His answer rising with peace and confidence from deep within our hearts, where the Holy Spirit dwells.
One time I had finished a meeting—one I had worked very hard to ensure would be helpful to the people who came. Although everyone seemed to enjoy it, I kept hearing in my head, “No one was blessed and most wished they hadn’t even come.”
I felt like a miserable failure, which I knew was not God’s will for me, so I got still and quiet and listened to see what the Holy Spirit would say to me. I instantly heard the still, small voice, the knowing deep inside, say, “If the people did not want to be here, they would not have come. If they were not enjoying it, many would have left. I gave you the message, and I never give anyone bad things to preach, so don’t allow Satan to steal the joy of your labor.” Had I not listened, I would have continued to be miserable, but God’s word brought life to me.
We hear from God through our spirit, not through our mind. Remember that, and always take time to stop and ask God what He is truly saying to you.
God’s Word for you today: God’s Word always brings life.
The Prophesied King
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;”
Luke 19:35–37
Hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Zechariah was given a prophetic message regarding the nature of His arrival. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass” (Zechariah 9:9). What we call the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem was exactly what Zechariah had described.
The picture the world has of our Saviour is a distorted one. Many see Jesus as a revolutionary, working against the power structures of His day. Others view Him as a teacher of peace and non-violence. Some look at Him as a deluded man who claimed Divinity. But Jesus Christ is the very Son of God, and He is the one who has been appointed to rule and reign over the entire world. That was not the purpose of His first coming, but those remaining prophecies will be fulfilled when He returns.
Because of the obedience of Jesus Christ to the will of His Father, God has ordained that all creation will one day acknowledge Him as the rightful ruler. “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10–11).
Luke 19:35–37
Hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Zechariah was given a prophetic message regarding the nature of His arrival. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass” (Zechariah 9:9). What we call the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem was exactly what Zechariah had described.
The picture the world has of our Saviour is a distorted one. Many see Jesus as a revolutionary, working against the power structures of His day. Others view Him as a teacher of peace and non-violence. Some look at Him as a deluded man who claimed Divinity. But Jesus Christ is the very Son of God, and He is the one who has been appointed to rule and reign over the entire world. That was not the purpose of His first coming, but those remaining prophecies will be fulfilled when He returns.
Because of the obedience of Jesus Christ to the will of His Father, God has ordained that all creation will one day acknowledge Him as the rightful ruler. “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10–11).
Today’s Growth Principle:
Jesus is far more than an example, a teacher, or a prophet. He is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Listen with Your Spirit
by Joyce Meyer - posted September 04, 2016It is the Spirit Who gives life [He is the Life-giver]; the flesh conveys no benefit whatever [there is no profit in it]. The words (truths) that I have been speaking to you are spirit and life.
- John 6:63
Sometimes our own minds, wills, or emotions interfere with our ability to hear God’s voice. When we try to hear and obey God, negative thoughts can bombard us to the point that we feel like giving up. But if we quiet out minds and see what is in our hearts, God will give us confirmation of what He is speaking. We will sense His answer rising with peace and confidence from deep within our hearts, where the Holy Spirit dwells.
One time I had finished a meeting—one I had worked very hard to ensure would be helpful to the people who came. Although everyone seemed to enjoy it, I kept hearing in my head, “No one was blessed and most wished they hadn’t even come.”
I felt like a miserable failure, which I knew was not God’s will for me, so I got still and quiet and listened to see what the Holy Spirit would say to me. I instantly heard the still, small voice, the knowing deep inside, say, “If the people did not want to be here, they would not have come. If they were not enjoying it, many would have left. I gave you the message, and I never give anyone bad things to preach, so don’t allow Satan to steal the joy of your labor.” Had I not listened, I would have continued to be miserable, but God’s word brought life to me.
We hear from God through our spirit, not through our mind. Remember that, and always take time to stop and ask God what He is truly saying to you.
God’s Word for you today: God’s Word always brings life.
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