Angels

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“Be still, and know that I am God.” -- Psalm 46:10 Many people think that the will of God is the same as fate. These people think, “Well, whatever will be will be.” Then there are others who look at life as fortune, and they say things like, “Oh, I was just lucky.”  There are even some people in the church who believe that doing the will of God requires following some kind of formula. But life isn’t about fate or luck, and it’s certainly not a formula. You see, God is personally and providentially working in your life and mine. He’s providing guidance and direction. He’s actively at work to perform his will in your life and mine. And God is speaking directly to us. So let me ask you, do you recognize his voice? Are you taking time to listen to God? When God spoke to Elijah (I Kings 19:12), it was in a “low whisper,” or what another translation calls, “a still small voice.”  But listen, if you’re in a rush from the moment you get out of bed, it’s going to be hard to listen for God’s voice. That’s why the psalmist wrote, “Be still, and know that I am God.” You see, it’s important to set aside time each day to be still in his presence, to ask for his help and direction, but even more importantly, to listen to what God is saying to you. He longs to spend time with you. Learn his voice and follow him. ARE YOU TAKING TIME TO LISTEN TO GOD?

The Preparation of Separation

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
2 Timothy 2:20–22

Today there are many pressures for us to become more and more like the world in an effort to reach the world. But this direction is doomed to failure. It will not work to reach the lost, but it will destroy the spiritual health and well-being of those who take that route.
The work to which God has called us is greater than we can do in our power or reach by human philosophy. It is only as we surrender our lives to the Lord as His instruments that He uses us by His power. Rather than borrowing worldly methods or adjusting to sinful lifestyles, we should recognize our need for the filling of the Holy Spirit and strive to live in such a way that we will be clean vessels through which His power will flow.
Charles Spurgeon said, “A church which, in a living way, holds fast the truth once for all delivered to the saints will also separate itself from the ways of the world: in fact, the world and the worldly church will shun it and push it into the place of separation. The more separated we are after our Master’s fashion, the more fit we shall be to do His bidding.” The work of God must be done in the power of God if it is to have a genuine impact, and we cannot expect to have His power unless we are walking in obedience.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

If we want to be effective tools in the hands of God for His work, we must walk in obedience to Him.