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And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Good morning Zebras,
For years I
have resisted the idea of a fake tree but this year it was my idea. Gary spends days procuring and lighting our ten-foot
Christmas tree each year, so this year as an act of love I told him I’d rather
he spends the time with God.
Fake trees have
a lot of benefits, they are already pre-lit, they go up super quickly, and they
have really really strong branches. I’ve
been able to hang ornaments I haven’t been able to hang for years and I can
hang ornaments way out on the tippy edge because the branches don’t bend. While most of the ornaments still hug the
safety of the tree, there are a few daring ones that hang precariously on the
edge.
I have always
loved my real tree, and I was unwilling to even consider changing, but I was
wrong, I didn’t know what I was missing.
I loved the benefits of the real tree so much, I wouldn’t even consider
letting go.
And that is how
it is with God, people get so comfortable with the amount of God they have in
their life that they are unwilling to let go and make the sacrifices it takes to
get to the next level, to be totally filled and empower by the Spirit and able
to do the impossible.
Oswald today talks
about the different between the “holiness movement” in his day (1850’s) and the
“rugged reality of the New Testament” saints.
“All that is
required is a pious atmosphere, prayer, and devotion. This type of experience is not supernatural nor
miraculous. It did not cost the
suffering of God, nor is it stained with ‘blood of the Lamb.’ It is not marked or sealed by the Holy Spirit
as being genuine, and it has no visual signs that causes people to exclaim with
awe and wonder, ‘That is the work of God Almighty!’ Yet the New Testament is
about the work of God and nothing else.”
I have a very
dear friend who says, “All glory to God!” whenever she hears good news. Some people get offended, but I know her
heart, she wants to make sure God gets glory for everything good that happens
in our lives. And I agree, people often take credit for the things God does.
But my heart is
that God will start doing such powerful things with His people that it is
obvious to everyone it could have only been done by God.
Pharaoh’s sorcerers
could replicate the first of Moses miracles, but at some point, they realized
they were out of their league. That is
the day I long for, the day when all of God’s people live lives that are so
miraculous the world has to sit up and take notice.
Love,
Jill
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