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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
This is devotional thought number 27 in our devotional series titled, “The Faith I Live By”
“Can the ... leopard [change] his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.” (Jeremiah 13:23).
Have you heard any of the following idioms before? You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. The older we get, the more set in our ways we become. Old habits die hard. If any of these are true spiritually, our future looks grim. But what if there were a way to change the conversation completely? What if the statements were true, but somehow, some way the “old dog” could become new? What if those set in our ways could be reset, and new ways be marked out before us? What if the old habits don't need to die because the old self would die instead, and be resurrected in newness of life? Might that change the conversation?
The truth is, when it comes to spiritual things, we need a do over. God does not renovate people, He recreates us. Paul taught that whenever we come to Christ to surrender our wills to Him, we become new creatures; the old self passes away, and all things become new. God promised to take away from us our hearts of stone, and transplant hearts of flesh that are receptive to God’s leading. The psalmist said that when we learn to delight ourselves in the Lord, He would replace our old desires with new ones. New hearts desire new kinds of things. Do you see how that works? God does not renovate people, He recreates us. Our old characters invariably carry along with them, old baggage; therefore, God announces, “Let there be light!” and we are moved out of the kingdom of darkness, and into the kingdom of light.
Do you desire to become new? Are there some embarrassing habits you wish to overcome? Are there some memories you want to bury? Are there some wrongs you want to right, for the last time? Today can be the beginning of your new life. Yes, it will take a lot of work and discipline to resist sliding into your old lifestyle, but the power of God which is in you, is so much more effective than the world’s attraction to sin. You need only to submit. Submit your thoughts, habits, plans, past mistakes, aspirations, etc. to God, and allow Him to perform His perfect work in you, moment-by-moment today. And if He spares your life to see tomorrow, do it again. If you make it to the next day, do it again. Rinse, and repeat until Jesus comes. If you stumble and fall along the journey, talk to God about it, and turn away from the sin with the Holy Spirit’s help, and submit again. Surrendering our hearts is the key, and God will renew us to bring honor to His name.
By God’s grace, this is the faith I live by, let this be the same for you, in Jesus’ name.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#theprotestisnotover #thefaithiliveby
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
This is devotional thought number 27 in our devotional series titled, “The Faith I Live By”
“Can the ... leopard [change] his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.” (Jeremiah 13:23).
Have you heard any of the following idioms before? You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. The older we get, the more set in our ways we become. Old habits die hard. If any of these are true spiritually, our future looks grim. But what if there were a way to change the conversation completely? What if the statements were true, but somehow, some way the “old dog” could become new? What if those set in our ways could be reset, and new ways be marked out before us? What if the old habits don't need to die because the old self would die instead, and be resurrected in newness of life? Might that change the conversation?
The truth is, when it comes to spiritual things, we need a do over. God does not renovate people, He recreates us. Paul taught that whenever we come to Christ to surrender our wills to Him, we become new creatures; the old self passes away, and all things become new. God promised to take away from us our hearts of stone, and transplant hearts of flesh that are receptive to God’s leading. The psalmist said that when we learn to delight ourselves in the Lord, He would replace our old desires with new ones. New hearts desire new kinds of things. Do you see how that works? God does not renovate people, He recreates us. Our old characters invariably carry along with them, old baggage; therefore, God announces, “Let there be light!” and we are moved out of the kingdom of darkness, and into the kingdom of light.
Do you desire to become new? Are there some embarrassing habits you wish to overcome? Are there some memories you want to bury? Are there some wrongs you want to right, for the last time? Today can be the beginning of your new life. Yes, it will take a lot of work and discipline to resist sliding into your old lifestyle, but the power of God which is in you, is so much more effective than the world’s attraction to sin. You need only to submit. Submit your thoughts, habits, plans, past mistakes, aspirations, etc. to God, and allow Him to perform His perfect work in you, moment-by-moment today. And if He spares your life to see tomorrow, do it again. If you make it to the next day, do it again. Rinse, and repeat until Jesus comes. If you stumble and fall along the journey, talk to God about it, and turn away from the sin with the Holy Spirit’s help, and submit again. Surrendering our hearts is the key, and God will renew us to bring honor to His name.
By God’s grace, this is the faith I live by, let this be the same for you, in Jesus’ name.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#theprotestisnotover #thefaithiliveby
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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
This is devotional thought number 27 in our devotional series titled, “The Faith I Live By”
“Can the ... leopard [change] his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.” (Jeremiah 13:23).
Have you heard any of the following idioms before? You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. The older we get, the more set in our ways we become. Old habits die hard. If any of these are true spiritually, our future looks grim. But what if there were a way to change the conversation completely? What if the statements were true, but somehow, some way the “old dog” could become new? What if those set in our ways could be reset, and new ways be marked out before us? What if the old habits don't need to die because the old self would die instead, and be resurrected in newness of life? Might that change the conversation?
The truth is, when it comes to spiritual things, we need a do over. God does not renovate people, He recreates us. Paul taught that whenever we come to Christ to surrender our wills to Him, we become new creatures; the old self passes away, and all things become new. God promised to take away from us our hearts of stone, and transplant hearts of flesh that are receptive to God’s leading. The psalmist said that when we learn to delight ourselves in the Lord, He would replace our old desires with new ones. New hearts desire new kinds of things. Do you see how that works? God does not renovate people, He recreates us. Our old characters invariably carry along with them, old baggage; therefore, God announces, “Let there be light!” and we are moved out of the kingdom of darkness, and into the kingdom of light.
Do you desire to become new? Are there some embarrassing habits you wish to overcome? Are there some memories you want to bury? Are there some wrongs you want to right, for the last time? Today can be the beginning of your new life. Yes, it will take a lot of work and discipline to resist sliding into your old lifestyle, but the power of God which is in you, is so much more effective than the world’s attraction to sin. You need only to submit. Submit your thoughts, habits, plans, past mistakes, aspirations, etc. to God, and allow Him to perform His perfect work in you, moment-by-moment today. And if He spares your life to see tomorrow, do it again. If you make it to the next day, do it again. Rinse, and repeat until Jesus comes. If you stumble and fall along the journey, talk to God about it, and turn away from the sin with the Holy Spirit’s help, and submit again. Surrendering our hearts is the key, and God will renew us to bring honor to His name.
By God’s grace, this is the faith I live by, let this be the same for you, in Jesus’ name.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#theprotestisnotover #thefaithiliveby
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
This is devotional thought number 27 in our devotional series titled, “The Faith I Live By”
“Can the ... leopard [change] his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.” (Jeremiah 13:23).
Have you heard any of the following idioms before? You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. The older we get, the more set in our ways we become. Old habits die hard. If any of these are true spiritually, our future looks grim. But what if there were a way to change the conversation completely? What if the statements were true, but somehow, some way the “old dog” could become new? What if those set in our ways could be reset, and new ways be marked out before us? What if the old habits don't need to die because the old self would die instead, and be resurrected in newness of life? Might that change the conversation?
The truth is, when it comes to spiritual things, we need a do over. God does not renovate people, He recreates us. Paul taught that whenever we come to Christ to surrender our wills to Him, we become new creatures; the old self passes away, and all things become new. God promised to take away from us our hearts of stone, and transplant hearts of flesh that are receptive to God’s leading. The psalmist said that when we learn to delight ourselves in the Lord, He would replace our old desires with new ones. New hearts desire new kinds of things. Do you see how that works? God does not renovate people, He recreates us. Our old characters invariably carry along with them, old baggage; therefore, God announces, “Let there be light!” and we are moved out of the kingdom of darkness, and into the kingdom of light.
Do you desire to become new? Are there some embarrassing habits you wish to overcome? Are there some memories you want to bury? Are there some wrongs you want to right, for the last time? Today can be the beginning of your new life. Yes, it will take a lot of work and discipline to resist sliding into your old lifestyle, but the power of God which is in you, is so much more effective than the world’s attraction to sin. You need only to submit. Submit your thoughts, habits, plans, past mistakes, aspirations, etc. to God, and allow Him to perform His perfect work in you, moment-by-moment today. And if He spares your life to see tomorrow, do it again. If you make it to the next day, do it again. Rinse, and repeat until Jesus comes. If you stumble and fall along the journey, talk to God about it, and turn away from the sin with the Holy Spirit’s help, and submit again. Surrendering our hearts is the key, and God will renew us to bring honor to His name.
By God’s grace, this is the faith I live by, let this be the same for you, in Jesus’ name.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#theprotestisnotover #thefaithiliveby