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Thoughts in Worship 08 01 2019
Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, August 1, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
Today’s Scripture Focus: Acts 26:12-18
We are focusing on sin recovery principle number five of 12: “We confessed to God, and when necessary, to people we have offended, the exact nature of our offenses.”
When God shows up in your situation, you are blessed!
Having a close encounter with God can be scary. I know He has not given us the spirit of fear. I know perfect love casts out fear. I know perfect love banishes the fear of condemnation. I know that this kind of fear means we are not experiencing perfect love. And this underscores the fact that many are apprehensive about close encounters with God. His presence shines a light into the dark closet full of skeletons we have been holding under lock and key. However, it is God’s intent that an encounter with Him has the opposite effect.
When Jesus visited Saul on his way to Damascus to destroy as many Christians as possible, Saul was overwhelmed by the brightness and power of God; so much so that he was blinded and knocked from his horse. Was Jesus there to accost and destroy Saul? No. Jesus wanted to bring the zealous sinner, Saul into agreement with Him. He wanted Saul to recognize that all that time he had been fighting against God Himself. The blessing is that Saul recognized the folly of his plans and became a receptive servant of God. Once he got over his initial fear due to the dramatic nature of his encounter with Jesus, he was in agreement with God’s assessment. That is what biblical confession is—agreement with God’s assessment of sin in our lives. He had been opposing God and was no longer willing to persecute Christ or His people.
In what way will Jesus need to show up in your situation to bring awareness of your need of Him? Will He need to use a loss of employment? Will He need to use your sadness about a sick relative? Will He need to use your own failing health? The good news is that whatever startling or painful experience you have when God bursts upon the scene of your life will become a stepping stone to your victory if you surrender to Him. Saul did not stay on the ground. He did not remain blind. He did not continue traveling on the road to destruction. His encounter with God transformed him into one the most fruitful and faithful followers of God. In Saul’s case the close encounter was a success. He was saved.
Will your encounter with God be a success? Will you honor Him with the privilege of transforming you and making you an ambassador to the masses that need their own experiences with God? The choice is yours.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#sinrecovery #recovery
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, August 1, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
Today’s Scripture Focus: Acts 26:12-18
We are focusing on sin recovery principle number five of 12: “We confessed to God, and when necessary, to people we have offended, the exact nature of our offenses.”
When God shows up in your situation, you are blessed!
Having a close encounter with God can be scary. I know He has not given us the spirit of fear. I know perfect love casts out fear. I know perfect love banishes the fear of condemnation. I know that this kind of fear means we are not experiencing perfect love. And this underscores the fact that many are apprehensive about close encounters with God. His presence shines a light into the dark closet full of skeletons we have been holding under lock and key. However, it is God’s intent that an encounter with Him has the opposite effect.
When Jesus visited Saul on his way to Damascus to destroy as many Christians as possible, Saul was overwhelmed by the brightness and power of God; so much so that he was blinded and knocked from his horse. Was Jesus there to accost and destroy Saul? No. Jesus wanted to bring the zealous sinner, Saul into agreement with Him. He wanted Saul to recognize that all that time he had been fighting against God Himself. The blessing is that Saul recognized the folly of his plans and became a receptive servant of God. Once he got over his initial fear due to the dramatic nature of his encounter with Jesus, he was in agreement with God’s assessment. That is what biblical confession is—agreement with God’s assessment of sin in our lives. He had been opposing God and was no longer willing to persecute Christ or His people.
In what way will Jesus need to show up in your situation to bring awareness of your need of Him? Will He need to use a loss of employment? Will He need to use your sadness about a sick relative? Will He need to use your own failing health? The good news is that whatever startling or painful experience you have when God bursts upon the scene of your life will become a stepping stone to your victory if you surrender to Him. Saul did not stay on the ground. He did not remain blind. He did not continue traveling on the road to destruction. His encounter with God transformed him into one the most fruitful and faithful followers of God. In Saul’s case the close encounter was a success. He was saved.
Will your encounter with God be a success? Will you honor Him with the privilege of transforming you and making you an ambassador to the masses that need their own experiences with God? The choice is yours.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#sinrecovery #recovery
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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, August 1, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
Today’s Scripture Focus: Acts 26:12-18
We are focusing on sin recovery principle number five of 12: “We confessed to God, and when necessary, to people we have offended, the exact nature of our offenses.”
When God shows up in your situation, you are blessed!
Having a close encounter with God can be scary. I know He has not given us the spirit of fear. I know perfect love casts out fear. I know perfect love banishes the fear of condemnation. I know that this kind of fear means we are not experiencing perfect love. And this underscores the fact that many are apprehensive about close encounters with God. His presence shines a light into the dark closet full of skeletons we have been holding under lock and key. However, it is God’s intent that an encounter with Him has the opposite effect.
When Jesus visited Saul on his way to Damascus to destroy as many Christians as possible, Saul was overwhelmed by the brightness and power of God; so much so that he was blinded and knocked from his horse. Was Jesus there to accost and destroy Saul? No. Jesus wanted to bring the zealous sinner, Saul into agreement with Him. He wanted Saul to recognize that all that time he had been fighting against God Himself. The blessing is that Saul recognized the folly of his plans and became a receptive servant of God. Once he got over his initial fear due to the dramatic nature of his encounter with Jesus, he was in agreement with God’s assessment. That is what biblical confession is—agreement with God’s assessment of sin in our lives. He had been opposing God and was no longer willing to persecute Christ or His people.
In what way will Jesus need to show up in your situation to bring awareness of your need of Him? Will He need to use a loss of employment? Will He need to use your sadness about a sick relative? Will He need to use your own failing health? The good news is that whatever startling or painful experience you have when God bursts upon the scene of your life will become a stepping stone to your victory if you surrender to Him. Saul did not stay on the ground. He did not remain blind. He did not continue traveling on the road to destruction. His encounter with God transformed him into one the most fruitful and faithful followers of God. In Saul’s case the close encounter was a success. He was saved.
Will your encounter with God be a success? Will you honor Him with the privilege of transforming you and making you an ambassador to the masses that need their own experiences with God? The choice is yours.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#sinrecovery #recovery
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, August 1, 2019
Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship
Today’s Scripture Focus: Acts 26:12-18
We are focusing on sin recovery principle number five of 12: “We confessed to God, and when necessary, to people we have offended, the exact nature of our offenses.”
When God shows up in your situation, you are blessed!
Having a close encounter with God can be scary. I know He has not given us the spirit of fear. I know perfect love casts out fear. I know perfect love banishes the fear of condemnation. I know that this kind of fear means we are not experiencing perfect love. And this underscores the fact that many are apprehensive about close encounters with God. His presence shines a light into the dark closet full of skeletons we have been holding under lock and key. However, it is God’s intent that an encounter with Him has the opposite effect.
When Jesus visited Saul on his way to Damascus to destroy as many Christians as possible, Saul was overwhelmed by the brightness and power of God; so much so that he was blinded and knocked from his horse. Was Jesus there to accost and destroy Saul? No. Jesus wanted to bring the zealous sinner, Saul into agreement with Him. He wanted Saul to recognize that all that time he had been fighting against God Himself. The blessing is that Saul recognized the folly of his plans and became a receptive servant of God. Once he got over his initial fear due to the dramatic nature of his encounter with Jesus, he was in agreement with God’s assessment. That is what biblical confession is—agreement with God’s assessment of sin in our lives. He had been opposing God and was no longer willing to persecute Christ or His people.
In what way will Jesus need to show up in your situation to bring awareness of your need of Him? Will He need to use a loss of employment? Will He need to use your sadness about a sick relative? Will He need to use your own failing health? The good news is that whatever startling or painful experience you have when God bursts upon the scene of your life will become a stepping stone to your victory if you surrender to Him. Saul did not stay on the ground. He did not remain blind. He did not continue traveling on the road to destruction. His encounter with God transformed him into one the most fruitful and faithful followers of God. In Saul’s case the close encounter was a success. He was saved.
Will your encounter with God be a success? Will you honor Him with the privilege of transforming you and making you an ambassador to the masses that need their own experiences with God? The choice is yours.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)
#sinrecovery #recovery