Thursday, January 05, 2006

TODAY'S DEVOTIONAL READINGS

Thank God for another day to seek Him, worship Him and minister to others.


Learning Spiritual Discernment
By: Dr. Charles Stanley

Please open your Bible and read:(Hebrews 5:12 - 14)
Spiritual discernment develops progressively. The Lord does not simply pour knowledge into our heads; we must daily seek His will and study to understand Him better. To do so, we must regularly spend time in the Word and place ourselves under the Holy Spirit’s teaching.

Church is where we receive instruction. . .

Read more here. . .Learning Spiritual Discernment


My Utmost For His Highest
"The Life of Power to Follow "

"And when He had spoken this, He said to him, ’Follow Me’ " ( John 21:19 ). Three years earlier Jesus had said, "Follow Me" ( Matthew 4:19 ), and Peter followed with no hesitation. The irresistible attraction of Jesus was upon him and he did not need the Holy Spirit to help him do it. Later he came to the place where he denied Jesus, and his heart broke. Then he received the Holy Spirit and Jesus said again, "Follow Me" ( John 21:19 ). Now no one is in front of Peter except the Lord Jesus Christ. The first "Follow Me" was nothing mysterious; it was an external following. Jesus is now asking for an internal sacrifice and yielding (see John 21:18 ).

Read more here. . . .The Life of Power to Follow

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