‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Pay Close Attention to What You Hear

Mark 4:24 NLT Then He added, “Pay close attention what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given – and you will receive more.”

The more I read God’s Word, the more I long and thirst for it. I cannot live my life without reading it any longer. I pay close attention to what I hear and want to have more understanding of what God’s Word means to me. I do not want to be deceived by the world, and the contents within it. The light of Jesus truth is revealed to me, not hidden. The closer I listen, the more understanding will be given to me – and I will receive more. I may not always be able to see or to use all of that truth right now. Only when I put God’s teachings into practice will I understand and see more of the truth. The truth is clear, but my ability to understand imperfect. As I obey God, I will sharpen my vision and increase my understanding (see James 1:22-25).

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I desire to pay attention to what I hear in Your Word. I desire to be given more understanding as I listen closely to You. I thirst and yearn for the Gospel of Christ, and having the knowledge of the truth He brings into my heart. I cannot live my life without Him. I need Him to reveal more and more of the truth through the Holy Spirit of God, and I ask Him to make it absolutely clear to me what You want me to know and understand. I praise and bless You as I walk in obedience to Your Sovereign will. You will sharpen my vision and increase my understanding in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Holy Spirit Guides Me

Galatians 5:16 NLT So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing your what your sinful nature craves.

It is hard at times when the Holy Spirit of God wants to guide my life, but my sinful nature wants to do the opposite to what He wants me to do. I want all of the gifts of the Holy Spirit of God, to produce in me love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control. God is teaching me not to let my feelings, confuse the Spirit of God leading me. I want to be led by the Holy Spirit this involves in me the desire to hear, the readiness to obey God’s Word, and the sensitivity to discern between my feelings and His promptings. Each day, I want to live my life being controlled and guided by the Holy Spirit. When I do this the words of Christ are within my mind, the love of Christ will be behind my actions, and the power of Christ will help me control my selfish desires.

Prayer

Holy Spirit, thank You that You are guiding and leading me in my life, in the life of Jesus Christ. I praise You that You will help me to deal with my sinful nature and cravings. At times this is hard thing for me to do, but knowing You are my Helper; teaches me, I always can seek help from You and then You show me how I am able to overcome those desires within my evil nature bit-bit-bit. I want to You to take over completely in my life, and I will follow You in submission and obedience in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Seek God’s Will

Proverbs 3:6 NLT Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.

Daily, I seek God’s guidance. I know from experience that if I leave the Lord out of what I am doing, I become lost and do not know what I should do. I have learnt that I must turn every area of my life over to Him in Jesus Christ’s name. When I do this I sense His love and peace guiding and leading me into His perfect will.
He has taught me I must examine my values and priorities. What is important to me? I have to look at the areas I have not acknowledged Him?  I may have already acknowledged Him in many areas of my life, but the areas where I attempt to restrict or ignore Him have caused me grief. I must make Him a vital part of everything I do; and I am learning to do this now with the help of God’s Spirit. He is guiding me and leading me into the His perfect will and we are working together to accomplish the plans He has made for my life which I can magnify and glorify Him in.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for showing me the path You desire that I take. Thank You for sending the Holy Spirit of God to help me be obedient in accordance to Your will. Daily, I seek Your will in all that I do, and because I do this; You will show me which path You want me to take. I do not want to leave You or restrict You or ignore You any longer, what I do want is to make You a vital part of everything I do. You are teaching me how to do this with the help of the Holy Spirit of God. I rely upon, lean upon, and depend upon Him in everything I do. I will honour, praise, and glorify Your precious Son, in the name of  Jesus Christ my precious Lord. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – God’s Gift from Heaven

John 3:27 NLT John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven.”

God has given me work to do. I must continue to do it until God decides He wants me to do something else. My main objective is to lead others to know the truth of Jesus Christ. What He has done for me He also will do for them if they allow Him too. 

First, I had to get my own relationship right with God, before I could do any of the things God wanted me to do for Him. 

I had to learn how to understand the Word of God, how to pray and how to listen to God. He was teaching me through the Holy Spirit of God. I was a keen student, and wanted to learn everything I could from Him. I was in the Holy Spirit’s, School of Teaching. I began to read the Bible from cover to cover alongside my daily devotional books. I read autobiography’s, books about people’s testimonies, how Jesus had changed their lives and He also was willing to change my life too. I wanted to follow Jesus Christ leadership by being rooted, built up and strengthened in the faith. I wanted Jesus,to guide and lead me and help me with my daily problems. I willingly committed and submitted my life and will to Him. I was seeking to learn from Him, His life, and His teachings and I recongised the Holy Spirit of God’s power was working in me, He was changing my life to become more Christ-like daily.

Prayer

Father, I thank You that I have received Your gift from heaven above. I thank You for Your precious Son Jesus Christ, who has made His home within my heart. I thank You for sending Your Holy Spirit to live and dwell in me. I thank You for teaching me how to know You and Your Son and the Trinity better. I thank You I have a deep and meaningful relationship with You. I praise and bless You, I worship You in the beauty of Your Holiness, Godliness, and Righteousness, forever and always in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Jesus Yoke Is Easy

Matthew 11:28-30 NLT Then Jesus said, “Come to me all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you because I am humble and gentle at heart and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

I have a deep and meaningful relationship with God. Having the confidence to know He is with me, helps me to continue on in my journey with Him. I have had to face many challenges in life and felt alone. But the moment I received Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour and Lord, I knew I would never be alone ever again. 

Jesus, frees people from all their burdens. The rest that Jesus promises is love, healing, and peace with God, not the end of all labour. A relationship with God changes meaningless, wearisome toil into spiritual productivity and purpose.

Prayer

Jesus, thank You that I can come to You and ask You to carry the burdens for me. I take Your yoke, mantle, personality, characteristics, and nature upon myself and learn from You. For You are humble and gentle at heart and I find rest for my soul. For Your yoke is easy to bear, and the burden You give me is light. I thank You and praise You with all my love now and forevermore in Jesus Christ’s precious name. Amen 

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Strong and Courageous

Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord Your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.

To fulfill God’s purpose and will in our lives, we need the content and substance of His Word in our hearts and minds. Teaching our children and new believers should be one of our top priorities. 

Our finest teachers, best resources, and most careful thought should be directed toward showing young believers how to follow God in all life’s situations.

Prayer

Holy Spirit, I ask You to make me strong and courageous. Help me not to be afraid and not to panic in whatever situation I find myself in. Help me to remember the Lord my God has personally gone ahead of me. He will never fail me nor will He abandon me. I meditate upon the Word of God, and I am renewed in my heart and mind. I praise and thank You that I am enabled and empowered to rely, lean, depend upon the Lord Jesus Christ, and He will meet all my needs in accordance to His riches in glory. Amen

‘Come and Join Me in God’s Word’ – Wait Confidently for God

Micah 7:7 NLT As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. 

I have great faith in God both personally and on behalf of other people. I will wait upon God because I know God hears and saves when help is needed. God always brings His children through when times get tough. I have a relationship with God which allows me to have confidence in Him. It doesn’t take unusual talent, it simply takes faith in God and a willingness to act on that faith.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I look to You for the help I need. I wait confidently for You to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. I thank You for Your Holy Spirit also, He helps me in my weaknesses. When I do not know what to pray as I ought, He the Spirit Himself makes intercession for me with groaning which cannot be uttered.

All the paths of the Lord are steadfast in love and faithfulness, for those who keep His  covenant and his testimonies. He has chosen the path for my feet to walk in. Truly, it is a path of love and faithfulness. He had made a covenant with me and I keep it when I trust Him – even in the refinement of my path. I am uncomfortable at times and I might ask myself why Your guidance is winding me around in the craziest of directions, but I continue to trust Him! His paths are perfect in the precious name of Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen