Today I started a new journey. I began a citywide Bible Study at Community Church of Hendersonville. The study is "One in a Million" by Priscilla Shirer. Today was the intro video. And there were several points that really stuck out in my mind I would like to share.
1. Our God is a God of abundance.
John 10:10b "I cam that they may have life; and have it abundantly." How incredible that God not only calls us to a life that is satisfactory but to a life that is sweet and abundant. There are too many times in my life that I settle for a life that is mediocre and just okay. I don't want that life. I have always felt as though my life was supposed to be extraordinary. I want a life that is full of risks taken and experiences had. I don't want to live a life full of fear that things may not go the way I planned or that others my find me unusual. I want an ABUNDANT LIFE!
2. We all need deliverance from a person and a place.
The nation of Israel needed to be delivered from a Pharaoh that no longer remembered Joseph and they need a clean break from the land of Egypt. I have been delivered by my King from the enemy but man, oh man, I still struggle with living in the land of Egypt. Not literally of course, but I do make excuses for things that are part of the culture that I know do not offer me any resemblance of abundant living. I have been raised and taught in and through the culture of this world and it may be a time in my life when I need a drastic departure form "Egypt."
My prayer is that I will be obedient to what God is calling me to without getting self-righteous about what others need to do. I am usually much "better" at admitting what others need to do. It is time for self examination and change. And here is what I choose to claim today: Romans 8:9-11 "You, however, are not controlled by the sinful nature but are in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you."
1. Our God is a God of abundance.
John 10:10b "I cam that they may have life; and have it abundantly." How incredible that God not only calls us to a life that is satisfactory but to a life that is sweet and abundant. There are too many times in my life that I settle for a life that is mediocre and just okay. I don't want that life. I have always felt as though my life was supposed to be extraordinary. I want a life that is full of risks taken and experiences had. I don't want to live a life full of fear that things may not go the way I planned or that others my find me unusual. I want an ABUNDANT LIFE!
2. We all need deliverance from a person and a place.
The nation of Israel needed to be delivered from a Pharaoh that no longer remembered Joseph and they need a clean break from the land of Egypt. I have been delivered by my King from the enemy but man, oh man, I still struggle with living in the land of Egypt. Not literally of course, but I do make excuses for things that are part of the culture that I know do not offer me any resemblance of abundant living. I have been raised and taught in and through the culture of this world and it may be a time in my life when I need a drastic departure form "Egypt."
My prayer is that I will be obedient to what God is calling me to without getting self-righteous about what others need to do. I am usually much "better" at admitting what others need to do. It is time for self examination and change. And here is what I choose to claim today: Romans 8:9-11 "You, however, are not controlled by the sinful nature but are in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you."
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