Saturday, September 4, 2010
Colossians 3:15-17
And let the peace of GOD rule in your hearts, to which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the LORD. And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the LORD JESUS, giving thanks to GOD and the Father by Him.
The voice of GOD is heard through prophets, through peace and by the Holy Spirit. There are many other ways in which the LORD speaks: His Word; an audible voice; dreams and visions; pictures. There is one way for us to hear, LISTEN FOR HIS VOICE. What is lacking in our culture is the discipline of listening. When we listen, the Holy Spirit carries the Word of GOD deep into our spirit and there it dwells. To dwell is to live, make a home, settle down, be at peace. That is what the Holy Spirit does with the Word of GOD; He brings the Word to dwell in us richly. The Holy Spirit then teaches us and admonishes us so that we can teach and admonish one another with grace in our hearts. Together, we become a Spiritual House, built of living stones, whose maker and builder is GOD. This place where GOD'S Word dwells can then move out into a hungry world and bring the lost to the banquet table of the LORD.
Let us repeat together the last words of the key verse for today:
Whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the LORD JESUS, giving thanks to GOD and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:15-17
And let the peace of GOD rule in your hearts, to which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the LORD. And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the LORD JESUS, giving thanks to GOD and the Father by Him.
The voice of GOD is heard through prophets, through peace and by the Holy Spirit. There are many other ways in which the LORD speaks: His Word; an audible voice; dreams and visions; pictures. There is one way for us to hear, LISTEN FOR HIS VOICE. What is lacking in our culture is the discipline of listening. When we listen, the Holy Spirit carries the Word of GOD deep into our spirit and there it dwells. To dwell is to live, make a home, settle down, be at peace. That is what the Holy Spirit does with the Word of GOD; He brings the Word to dwell in us richly. The Holy Spirit then teaches us and admonishes us so that we can teach and admonish one another with grace in our hearts. Together, we become a Spiritual House, built of living stones, whose maker and builder is GOD. This place where GOD'S Word dwells can then move out into a hungry world and bring the lost to the banquet table of the LORD.
Let us repeat together the last words of the key verse for today:
Whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the LORD JESUS, giving thanks to GOD and the Father by him.
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