In Philippians we are told in the third chapter to rejoice in the Lord. we are told to beware of dogs, to beware of evil workers, and beware of the mutilation! Meaning those born again unto the Lord are circumcised in our hearts and as such we are to worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus and to have no confidence in our flesh.
It is the Holy Spirit Who is to be invited into our daily life and Who is involved in our worship. We make room for Him. It will have the sounds of exalting Christ Jesus, will have God-honoring words and praise and will appear as the true worship the believer participates in. And it is the Holy Spirit that will reveal those who operate in evil ways that may be before us, but He leads us in the way we are to go!
Psalm 71:8 Let my mouth be filled with Your praise and with Your glory all the day.
Psalm 71:14 But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more. 15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day, for I do not know know their limits. 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
Psalm 71:22-24 Also with the lute I will praise You---and Your faithfulness, O my God! O Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, and my soul, which You have redeemed. 24 My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame who seek my hurt.
Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 69:34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them. 35 For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it. 36 Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it, and those who love His name shall dwell in it.
To way to keep our eye on the inheritance is our eye is to be on God: Matthew 6:33 - "Seek first the Kingdom of God." For God's word will protect us when we put it in our hearts.
Two things that can come to harass is that of being in debt and the other is within the worship of the entertainment industry. The one with debt worries constantly how to pay their bills and the other one like entertainment can lead you to wrong thoughts and certain wrong actions.
Commentator Adam Clarke writes: Man is anxious over worldly
cares with the delusive hopes and promises of riches. This causes man to
abandon the great concerns of the soul and seek in their place what he shall
eat, what he shall drink, and wherewithal he shall be clothed. It is the
dreadful stupidity of man thus to barter spiritual for temporal good - a
heavenly inheritance for an empty portion.
In recent weeks I had come across this prayer and it mentioned in the opening introduction to pray the person should not be impulsive in behavior, for those who live by impulse will never have time to pray. Certainly what is appearing before us on the world stage requires some prayer time. And the best one to hear is not our best buddy nor best girl friend but God Himself. We should seek Him, think on Him, take Him by His great hand and walk through prayer with so that you and I may hear Him speak to us.
Just heard a teaching this morning and the pastor taught of the importance of when lying down to rest at night one was to pray to ask the Lord something that would help us to live accurately and we could see and hear to do that thing upon arising in the morning!
So as we head for bed at night, we should thank Him for the day completed. It may have not be perfect, but certainly God has us in this moment for His glory. As we start to close our eyes, we are to give Him praise of His greatness as we rest in His goodness. In His love, declare what your heart requires to know for the day coming. Pronounce Him wonderful, powerful, loving, peaceful and living! Give lips to His praise where trust is revealed in Him and much adored, give lip to your request for tomorrow, and that you will know it.
Then in the morning, you should hear scripture revealed in that quiet voice. You could see your day unfold like a map before you and just what you asked may appear , but most important than that is that however He responds is that He loves, and He is life that gives truth of Himself in each thing we ask of Him. He may speak quietly of having "patience" in the day! That means do not rush to get to work or to that important appointment or meeting but leave early enough to not make the wrong decisions and choose short-cuts!
He may appear to speak to you as you read from Scripture for the day! He could give a clear instruction into what you asked in detail. May we not be too busy to have no time for prayer. We are set apart from the world, not be the
confused but the enlightened ones who prefer HIS way of being and doing in every moment we live for Him!
In 1 Peter 1:13-21 NKJV 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your
mind, be sober & rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought
to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not
conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as he
who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conducts, 16 because it is
written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” 17 And if you call on the Father, who
without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout
the time of your stay here in fear; 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with
corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by
tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a
lamb without blemish & without spot. 1 Peter 1:20 He indeed was foreordained before the
foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21 who
through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead & gave Him glory,
so that your faith and hope are in God.
Jesus was manifested in the days of Matthew, Peter, John, Mark, Luke and many others like Paul. And He was manifested for us, to be those who would believe in Him, to live in His grace and be a reflection of Him to those seeking light and life. As God's grace daily influences our hearts then we can live a life of gratitude knowing of all that was given to the a life of spiritual worship to Him.
In this conversation, we use our mind which has understanding, insight and meditation but also involves that reflection, perception and the gift of apprehending with the faculty of thought! The Holy Spirit renews our mind for a new change, a new walk of life from living as in fear and among fear mongers to living with the positive mind quickened by the Holy Spirit in our spiritual mind. And this spiritual mind desires willingly to converse with God!
We will meditate on His goodness: Therefore do not
be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What
shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek
after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them
all. But seek first the kingdom of God
and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew
6:31-33) For we
are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10)
Jesus
said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never
perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is
greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.” (John 10:27-29)
Throughout the day and into the night, when we lie down we will not fear or be in dread for our Father never slumbers nor does He sleep.(Psalm 121:4) We sing for joy upon our bed because God sustains you and me. We lie down in peace and safety and are not afraid. Our sleep is sweet for He gives blessings to us in our sleep. Because we have made Him Lord, we know He guards our way. And when we rest our eyes for the night, He is on duty. He speaks to our heart, reveals His plan toward us in the day where justice is seen at noonday. (Psalm 37:6) When we intentionally commit our plans to Him daily, we wait patiently and we walk by faith to hear Him give direction.
” Hebrews 13:5…we keep our life
free from loving things of the world….
When you
pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall
not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the
flame shall not consume you. ( Isaiah 43:2)
We are the protected! We remain in His perfect peace when our minds think on Him. ( Isaiah 26:3) We reflect the Lord Jesus Christ as we are His workmanship created for good works. God has prepared beforehand that we should walk in those good things. We are certainly the sheep of His pasture, we hear His voice and we follow Him for we will not follow a stranger!
Father, we thank you for the words of eternal life (John 6:68) We speak as we heard You speak in the Gospels. We will not perish because You will not lose one of Yours. (John 17:12) we are thankful for this life in You and that You will never leave us nor forsake us; You will not leave us orphans. We live as the sons & daughters of God Almighty. As You have made Your home with us, tonight we hear as we rest. We hear Your voice speak Your love and Your plan into our hearing. We hear and understand. We are not confused nor are we hesitant. You are God who redeems, heals and delivers and You will deliver us into the exact place we are to be for Your glory in Jesus' name.
May we glorify Your name. May we speak boldly of Your goodness and speak of Your splendor. May we complete the assignment You have given us to participate in with You. We are appointed for this lifetime for Your glory and to Your praise because we were created for spiritual worship! We give You much thanks and love. Amen.
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