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RHM Devotional: Teach a Man to Fish from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Today I want to talk about listening to the Holy Spirit, instead of relying on someone else to tell you what He said you should do. We need to get to a place in our walk where we can discern what the Holy Spirit is tryi... -
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 WEBIt was late Saturday night and we were both exhausted. A simple job that should have taken us a couple of hours, had now taken a couple of days, but we had chos...
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One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him. 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?' Jesus said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is...
Enemy At The Gates
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This our bread we took hot for our supplies out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy. These wine skins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our shoes have become old because of the very long journey.' The men sampled their provisions, and didn't ask counsel from Yahweh's mouth. Joshua 9:12 WEB
One day some strangers came into the Israelite camp and said that they were from a faraway land. They had intentionally dressed in ragged clothing, and they carried old supplies like stale bread and cracked wine skins. They wanted to make a deal with the Israelites who were gradually taking the Promised Land.
The Israelite leaders went through their supplies, saw the old bread, the cracked wine skins and were convinced. They were so confident that they had this correct that they did not bother to pray and ask God about it. They unknowingly made a deal with the enemy, and agreed to let them stay. Soon it was revealed that these men were from a nearby village, one of the next on their list. The Israelite leaders had let their own (lack of) wisdom lead them into a trap, and God had let them do it without saying a word.
The examples provided for us in the Bible tell us that the Lord will not always intrude on our lives, but that He will let us live our life just as we want, with, or without Him being involved in it at all.
Include the Lord in the decisions of your life everyday. Invite Him to be a part of it, and He will. He would have gladly answered Joshua if they had only taken the time to ask. Always inquire of God before making binding decisions.
Prayer: Father, I thank You for Your wisdom, which I know is greater than mine. Help me remember to stop and pray a moment before I sign something, for You can see what is going on behind the scenes when I cannot. Lead me down the right path, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
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Open the eyes of my heart Lord so that i can see through what is before me which is yet to happen.
This was at the right time. May times i have fallen pray to pretenders aho come with a convincing style and end up regreating later. Its my prayer that the Lord gives me a Spirit of descernment.
Thank you Past. Dion God bless you and your family.
Amen I absolutely live by those words I would never sign anything without first talking to God about it ! its like having inside trader information its a sure thing when I consult God FIRST! thank you for another awesome devotional pastor Todd. I really love the way the Lord speaks to me through your words Have a super great Memorial day sincerely Scott R.
This is goooooood!!! NOW I know this! Took many years to learn. Was hard-headed, wanted to do what I wanted to do, wanted to speed things up because God wasn't moving fast enough, was a slow learner...until God "whipped" me GOOOD! His Word says that He disciplines and chastens those He loves. And ohhhhhh that chastening hurt!!! I still shudder to think about the consequences for my actions; which were much deserved. But let me tell you, it could have been so much worse. God is merciful! Even in His chastening! I praise God because He loved me enough to discipline me; and He loved me enough to not completely destroy me. He repaired my character, and renewed my mind. He caused me to be dependent upon Him; and to think twice before I make any decisions without Him. Good stuff, Pastor D! The world needs to know this!!!!!!!!!
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