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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...
The Sound of Music
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and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. Then the herald cried aloud, 'To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages, that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. Whoever doesn't fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour. Daniel 3:3 WEB
Three Hebrews stood before a giant golden idol that was ninety feet high and were commanded to bow down and worship it when the music began to play. It was a direct violation of God's law to do this, but everyone around them seemed to be doing it. The Hebrews refused to worship the idol and they were thrown into a fiery furnace, but God delivered them out of it and they were not burned.
Thousands of others just worshiped the idol like they were told, when the music began to play. It is interesting that they were only required to worship this golden image when the music played. Ninety-nine percent of the time, their life went on as normal. It was a trigger, when you hear the music, you must do this.
Have you ever had something that only popped up at certain times in your life and you felt almost powerless against it? You were so certain, once again, that you had beaten this and put it behind you. Then the music played, and you did it again. It is like the enemy has a small music box in our pocket that he can open, and then something dark drops over us.
There is hope, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed (John 8:36). Jesus brings light into the darkness. It is simply a pop test: 'Are they ready for the next level? I guess not.' God understands this and is patient with us. It is just a test. When you stumble, get up, repent, and move on, again. Don't give up on God. Don't give up on life. One day God will set you free from this and when the music plays nothing will happen, but until then, you must get up and keep going.
Prayer: Father, set me free from the things that hold me, and burn the iniquity out of me. I thank You that there is still hope and that Your mercy is renewed each morning. Wash me and I will be clean. Take away the music box. Fill me with Your Spirit and give me the mind of Christ, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
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Father, set me free from the things that hold me, and burn the iniquity out of me. I thank You that there is still hope and that Your mercy is renewed each morning. Wash me and I will be clean. Take away the music box. Fill me with Your Spirit and give me the mind of Christ, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen. Thank you Pastor Todd for this mornings devotional.
Amen! Thank you! Pastor's Prayer: Father, set me free from the things that hold me, and burn the iniquity out of me. I thank You that there is still hope and that Your mercy is renewed each morning. Wash me and I will be clean. Take away the music box. Fill me with Your Spirit and give me the mind of Christ, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
As coming on here! I have to do My password every time! For now I axccept it! As in My addiction, I fall to it! Than I most change. I'm a axample of the Holy Spirit in a Man when he does this! I've noticed from the beginning of this revovlving door I've ended up in, I escape and saved from many of the issues non belivers go through! I'm so excited that this is true and so evedent in My Growth! Just saying He is Mighty always there, for giving! Have a blessed day! I shall also!!!
Amen our Abba Father in His divine mercy and grace is the father of unending love and endless chances. If we truly are sorrowful for our stumbles, He truy forgives us and gives us another chance. No matter how many times we fall, he will lift us up, wash off our scraped kneess, apply medicine, a bandage, give us a hug and then tell us He loves us and encourage us to try again. He is always good. He is always God!
I thank God that Jesus has given me victory over sin. I am so thankful that the work God started in me, He will finish His work. This takes it out of my hands and puts it into His. I also am so thankful that God put His Spirit into me, and He teaches me all things. I pray that I will be willing to learn and obey.
Amen! Thank you my Father in Heaven Jesus! Thank you for letting me see the light of day each day. Thank you for all the beautiful things you place in front of each one of us. We have to take what comes whether is good or bad only we can be wise enough and strong enough don't let the bad gets the best in you. Be firm in what you believe in trust yourself enough not to fall but to always remain above. God bless you all.
Amen. Praise God! Thanks Pastor Dion! Father, set me free from the things that hold me, and burn the iniquity out of me. I thank You that there is still hope and that Your mercy is renewed each morning. Wash me and I will be clean. Take away the music box. Fill me with Your Spirit and give me the mind of Christ, in the Name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
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