When The Holy Spirit Falls Upon Saul

This little devotional is full of wisdom about the Holy Spirit. He's waiting for us to get to know Him, His characteristics, and learn what He can do for us 

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When the Holy Spirit was upon Saul, Saul spared his enemies. At that time King Saul was kind, forgiving, and compassionate toward his enemies. That’s the mark of a Spirit-filled life. 

But later after the Holy Spirit left his life, Saul sought to kill his former friends and family members. After Saul’s first victory in battle, the people approached Samuel and wanted to put to death the rebels who had murmured against Saul originally. Saul overheard them and said not to hurt anyone. Now contrast that to the time after the Spirit of God departed from Saul. He went out of his way to kill David, his own son-in-law, a courageous man who often put his life on the line for him, pursuing him for fourteen years.

The Holy Spirit helps us not to react to people’s adverse comments or actions but to pause and respond in God’s way. When the Holy Spirit fills us, He will help us with processing negative feelings when we are criticized, attacked, undermined, and overlooked. Our human tendency is to fight back, to defend our name, and to get involved in battles that are not ours to fight. That’s called reaction. Without the Holy Spirit, we react to the pain caused by our enemies. With the Holy Spirit, we respond the way that pleases God in the midst of that hurt. 

Let’s pray together.

Holy Spirit, replace the night within me with the day.

-Author Unknown

Quote Of The Day - We Don't Want To Survive

Amen! Preach it, girl.

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Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“We don’t want to survive. We want to be healed.” 

– Joyce Meyer

Are You Obeying God

Good question. Are you? May you find encouragement in the word's below.

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Are You Obeying God?

God wants our obedience. When we obey Him, we are showing God that we love Him. Have you listened to His commands and followed them? Are you obeying God rather than men? God needs you to step out and make a difference for Him. He needs you to let go of your fear and start trusting Him again. You have let others control your thoughts and hold you down. Christ wants to lift you as you trust Him more and more. He will exalt you at the proper time when you humble yourself before Him. Stop listening to the other voices and let God’s voice be the one you hear and obey to find freedom, peace and utmost joy!

“WE MUST OBEY GOD RATHER THAN MEN.”

ACTS 5:29

Dear Lord,

You want me to obey You rather than men. You will never lead me in the wrong direction as I trust You. I have seen Your glory as I stay close to You. You speak as I listen. You have directed my path as you prepare me for more opportunities to share Your love. I am listening to what You need me to do, Lord. You want me to be a witness for others to see You. As I do, I am obeying my call to love. I will not let anything or anyone else stop me from pursuing You with all of my heart!

In Jesus' name,

Amen

-Author Unknown

Wisdom below. More than ever, we need to know God's word and what it say's about the the event's going on in the world. 

We must learn to know Him to be able to survive and be the ambassadors He needs us to be.

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BY CHRISTIAN CHANNEL

His Word

Today : His Word

TODAY’S VERSE
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

TODAY’S THOUGHT
How important is it for you and I to spend time with God in His word? It is imperative! It is a must. ToIf we are going to live the kind of life God wants us to, then we must spend time listening to what God has to say about it. Everything we do is based on the various beliefs, perceptions, and assumptions we have. Many of these were shaped in childhood. Others are the result of the knowledge and experience we pick up as adults. If we are going to shape our thinking and behavior so that it aligns with His will for us, we must let His word penetrate deep into our heart and make all the necessary changes it needs to. The author of Hebrews compares the word of God to a sharp, double edged sword. Just like a sword can cut deep into our flesh and bone, so God’s word cuts to the thoughts and attitudes that we hide deep in our heart. God then can use His word to judge and correct those core beliefs that guide the way we live. Habits, addictions, compulsive behavior, negative emotions can all change, if we let His living and active word work in our heart.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, please use Your word to mold me, change me and make me more like You. Cut to my inner thoughts and beliefs. Judge them, correct them and align them with Yours. In Jesus Name.
AMEN

TODAY’S AFFIRMATION & MEDITATION
God’s Word Changes Me
Meditate on today’s verse. Visualize God’s word as living and active changing your thoughts and emotions. Sense God sharing with you, moving in your heart. See His joy as He imparts His word to you penetrating deep into your soul and changing your attitudes.

Resisting The Temptation To Worry

Wisdom for such a time as this.

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Resisting the Temptation to Worry

Adapted from the resource Starting Your Day Right - by Joyce Meyer

It is a learning process to keep the devil from stealing your joy, because he constantly tempts you in new ways to lose your peace. If Satan gets your peace, then he will get your joy. Be strong and resist his temptation to make you worry.

God never intended for you to worry! In fact, when the circumstances of life begin to overwhelm you or when feelings of dread attack your mind, the Lord wants you to pray and release your burdens to Him.

Spend time studying the Word. It’s literally full of ways to help you fight the temptation to worry.

Prayer Starter: God, thank You for your Word and for all the ways that You give me peace and help me fight the devil. Amen.

Who Is The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit should become our best friend. We need to get to know Him better than we know any body.

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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

GENESIS 1:1-2

Imagine God’s Spirit hovering over the face of the earth. Everything is dark and without form until God breathes out the words, “Let there be light.” In an instant, everything changes. The light pierces the darkness, and what was once invisible is now seen clearly. This is what God’s Spirit does. He is always close, always near, always bringing to light what was once covered in darkness.

He was there with Moses, leading the Israelites through the wilderness. He was there with David, empowering him to defeat Goliath. He was there with the prophet Isaiah, giving him the words to say about the coming of Jesus. He was there with Jesus, setting Him apart as God’s Son. And God’s Holy Spirit is still here. Now, anyone who believes in Jesus can experience the Holy Spirit’s profound presence.

But what does that actually mean? What does experiencing the Holy Spirit look like?

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

ACTS 2:38

There’s evidence throughout Scripture that the Holy Spirit empowered particular people to take part in His plans and to remind others of His purpose. But Jesus’ sacrificial death and miraculous resurrection changed everything. For the first time in history, anyone who chose to believe in Jesus could receive His Holy Spirit.

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.

JOHN 14:16-17

The gift of the Holy Spirit is still available to anyone who believes in Jesus. And by receiving that gift, God empowers us to live in a way that honors Him and reflects His character. Essentially, when we ask God to draw near to us, we become more aware of God’s presence and power in our lives. This means that even in our darkest moments, we are never actually alone. The Holy Spirit is closer to you than your own breath.

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

ROMANS 8:26

No matter your situation or background, when you belong to Christ, His Holy Spirit is with you at all times, empowering and strengthening you, and praying on your behalf. He understands your needs because He understands you.

And because God understands you, He is always working on your behalf for your good and His glory. This doesn’t mean you won’t endure suffering or encounter hardships. But even in the midst of those trials, God, through the power of His Holy Spirit, will continue to draw you closer to Himself.

Even when you’re at your weakest, there is nothing that God cannot do through you when His Holy Spirit lives within you.

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. …And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

Ezekiel 36:26-27

You are never far from God’s presence. When you make the decision to accept Jesus as the risen Son of God, you get all the benefits that come with that— including the Holy Spirit being with you at all times.

So take a moment and ask yourself these reflection questions:

• Do I believe that Jesus is God?

• Have I asked Jesus to change my life?

If you can answer “yes” to both of those questions, then you have access to God’s Holy Spirit. But having access to God and going through life with God are completely different things.

When we obey God out of love for Him and acknowledge Jesus as Lord of our lives, we allow the Holy Spirit to thrive in our lives. For this reason, living a Spirit-filled life requires intentionally seeking God every day.

It’s through intentional time with God that you discover how to love Him, love others, and make disciples. It’s through getting to know God’s character that you become familiar with His Spirit’s power, presence, and authority. And it’s through the power of the Holy Spirit that you become aware of how your actions and choices affect your relationship with God and other people.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 CORINTHIANS 3:17-18

Ultimately, the Holy Spirit is available to everyone who becomes a follower of Christ, and He wants to empower you to live in a manner worthy of the calling God has placed on you.

-Author Unknown

Quote Of The Day - God Is For You

Thank you, Jesus!

God Bless.

Quote of the Day -Joyce Meyer

“God is for you and has a great plan for your life.” 

-Joyce Meyer, Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day