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Many are selecting a word - -
good words all, and I pondered if there was a word that should be mine for this
year. As I considered - - finally was
dropped into my heart the word “ABIDING.”
God has been speaking to me
that I have left Him to the end of the day all my life to read my Bible. Now for me to be abiding in the vine, I must
change my old habits and begin my day with the Bible first, then my usual
devotionals that are my morning habit.
If we are ABIDING in Jesus,
his spirit will abide in us. As I opened
my Bible this morning I was reading about David and his anointing to become
King.
1Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his
brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward.
1Samuel 17:45
Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, and with
a spear, and with a shield: but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts,
the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
David was the least of his
brothers and his brothers called him a smarty pants when he asked questions
about the giant Goliath. No one thought
he could do anything good.
How about YOU? Are you ever in the place where you believe
about yourself what others have said? Are
self doubts plaguing you?
It is time to change our
thinking and our believing and to pick up our five stones and get them ready to
use.
Pick up Your Five Stones
1. David sang while he tended his sheep - -
perhaps we need to sing unto our lord.
2. David communed to himself with encouragement
- - perhaps we can speak to our self with positive words.
3. David walked in his anointing. May we pick up our mantel and know God is
with us.
4. When trouble came David was not afraid. Fear has no part in us.
5. David knew in his own strength He was
helpless, but he depended on his God. So
can you.
First things first – Decide
to Abide in Christ and He in you.
