Good Morning Girls
Read Luke 8:9-18 SOAP Luke 8:15
"Bearing fruit with patience" - I wanted to research this more. I know what the fruits of the Spirit are, which certainly applies here. But it seems that this passage is referring to faith that patiently endures testing. James 4 refers to faith that has works and give the examples of Abraham and Rahab. Abraham sacrificed his son Isaac, all the while trusting God to deliver him. Rahab risked her life protecting God's spies from capture. Faith for them was a big risk!
God's Word will sustain us, especially during times of testing. We must cling to it so that we can patiently endure.
Ladies, please intentionally pray for our dear friend Heather Litchford. She and Brian received some devastating news about their baby. Please pray that God will miraculously heal Lily. Also please pray that He will give them mercy during the next few weeks.
Lord, I know sometimes my seeds fall among the thorns. I let myself get to busy to really pay attention and obey God's word. I think we can all say we are guilty of this. Again, this is a daily process and we do have to practice patience. Thank you Lord that I have your Holy spirit dwelling within me to always gently chide me. My heart goes out to the Litchfords. I have been praying and praying and I know that Lily's little life will serve a purpose for God's glory. Ladies, lets all rally around them during this difficult time.
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ReplyDeleteGod word is the greatest blessing of my life and our soap scripture today spoke to me on the matter that if my heart is cultivated with honesty and goodness then when I hear the word it will stay planted in my life and be shown to others by the lifestyle I live. I pray that I don’t get too spiritually lazy in my walk with Him. I have the gospel at my fingertips and I can plug into it by the TV or my IPhone or the internet and I am blessed enough to hear the word spoken at least three times a week. But I have to ask myself am I really getting it? Do I really hear what is being spoken? I can find myself drifting off thinking about the cares of this life when I need to focus solely on the Word and if I am not diligent it will happen more often than I like, maybe I’m just speaking to me. But it’s like Pastor said in his sermon on a Wednesday night, we have to prepare our hearts for the Lord before coming into His house and I find myself wondering when did I stop doing that? It happened so softly I didn’t even see it until his sermon that Wednesday night. Thank the Lord that He has put men in the pulpit to instruct His children if we will listen. I want the word to richly spread seed in my life and to others as I come into contact with them and by His power through prayer I will be able to accomplish what ever task is set before me.
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praying for Heather, Brian, and Lily during this time.
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