Friday 31 January 2020
The Weekend Sun
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Giving more of myself to God’s lead BETH - EL la tyb
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Jesus Christ, then I simply want to lead us in a prayer, which you can join with as well: Holy God and in the name of our Saviour: I give to you my mind, for you to lead; My eyes, to see your power more at work in our world today; My ears, to hear your voice; My mouth, to sing your praise and to pass on the truth about your love; My hands, to bless; My legs, to go where you call; My heart, to be more and more renovated as your home. May you know the presence and the calling of our Saviour this year.
Lately, I have been feeling challenged and convicted to give more of myself to God’s lead and to be more attentive for God’s voice and direction in my life – whether at home, out and about, or at work. As part of this, I have been encouraged by a comment about a great speaker and evangelist by the name of Reuben Archer Torrey. In the lead-up to what became a great period of revival, it was said of him that he knew ‘that God need to have more of him, rather than he needed more of God,’ which stuck with me. And so, for those who desire to be more led and to be more attentive to God’s voice and to participate in what God is already doing in the world through
Andrew Maude, pastor - The Upper Room and Tauranga Central Baptist Church.
Living a life of satisfaction
Recently I shared a message with our church, from a verse in First Timothy 6:6: “But Godliness with contentment is great gain”.
In his instruction, Paul gives Timothy a key, dare I say a Godly formula for living. Godliness (a deep reverence and devotion to God) and contentment (a deep satisfaction with what Christ within him supplies) is great gain (mega progress). “Timothy, don’t get caught trying to do life in your own strength, but in your reverence for God, learn to be satisfied within what he supplies. Be content with what he has chosen
Paul writing to a younger man – Timothy, an understudy of Paul, in a large city of Ephesus – with a very daunting task of re-establishing the Church there. Paul writes to him with encouragement, teaching, coaching and instructions of how to go about doing his job. a
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for you. Learn to be satisfied and not strive, but rest in what he supplies to you. This is great wisdom from a early church father that is applicable to us today, here in Aotearoa. We need to revere God and learn to rest comfortably in what he supplies in all realms. The outcome is great gain, in all areas of life. Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:33 resonate: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be added unto you”. Pastor David Dishroon Changepoint Church.
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