I have a new episode of Fresh Scripture podcast for you. It’s about the common misconception about prayer.
You see, there is a common misconception regarding the purpose of prayer. Many people think that the purpose of prayer to help them get what they want from God. But that is not the purpose of prayer.
So what is the true purpose of prayer?
Today I’d like to share the Scripture with you from Jeremiah 17:5-8:
Jer 17:5 Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD.
Jer 17:6 He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land.
Jer 17:7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.
Jer 17:8 He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
In my previous post, I shared with you about appreciating grace. There I said that If you understand how amazing His grace is for you, you will want to serve Him. You will want to do things that please Him.
I have a new episode of Fresh Scripture podcast for you. This episode is about appreciating grace.
Do you want to live a fulfilled life spiritually? A key to that, I believe, is thirsting for God. This is what the Scripture says:
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? (Psalms 42:1-2)
I’d like to share with you today about rejoicing in the Lord. It’s taken from Philippians 4:4:
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
It’s a simple verse, isn’t it? But it contains a profound truth. Let’s learn this truth together.
There are three lessons in this verse.
1. You should rejoice.
How are you doing today? Are you rejoicing? If you aren’t, well, you should! This verse says rejoice. It’s a command and it’s repeated twice! So whether you feel like it or not, rejoice! Be joyful.
2. You should rejoice always.
Not only should you rejoice, but also you should rejoice always. It means that your joy shouldn’t depend on your situation. Your situation might be bad, but you should still have joy in your heart. Your joy is permanent. How is that possible? Let’s look at the next lesson.
3. You should rejoice in the Lord.
This is the key that makes the above possible. You should rejoice in the Lord. Your joy should be based on what the Lord has done for you, not what other people have done to you. It should be based on God’ love, not other people’s attention.
That’s why you can you rejoice always: because it’s based on a strong foundation. It’s based on God’s love for you that’s never changed.
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Let’s learn to apply this verse in our lives. Rejoice in the Lord always!
If you want to live a fulfilled life spiritually, there is one thing you need to do: building a fellowship with the Holy Spirit. It’s important. In fact, I believe that it’s essential.
Let’s look at the verse:
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2 Corinthians 13:14)
What is the purpose of prayer? I believe this is an important topic because there is a common misconception here.
The misconception is this: the purpose of prayer is to make our wishes come true. It’s as if God is there to fulfill our desires through prayer.
We are now in mid-November. It means that in just one month and a half we are going to enter a new year. Time flies, doesn’t it?
This reminds me of these verses in Ephesians 5:15-17:Continue reading →
Today I’d like to share with you a new episode of Fresh Scripture podcast. It talks about a topic that’s close to my heart: the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Learning about this truth has been life-changing for me and I hope it will also be useful to you.
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Let’s learn from Simeon and build our fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Have a great weekend!