| 27 Feb 2015 |
| GOD IS AT WORK WITHIN YOU (2) |
| '...God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him.' Philippians 2:13 |
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Bible says: '...It is God Who is all the while effectually at work in
you [energising and creating in you the power and desire], both to will
and to work for His good pleasure...satisfaction and delight' (AMP). We
have a tendency to allow a hundred-and-one different things to crowd God
out of our lives, so He creates within us the desire to do His will.
When you desire to read your Bible, it's God urging you to do it. When
you desire to pray, it's God moving you to do it. When you desire to
give, it's God motivating you to do it. Jesus said: '...I am the Vine;
you are the branches. Those who remain in Me, and I in them, will
produce much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing...If you remain
in Me and My words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want,
and it will be granted!' (John 15:5,7 NLT). Note the word 'dwell'; it
means to live in and take up residence. So as you live in close
relationship with Christ, the desires conceived within you are desires
He can fulfil. When you sense that God has put certain desires in your
heart, it's important to pray and ask for those things. If you're not
sure whether or not they're from Him, pray: 'Lord, I believe You've put
this desire in my heart so I am asking You to fulfil it. But I can be
happy without it, because I am happy with You. Now it's up to You to do
whatever You want.' Have you reached that place in your relationship
with God yet? |
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