Our Father in Heaven speaks to us today through His Son (Hebrews 1:1-2). The Son sent the Holy Spirit to reveal all truth to the Apostles (John 16:7-13). When we read the holy Scriptures we hear the voice of GOD.
It is possible to be "tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting" (Ephesians 4:14). We must listen to GOD every day to overcome the daily voices that vie for attention. If we are to avoid the lies of the Devil we must know well the voice of GOD.
Read GOD'S word today and listen to His voice: "Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice" (John 18:37).
Jason Cicero
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Talk to GOD Everyday
By definition prayer is simply talking to GOD. Jesus taught us to pray to our Father in Heaven. Christ is our mediator. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us when we talk to our Father.
Question: How does GOD long for us to talk to Him?
Answer: "Pour out your heart before Him..." (Psalm 62:8)
Jason Cicero
Question: How does GOD long for us to talk to Him?
Answer: "Pour out your heart before Him..." (Psalm 62:8)
Jason Cicero
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Greatly Beloved
Daniel was "greatly beloved" by the true and living GOD (Daniel 9:23; 10:11, 19).
Every Christian has been "accepted in the Beloved" who is Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:5-6).
Hear the conclusion: "Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another" (1 John 4:11).
Jason Cicero
Every Christian has been "accepted in the Beloved" who is Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:5-6).
Hear the conclusion: "Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another" (1 John 4:11).
Jason Cicero
Monday, June 13, 2011
The Two Surprises of Prayer
Scripture: Psalm 65
My study of prayer was met with two surprises.
1. God listens to me. “O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come” (Psalm 65:2; NKJV). The Creator hears my prayers. He listens. He cares. He responds.
2. I don’t pray more. I think about it. I worry about it. I talk about. Knowing He listens, cares, and responds when I pray, why don’t I pray more?
Note to self: “…pray without ceasing…” (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NKJV).
Jason Cicero
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Hidden in My Heart
Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." (John 8:58; NKJV)
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Sunday Morning Starters
Psalm 95:1-11; NKJV
1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods.
4 In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also.
5 The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7 For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice:
8 "Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
9 When your fathers tested Me; They tried Me, though they saw My work.
10 For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, 'It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.'
11 So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.'"
1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods.
4 In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also.
5 The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7 For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice:
8 "Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
9 When your fathers tested Me; They tried Me, though they saw My work.
10 For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, 'It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.'
11 So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.'"
Friday, June 10, 2011
This Amazing Assemblage
Hebrews 11 has been described as an "amazing assemblage." Men and women who lived by faith are held up as examples of how GOD would have us live today. By faith, the men and women of Hebrews 11 glorified Jehovah.
Of all the names, perhaps the most surprising is Samson. When you read Judges 13-16 you see that Samson fell short in his relationships with others. Yet, there he is in Hebrews 11:32. Consider what is said of those in Hebrews 11 in verses 30-40 and appreciate that those things are true of Samson too.
Living by faith doesn't mean that we always get it right. It means that when we get it wrong we turn to Him. There is grace, mercy and forgiveness to be found in Him. Samson found it. Will we? If so, He will add our names to His "amazing assemblage."
Jason Cicero
Of all the names, perhaps the most surprising is Samson. When you read Judges 13-16 you see that Samson fell short in his relationships with others. Yet, there he is in Hebrews 11:32. Consider what is said of those in Hebrews 11 in verses 30-40 and appreciate that those things are true of Samson too.
Living by faith doesn't mean that we always get it right. It means that when we get it wrong we turn to Him. There is grace, mercy and forgiveness to be found in Him. Samson found it. Will we? If so, He will add our names to His "amazing assemblage."
Jason Cicero
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