Exodus chapters 7-8 & Psalms chapter 29
~The Work of God~
Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: Believe in the one He has sent."
As I read this verse it brought to mind a dream I had a few years ago where I saw horrible things occurring all over the earth, I was terrified by what I saw. The scene of the dream changed and I saw myself standing on what I percieved to be the edge of the earth , I was yelling out and pleading to the Lord, "Lord, Lord, what can be done to stop this?" I heard Him say in the dream, "Go back to the simple basics."
What do you supose the simple basics are?
First and foremost it is simply believing Jesus is who He said He was. If you recall yesterday the scripture said that those who are born of the spirit are like the wind. You know the wind exists, you know the Holy Spirit exists. The only step one can take to catapolt them into being born of the spirit is simply to believe that Jesus is who He said He was. After that intial step of faith and belief, it becomes a knowing. That is the work of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus showed us in His ministry that their are two other basics: Prayer & time with the Father. How do you spend time with the Father? Through His word.
Through His word you will begin to move into His heart just as He has moved into yours.
I asked the Lord to come into my heart at the age of 12 and He did, he never left me. When I look back over my life I can see that He was there. It wasn't until I was 43 that He spoke into my heart and I became profoundly aware that I had never moved into His heart. All those years it had been a one way love affair, He loved me but I had not rightly returned that love. Now I do not let a day go by that I have not spent time in moving closer and closer into His heart.
With God all things are possible...lets go back to the simple basics. Believe Jesus is who He says He is, Pray without ceasing, and spend time with the Father. God will take care of the rest if we heed His word....2 Chronicles 7:14
May your heart be full of Him today and His heart full of you...
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